Can Trauma Focused Grief Education Decrease Acting-Out Behavior among Bereaved Children? A Pilot Study.

This study examined the impact of trauma focused grief education on actingout behavior among a sample of 33 bereaved youth. Such an intervention has not previously been evaluated. The Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory was used in a pre- post design to evaluate the effect of trauma focused grief education curriculum among bereaved children and adolescents. Acting-out behavior of bereaved youth declined significantly following the intervention. No predictors of acting-out behavior were found. The results imply that the use of trauma focused grief education is beneficial, both in its outcome for bereaved youth and the possibilities for further research collaborations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]