Adult Palliative Care Providers and Their Interactions with Children of Palliative Patients: A Situational Analysis of Dominant Grief Discourse

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dc.contributor.authorScott, Ian
dc.contributor.supervisorStrega, Susan
dc.date.accessioned2015-10-14T16:53:43Z
dc.date.available2015-10-14T16:53:43Z
dc.date.copyright2015en_US
dc.date.issued2015-10-14
dc.degree.departmentSchool of Social Work
dc.degree.levelMaster of Social Work M.S.W.en_US
dc.description.abstractHealth care providers (HCPs) who work in adult palliative care occasionally encounter children who have a parent who is dying. This grounded theory (GT) study examines how adult palliative care providers respond to the needs of children who have a parent in palliative care. I use Adele Clarke’s (2005) situational analysis method, a postmodern iteration of GT. Clarke’s situational map acts as an analytical tool to identify and analyze different actors and elements in the situation of concern. Five semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted with adult palliative care providers. Provisional theorizing resulted in three sub processes emerging from the data. First, adult palliative care providers must be cautious when identifying and responding to the needs of children who have a parent in palliative care, particularly because of the nefarious presence of dominant grief discourse (DGD). Second, these same adult palliative care providers, who are often distressed when supporting children who have a dying parent, benefit when they get comfortable with being uncomfortable. Third, adult palliative care providers tend to see themselves as part of a larger interdisciplinary team that informs their interactions with children who have a parent in palliative care. The entire analysis is imbued with a critical perspective of DGD, including its race, gender and class dimensions. This critique of DGD is informed by Foucauldian interpretations of discourse, power and subjectivity. Opportunities for resistance and social justice are explored. In accordance with my own research paradigm, I make a concerted effort to render my influence as a researcher visible throughout.en_US
dc.description.proquestcode0452en_US
dc.description.proquestemailianbscott@gmail.comen_US
dc.description.scholarlevelGraduateen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/6761
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ca/*
dc.subjectpalliative careen_US
dc.subjectchildren's griefen_US
dc.subjectbereavementen_US
dc.subjecthealth care providersen_US
dc.subjectdiscourseen_US
dc.subjectsituational analysisen_US
dc.subjectgrounded theoryen_US
dc.subjectAdele Clarkeen_US
dc.subjectFoucaulten_US
dc.subjectraceen_US
dc.subjectgenderen_US
dc.subjectclassen_US
dc.subjectsocial justiceen_US
dc.titleAdult Palliative Care Providers and Their Interactions with Children of Palliative Patients: A Situational Analysis of Dominant Grief Discourseen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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