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Proposed Dissertation Title:

The experience of grief in adolescents age 19-24 during Covid 19 Pandemic

Research Question:

Research Methodology:

(please outline the specific research method(s) you are going to apply to the research)

Targeted group of adolescents between the ages of 19 and 24.

Journal articles

Books on Grief:

Theorists such as E. Kubler Ross, Piaget and stages of development.

Data Collection:

(please outline the participants of the study and how the data will be collected)

The adolescents are age between 19 and 24 and a  qualitative research Data and collecting the data  by interview . The selection of participants will be taken from adolescents who have already agreed to participate in the interviews. As they are over 18, parental consent is not required but a letter of consent has been signed by participants.

Does the study involve participants under 18? No

If yes, please state how you are going to obtain consent for their participation in the study?

Does the study involve vulnerable participants?   No

If yes, please state how you are going to obtain consent for their participation in the study?

Does the study require Ethical Clearance from any other source?   No

If yes, please state how you are going obtain it?

Why have you chosen the topic?

Everyone experiences loss at one time or another in their life and reflecting on my own personal experience of loss during the time of Covid 19 sparked my interest in how adolescents have managed. While the Covid 19 is recent and new to us all, I will review literature relating to loss, vulnerability and isolation.

How is the argument relevant to counselling & psychotherapy?

AS Counsellors and psychotherapist, addressing grief / loss is a common part of the job. We have lived through a time of a pandemic which we have never experienced before. The human race has been forced into isolation and left to feel vulnerable and uncertain.

What gaps will the work fill in the current body of literature?

There is little known as to how children and teenagers process grief. This is still currently been researched. There is a possibility that adolescents may be missed diagnosed as their behaviours may be outside of the norm. Adolescents have had to rely on technology to maintain contact with peers, but they may not share everything such as a loss.  In a time before the pandemic, friends would have been able to attend the service and support each other through the loss. Due to time constraints it will not be possible to research every piece of literature.

Outline the plan of the Dissertation.

What reading/research will you use to support the argument?

(provide at least 10 sources)

1. Peer-reviewed journal articles
2. Kliman, G. Childhood mourning: a taboo within a taboo. In: Perspectives on Bereavement(Gerber, I., editor; , Wiener, A., editor; , Kutscher, A., editor; , Battin, D., editor; , Arkin, A., editor; , and Goldberg, I., editor. , eds.). New York: Arno Press, 1979.
3. Raphael, B. The Anatomy of Bereavement. New York: Basic Books, 1983.
4. Gregory, I. Introspective data following childhood loss of a parent. Archives of General Psychiatry13: 99-105, 1965.
5. Rutter, M. Children of Sick Parents. London: Oxford University Press, 1966.fo

6. Understanding grief and bereavement Ian J Hamilton British Journal of General Practice 2016; 66 (651): 523. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp16X687325
7. Empathy, emotional attachment, and the end Mala Sood and Jane Moore
8. British Journal of General Practice 2019; 69 (680): 132. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp19X701525
9. Grieving with Buffy 20 years on
10. Michael Bryant British Journal of General Practice 2017; 67 (658): 222. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp17X690701
11. Guilt in Bereavement: The Role of Self-Blame and Regret in Coping with Loss Published: May 12, 2014
12. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0096606

13    Functional Neuroanatomy of Grief: An fMRI Study

14    The Melbourne Family Grief Study, II: Psychosocial morbidity and grief in be… Kissane, David W; Bloch, Sidney; Onghena, Patrick; McKenzie, Dean P; et al The American Journal of Psychiatry; May 1996; 153, 5; Health Module

Books

Elizabeth Koubler Ross On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages …

Treating Trauma and Traumatic Grief in Children and Adolescents, Second Edition

Judith A. Cohen, Anthony P. Mannarino, Esther Deblinger