A Case Study on SUID in Child-Care Facilities

Abstract

This study investigates a healing process of parents who suddenly lose their child through observing their psychological changes reflected in parents behavioral characteristics based on recent SUID cases. The analysis method used in this study is performed based on the characteristics of a condolence process presented in a case in which a mother loses her child and overcomes her sadness of bereavement through creative painting. In the results of this study, three different periods are presented in the behavioral characteristics of the parent. First, the parent does not accept the death of their child after 1~2 months since their child was passed away and represents anger and violence. Second, although the parent shows certain rational behaviors after 3~4 months since their child was passed away, their emotion still represents unstable states. Third, after 4 months since their child was passed away the parent shows rational judgements and tries to set up new relationships and goals through some efforts to give meaning to the death of their child.