Grief counseling and grief therapy : a handbook for the mental health practitioner /
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| Author / Creator: | Worden, J. William (James William), 1932- |
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| Edition: | 3rd ed. |
| Imprint: | New York : Springer Pub., c2002. |
| Description: | ix, 232 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4611989 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1.. Attachment, Loss, and the Experience of Grief
- Attachment Theory
- Is Grief a Disease?
- Normal Grief
- Manifestations of Normal Grief
- Grief and Depression
- 2.. Understanding the Mourning Process
- Tasks of Mourning
- Mediators of Mourning
- A Caution
- When Is Mourning Finished?
- 3.. Grief Counseling: Facilitating Uncomplicated Grief
- Goals of Grief Counseling
- Who Does Grief Counseling?
- When to Do Grief Counseling
- Where Should Grief Counseling Be Done?
- Who Receives Grief Counseling?
- Identifying the At-Risk Bereaved
- Counseling Principles and Procedures
- Useful Techniques
- The Use of Medication
- Grief Counseling in Groups
- Facilitating Grief Through Funeral Ritual
- Effectiveness of Grief Counseling
- 4.. Abnormal Grief Reactions: Complicated Mourning
- Why People Fail to Grieve
- How Grief Goes Wrong
- Diagnosing Complicated Mourning
- 5.. Grief Therapy: Resolving Complicated Mourning
- Goals and Setting for Grief Therapy
- Procedures for Grief Therapy
- Special Considerations for Grief Therapy
- Techniques and Timing
- Dreams in Grief Counseling and Therapy
- Evaluating Results
- 6.. Grieving Special Types of Losses
- Suicide
- Sudden Death
- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
- Miscarriages
- Stillbirths
- Abortion
- Anticipatory Grief
- AIDS
- 7.. Grief and Family Systems
- Death of a Child
- Children Whose Parents Die
- Family Intervention Approaches
- Grief and the Elderly
- Family Versus Individual Needs
- 8.. The Counselor's Own Grief
- Stress and Burnout
- 9.. Training for Grief Counseling
- Bibliography
- Index
