Book contents
- Multidimensional Grief Therapy
- Reviews
- Multidimensional Grief Therapy
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Overview of Multidimensional Grief Therapy
- 2 Multidimensional Grief Theory
- 3 MGT Pretreatment Assessment Interview
- 4 Caregivers as “Cofacilitators” of Children‘s Grief
- References
- MGT Session
- Index
3 - MGT Pretreatment Assessment Interview
Using Evidence-Based Assessment and Goal Setting to Guide Individual Treatment Using MGT
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 November 2023
- Multidimensional Grief Therapy
- Reviews
- Multidimensional Grief Therapy
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Overview of Multidimensional Grief Therapy
- 2 Multidimensional Grief Theory
- 3 MGT Pretreatment Assessment Interview
- 4 Caregivers as “Cofacilitators” of Children‘s Grief
- References
- MGT Session
- Index
Summary
Note: The pretreatment assessment interview is usually conducted on an individual basis between a MGT clinician who will be facilitating the individual sessions and a prospective client. Primary aims of this interview include (1) gathering information needed to determine whether MGT is an appropriate treatment for this particular youth, or whether a referral for other services is appropriate; if MGT is indicated, (2) gathering information regarding losses and (in cases of multiple deaths) ranking them according to their severity/current impact to decide which should be a primary focus of treatment; (3) beginning to build a shared vocabulary for describing losses, grief reactions, and their consequences; and (4) building trust and therapeutic rapport, which you will draw on in subsequent sessions.
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- Multidimensional Grief TherapyA Flexible Approach to Assessing and Supporting Bereaved Youth, pp. 18 - 31Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023