Citation

Williams JL, Rheingold AA. Omega (Westport) 2018; ePub(ePub): 30222818766138.

Affiliation

2345 Medical University of South Carolina , Charleston, SC, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Sage Publications)

DOI

10.1177/0030222818766138

PMID

29570030

Abstract

This article describes a novel application of Skills for Psychological Recovery (SPR)-a brief, early intervention developed by the National Center for posttraumatic stress disorder and the National Child Traumatic Stress Network-for families grieving the violent death of a loved one. Drawing on conservation of resources theory, SPR incorporates cognitive-behavioral skills-building modules to help survivors cope with trauma-related distress and posttrauma resource loss. The authors describe the intervention and illustrate the use of SPR for violent loss by presenting data from two cases involving a suicide survivor and a homicide survivor. Implications for future research are discussed.

Language: en

Keywords

bereavement; early intervention; trauma; violent loss