Supporting Children and Families at a Child's End ofLife: Pediatric Palliative Care Pearls ofAnticipatoryGuidance for Families.

Abstract

Mental health professionals can play a key role in helping pediatric patients and their families prepare for and endure the death of a child. Impactful interventions include assisting a family's transition toward acceptance of a child's pending death, using prognostication as a tool in emotional preparedness, and education on expectant symptoms to optimize management and sense of caregiver efficacy.