Loss and Grief (2 Parts)

Synopsis

In a series of interviews people share their experiences of major personal loss.
1: A couple talk about the death of their young daughter from leukaemia; a woman describes her feelings following a mastectomy; two women talk about the deaths of their husbands; and two men explain what laryngectomy has meant for them. They talk about the reactions of professionals, families, friends and society as a whole. Professor Malcolm Brown then suggests guidelines for the helping person to give the best possible support.
2: Conceptualises the experiences of part 1. Colin Murray Parkes, an experienced grief counsellor, explains the most common pattern of grieving and adjustment to loss: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, resignation and acceptance. He talks about the help that different professionals can offer and how they can work together - social workers, nurses, doctors, and psychologists - to ease the difficulties clients face while keeping them in control of their own lives.

Series

Developing Skills in Helping Relationships, Series

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 55, 50 min.

Year of production

1986

Availability

Hire
Sale; 1996 hire: £10.00 (+VAT +p&p) (each part) 1996 sale: £50.00 (+VAT +p&p) (each part)

Documentation

Accompanying notes.

Uses

Social workers, counsellors, health visitors.*

Subjects

Psychiatry; Social welfare

Keywords

bereavement; counselling; grief therapy; psychotherapy

Credits

Producer

Malcolm J Brown

Sections

Title

Experiences shared

Synopsis

1: A couple talk about the death of their young daughter from leukaemia; a woman describes her feelings following a mastectomy; two women talk about the deaths of their husbands; and two men explain what laryngectomy has meant for them. They talk about th

Title

Colin Murray Parkes talks with Malcolm Brown

Synopsis

2: Conceptualises the experiences of part 1. Colin Murray Parkes, an experienced grief counsellor, explains the most common pattern of grieving and adjustment to loss: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, resignation and acceptance. He talks about the h

Sponsor

Name

Queen’s University of Belfast, Department of Social Studies

Distributor

Name

Concord Media

Email

sales@concordmedia.org.uk

Web

http://www.concordmedia.org.uk/ External site opens in new window

Phone

01473 726 012

Address

Rosehill Centre
22 Hines Road
Ipswich
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Notes

A long-established, not-for-profit organisation with a large collection DVDs, specialising in the sectors of general and mental health, child care, race relations, war and peace, addictions, the third world, ecology, civil rights, personal relationships, educational issues, and social work training. Concord also handles titles made for the Graves Medical Audio-visual Library. Sale on DVD. Formerly known as Concord Video and Film Council. In 2014 Concord began to offer selected films as Video on Demand, via Vimeo.