Understanding and Supporting The Process Of Grief and Loss In Children (CA)

1. How do you manage grief for yourself and the children in your home?

Recognize what comes up for you.

Don’t flee from it; honor and allow it.

Recognize that the child needs you more right now.

All answers are correct

2. The grief process forever shapes the internal working model and resultant behaviors for children.

True

False

3. Which statement is incorrect when trying to understand feelings and behaviors as a caregiver?

Feelings are common and normal

Feeling are a priority

Feelings exist

Feelings should not be expressed

4. When you are understanding a child's feelings and behaviors you should:

Avoid normalizing the child’s experiences, timing/ duration and reactions.

Disregard the child’s emotion as it occurs.

Avoid witnessing the child’s pain.

Ignore children that seem to be playing up grief for attention.

5. Which statement is not a characteristic of the grief and loss experience:

Intense guilt and rage

Sense of reality

Sense of helplessness

An extreme need to blame someone

6. Which task is not one of the four tasks of supporting mourning?

Understanding what caused the loss

Grieving and experiencing the painful feelings associated with the loss

Accepting blame for the loss that has occurred.

Commemorating (symbolic ceremonies)

7. When assessing grief it is important to understand the nature of the loss experienced. A Natural Death involves:

Violence in or near the home

Car accident

Old age

All of the above

8. Children that are in child welfare's custody experience non-resolution of their losses.

True

False

9. When assessing grief it is important to understand the nature of the loss experienced. A Loss of family involves:

Being removed for abuse

Reunification

Guilty Feelings for reporting abuse

Fear of being abused

10. Which one of these stages is involved in the grief and loss process?

Shock/Denial

Bargaining

Anger

Depression/ Despair