Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ466967
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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Communicating about Loss and Mourning: Death Education for Individuals with Mental Retardation.
Yanok, James; Beifus, Joan Addis
Mental Retardation, v31 n3 p144-47 Jun 1993
The Communicating about Loss & Mourning curriculum was designed for and field tested on a sample of 25 verbally expressive adults with mental retardation. Findings from a pilot study implementing the curriculum suggest that these individuals have a need for and can benefit from a formal program of death education and grief counseling. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Adults, Counseling, Curriculum, Death, Grief, Mental Retardation, Needs Assessment, Pilot Projects, Program Effectiveness
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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