Department of Health Promotion and Development, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
Death Stud. 2013 May-Jun;37(5):413-47. doi: 10.1080/07481187.2012.654594.
In the context of AIDS, the Botswana Government has adopted a group therapy program to help large numbers of orphaned children cope with bereavement. This study explores the effectiveness of the therapy and examines how it interacts with cultural attitudes and practices concerning death. Ten orphaned children were involved in five rounds of data collection during a therapeutic retreat; eight social workers completed questionnaires concerning the effectiveness of the therapy. Most children were able to come to terms with their loss, face problems in their home and school environments, and envision ways of solving problems. All the children described benefits of group formation and the support it would provide when they returned to their home situations.
在艾滋病背景下，博茨瓦纳政府采取了团体治疗方案，以帮助大量孤儿应对丧亲之痛。本研究探讨了该疗法的效果，并考察了它如何与关于死亡的文化态度和习俗相互作用。十名孤儿参加了治疗静修期间的五轮数据收集；八名社工完成了关于疗法效果的问卷调查。大多数孩子能够接受他们的损失，面对家庭和学校环境中的问题，并设想解决问题的方法。所有孩子都描述了团体形成的好处，以及当他们回到家庭环境时，团体提供的支持。
