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When father kills mother : guiding children through trauma and grief / Jean Harris Hendriks, Dora Black, and Troy Kaplan.

By: Hendriks, Jean Harris.
Contributor(s): Black, Dora | Kaplan, Tony.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London ; New York : Routledge, 1993Description: xi, 224 p. ; 22 cm.ISBN: 0415076625 (hbk); 0415076633 (pbk.).Subject(s): Children of uxoricides -- Rehabilitation | Children of uxoricides -- Mental health | Bereavement in childrenDDC classification: 618.9285822
Contents:
Introduction: How we came to the work -- Part I: Violence and loss in childhood -- Children and trauma -- Children and violence -- Children and grief -- Why do people kill their partners? / Art O'Connor -- Part II: When father kills mother: effects on the children -- The children's stories -- Picking up the pieces -- When mother kills father -- Healing the trauma: help for children and those who care for them -- For the rest of their childhood -- Looking backward and looking forward: the consequences for adult life -- The legal system -- Part III: Learning from experience -- Research findings -- Planning services for bereaved and traumatised children.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Children bereaved by the death of one parent at the hands of the other, almost always the father, in effect lose both parents. The children are then uprooted, losing their home and, quite often, their familiar routine and essential relationships. The combined effects of trauma, dislocation and loss are dramatic, but little has been written so far about such tragedies and the implications for everyone concerned in the future of affected children. The authors of When Father Kills Mother all have special experience of treating such children. They discuss the importance of debriefing children immediately after they have witnessed violence and indicate what therapeutic help will be of most value to both the children and their carers. They examine the legal aspect of the tragedy, not only the civil rights of children and their role as witnesses, but the role of social workers, guardians and courts as decision-makers for the children. Difficult practical problems are all considered from the children's point of view as the authors seek answers to such questions as: where should the children live?; how should their future be planned?; and should they see their fathers in prison?

Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-216) and index.

Introduction: How we came to the work -- Part I: Violence and loss in childhood -- Children and trauma -- Children and violence -- Children and grief -- Why do people kill their partners? / Art O'Connor -- Part II: When father kills mother: effects on the children -- The children's stories -- Picking up the pieces -- When mother kills father -- Healing the trauma: help for children and those who care for them -- For the rest of their childhood -- Looking backward and looking forward: the consequences for adult life -- The legal system -- Part III: Learning from experience -- Research findings -- Planning services for bereaved and traumatised children.

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