A Preliminary Exploration of Grief Support from Pet Groomers to the Owners Who Experienced Pet Loss
碩士 === 國立臺北護理健康大學 === 生死與健康心理諮商研究所 === 108 === This study aimed at the exploration of the pet groomers’ end-of-life work experiencing with the pet-loss owners, and the way the pet groomers encountered the pet-loss owners’ grieving process. “Holistic-content＂and “categorical-content＂ analysis in narr...
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2019
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| Online Access: | http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/hv7j53 |
| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立臺北護理健康大學 === 生死與健康心理諮商研究所 === 108 === This study aimed at the exploration of the pet groomers’ end-of-life work experiencing with the pet-loss owners, and the way the pet groomers encountered the pet-loss owners’ grieving process. “Holistic-content＂and “categorical-content＂ analysis in narrative study was used for this study. Semi-structural interviews were conducted with five pet groomers. Followings were the data analysis results accordingly:
1.The pet groomers’ end-of-life work experiencing with the pet-loss owners
1) Assisting in grooming the dead body of pet; 2) Providing information about funeral and related arrangements with a calming manner; 3) Supporting and respecting the pet owners; 4) Reassuring the pet owners and changing their mindset with viewpoints of religious.
2. The way the pet groomers encounter the pet-loss owners’ grieving process
1) The emotion-involving level affecting their grieving process; 2) Grieving feelings affected by the pet owners; 3) Managing their own psychological difficulties; 4) Reassuring by religions viewpoints 5) Building family-like relationship with pet owners; 6) Protecting self with professional knowledge.
Lastly, Conclusions and suggestions were made for workers who are in pet-service related fields.
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