Unit 7 D2 Health And Social Care Essay

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D1: I have decided to look at a 6 year old going through bereavement. Bereavement means to lose an individual very close to you. When children go through bereavement they are most likely to feel sad and upset about the person’s death. Children at a young age may not understand when a family member dies. Children may not understand bereavement. For example a 6 year old’s father been in a car crash and has died from that incident. Death is unpredictable and children can’t be prepared for a death of a family member as no one knows when someone is going to die or not. Unfortunately every child can experience bereavement even when a pet dies. It is important that we are aware that effects on the child so we can support them in the aftermath.
D2: The 2 key issues I am going to look at are:
1. The sharing of information
2. Emotional …show more content…

The sharing of information can help practitioner’s liase with the child’s family. It is important to share information because the practitioners can work with the parents to give appropriate support and decide together what is best for the child and how the practitioners and the family are going to support the child. I think it is important to share information with other practitioners because the practitioners are aware of the situation and can be careful about what they say and do as this could upset the child if anything insensitive is said. For example a practitioner doesn’t know that the child has lost someone very dear to them and the practitioner may not be able to become sympathetic towards the child. When the child is acting up or crying during this difficult time a practitioner should comfort the child and be there to answer any questions the child has got to encourage the child to express their

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