In  addition to your CCLS duties at your local hospital, you also

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The purpose of this assignment is to analyze child and family’s concept of death and dying. (CLC1a)

In  addition to your CCLS duties at your local hospital, you also write a  Child Life advice column for the Towne Journal. Riley, an 8-year-old,  has terminal cancer. Her mother, Mrs. Rainey, is constantly at her side  and writes to you with a concern. She and her husband have two other  children at home, a 12-year-old and a 4-year-old. Mrs. Rainey asks you  for suggestions on how to talk to them about Riley’s imminent death.  What suggestions can you provide?

Respond  to Mrs. Rainey’s letter in the format of a newspaper column. Give her  three suggestions for handling this difficult time, keeping in mind the  developmental stage of each child, and support these suggestions with  evidence from the literature. Also, because parents are often  emotionally distant when they lose a child, find a local family  bereavement support group the Rainey’s can attend and include the  contact information in your article.

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