Center for Mental Health: Providing psychological support for people experiencing loss and grief.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE MASTER'S PROJECT

1. Student's full name: Nguyen Duc Luong 2. Gender: Male

3. Date of birth: February 10, 1999 4. Place of birth: Vinh Phuc

5. Decision number for student admission:Decision No. 4058/2022/QD-XHNV dated December 28, 2022by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

6. Changes in the training process: None

7. Project Title: Psychological Support for Individuals Experiencing Loss and Grief

8. Major: Clinical Psychology (Applied Orientation); Code: 8310402

9. Scientific supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bui Thi Hong Thai, working at the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

10. Summary of project results:

In this project, psychological support for clients experiencing grief and loss is provided using an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) approach, guided by the Response Range to Loss (RLL) model, to enhance understanding and recovery from loss. Post-intervention evaluations show that clients have improved psychological resilience, reduced vulnerability, and adaptive changes in public behavior consistent with their personal values, while reducing self-destructive behaviors.

11. Practical applications:

The ACT therapy and RLL model used in this project are approaches that emphasize flexibility and adaptability, adapting to the highly individualized experience of grief. They focus not on changing the nature of the loss experience but rather on enhancing resilience and psychological flexibility, respecting the individual's natural grieving process. However, when applied in psychological support, cultural adaptations are still necessary to suit the client's context.

12. Future research directions: None

13. Published works related to the project: None

INFORMATION ON PROJECT

1. Full name: Nguyen Duc Luong 2. Sex: Male

3. Date of birth: February 10^th, 1999 4. Place of birth: Vinh Phuc

5. Admission decision number: 4058/2022/QD-XHNV dated December 28th, 2022

6. Changes in academic process: None

7. Official project title: Psychological Support for Individuals Experiencing Loss and Grief

8. Major: Clinical psychology 9. Code: 8310402

10. Supervisors: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bui Thi Hong Thai, Faculty of Psychology, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

11. Summary of the findings of the project:

In this project, psychological support for clients experiencing loss and grief was provided using the Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) approach, guided by the Range of Response to Loss (RLL) Model. This combined approach was utilized to enhance the client's insight and facilitate post-loss recovery. Post-intervention evaluation indicates a significant improvement in the client's psychological flexibility, a reduction in their level of vulnerability, and an adaptive shift in overt behaviors consistent with their personal values, leading to a decrease in self-destructive behaviors.

12. Practical applicability:

The ACT framework and RLL Model employed in this project are approaches that emphasize flexibility and are highly adaptable to the individualized nature of the client's grief experience. The focus is not on changing the fundamental nature of the loss experience itself, but rather on strengthening the individual's resilience and psychological flexibility, thereby respecting their natural grieving process. However, when implementing this psychological support, cultural adaptation and adjustments are still essential to ensure appropriateness for the client's specific context.

13. Further research directions: None

14. Project -related publications: None