Abstract
A common phenomenon when working with the issue of loss is the impact that previous deaths have on someone’s current functioning and ability to withstand new losses.
In this video, Kristi works with a client who has suffered several losses including the death of her son and three siblings. Kristi takes into consideration her client’s response to loss, nature of attachment to those family members the client lost, modes of death, prior grief experience, and religious/spiritual background. She uses her ABC Model of Crisis Intervention, a comprehensive and effective approach that can be used in day-to-day interactions as well as emergency situations.
Kristi Kanel is a Professor of Counseling Psychology at California State University Fullerton. She is the author of the best-selling book Crisis Interventions, 5th edition (Cengage) and is also a clinician in private practice specializing in trauma.