Multidimensional Grief Therapy : A Flexible Approach to Assessing and Supporting Bereaved Youth

Provides counselors, social workers, psychologists, and psychiatrists with a flexible program to assess and support children and adolescents who have experienced bereavement. For use in various settings, including schools, bereavement support programs, and clinics, this guide offers practical tools to reduce distress and empower grieving youth.

Multidimensional Grief Therapy (MGT) provides counselors, social workers, psychologists, and psychiatrists (as well as students in these fields) with a flexible program for assessing and supporting children and adolescents who have experienced bereavement. MGT is a strength-based intervention, designed to reduce unhelpful grief reactions that prevent adjustment, and promote adaptive grief reactions that enable children to cope better after a death. It also reduces associated symptoms of psychological distress and helps bereaved children and adolescents lead healthy, happy, productive lives. As young people grieve in different ways and “one-size-fits-all” treatments often lack effectiveness, MGT uses an assessment-driven, two-phased approach to effectively address the unique mental health needs of diverse youth. This manual provides a wealth of activities and handouts designed specifically to engage and empower youth after experiencing a death, including under traumatic circumstances.