ABSTRACT

Loss is a universal experience. In social services, social workers or allied professionals may be working with clients who have experienced some type of loss and are going through the grieving process. Worden’s Four Tasks of Mourning have guided grief and loss work in the field of bereavement. This author’s direct service and practice experience as a clinical social worker supporting grieving individuals has further informed Worden’s task model through a social work lens. This paper will include a comprehensive overview of Worden’s Tasks of Mourning through a social work perspective, followed by a practical application of the social work informed model. Areas of practice discussed include: the eclectic integration of interventions within the tasks, grief as a lifelong process, establishment of a new normal, and the multidimensional nature of emotions in the grief process.

摘要

失去是一种普遍的体验。在社会服务中，社会工作者或相关专业人士可能正在与经历过某种类型的损失并正在经历悲伤过程的客户一起工作。沃登的哀悼四项任务指导了丧亲领域的悲伤和失去工作。作者作为一名支持悲伤个体的临床社会工作者的直接服务和实践经验，通过社会工作的视角进一步了解了沃登的任务模型。本文将从社会工作的角度全面概述沃登的哀悼任务，然后是社会工作知情模型的实际应用。讨论的实践领域包括：在任务中不拘一格地整合干预措施、将悲伤作为终生过程、建立新常态，以及悲伤过程中情绪的多维性质。