Identify an individual from the film, “The Secret Life of Bees,” who has experienced the passing of a loved one. This assignment focuses on an individual person – not a group or family and also focuses on grief from a death of a loved one.
Write a case assessment of the nature of the grief. Please respond to each question below and if questions do not apply to your film client – then discuss the concept contained in the question. Please address: (points indicated in parentheses)
1. Theory of loss: Discuss theories of Freud, Bowlby, & Warden as they apply to film client. (30) Primary and secondary losses of film client (15) Family Systems of film client (15)
2. How would you establish rapport with film client and facilitate client’s telling of his/her story (25) Assess client’s cognitive (15), emotional (15), behavioral (15), physical (15), social (15), and spiritual/cultural (15) functioning as they cope with the loss.
3. Assess whether the film client is in ‘normal’ or complex grief. (25)