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ERIC Number: EJ440882
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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Early Widowhood: An Atypical Transition.
DiGiulio, Joan F.
Journal of Mental Health Counseling, v14 n1 p97-109 Jan 1992
Discusses helpful ways for mental health counselors to work with those who became widows at an early age, explaining their role loss, lack of appropriate role models, and necessity for reformulation of their worldviews at a time when coping skills are diminished. Examines financial, emotional, and social crises precipitated by early widowhood. (Author/ABL)
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Counselor Role, Females, Grief, Middle Aged Adults, Widowed, Young Adults
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - General
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Language: English
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