Unity strengthens and inhibits development: A focus group interview with volunteer adults in support programs for bereaved children and their family

The influence of actors on the content and execution of a bereavement programme: a Bourdieu-inspired ethnographical field study in Sweden

“…The current study is a part of a larger ethnographic field study ( 10 , 23 ), conducted within a Swedish support programme for bereaved children and their families from February to June 2019. Empirical materials were collected through multiple methods, totalling 82 h of observations that led to 130 pages of field notes, 29 semi-structured individual interviews with children and their parents, and one focus group interview with the volunteers.…”

“…Eight families, consisting of eight parents (three fathers and five mothers, aged 40–72 years, with an average age of 48) and 11 children (nine boys and two girls, aged 9–14 years), were included in the study. One of the included families only participated in the observational part of the study, while the other seven families participated in all parts of the larger study ( 10 ). All eight volunteers (aged 34–69 years, with an average age of 61) participated and had various professional backgrounds such as nursing, priesthood, teaching, deaconry, and leisure education with work experiences ranging from 8 to 44 years.…”

“…Furthermore, the volunteers had varied experience as facilitators in the programme, spanning from 0 to 15 years. Two of them were beginners and were paired with experienced facilitators during the group sessions ( 10 ).…”

“…Previous research shows that parental death is associated with an increased risk of depression and psychological disorders ( 2 , 3 ), subsequent poor school performance, decreased socio-economic conditions ( 4 , 5 ), criminality ( 6 ), self-inflicted injuries ( 7 ), mortality in childhood, and suicide later in life ( 8 , 9 ). However, research also shows that distressing experiences of losing a parent during childhood’s formative years can pave the way to personal development, and that children have remarkable resilience and an ability to navigate through the complexities of life ( 10 – 12 ). Lund ( 13 ), argues that grief should be viewed as a natural emotion of loss.…”

Augmented reality for anatomy course for children with autism

“…With cross-platform support, it allows development on systems such as Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, Xbox, and PlayStation. Its ease of use makes it popular among novice and expert developers alike, making it a powerful tool for creating interactive content [22].…”