Grief Counselling and Grief Therapy: A Handbook for the Mental Health Practitioner, Fourth Edition

by J. William Worden

Overview

Grief affects different people in different ways, most emerge from mourning in a healthy manner but for some the death of a loved one can cause intense emotional pain that is difficult to recover from. This type of grief can often surface as an underlying cause of physical and mental health problems requiring professional treatment.

This highly anticipated fourth edition builds on the success of the previous editions which received worldwide acclaim for their sensitive, insightful, and practical approach to grief counselling. Worden incorporates emerging theories and cutting edge research into this fully revised edition which includes:

• a new chapter on the mourning process discussing the personal and social difficulties that shape mourning
• detailed guidelines for approaching special types of grief including suicide, sudden death and miscarriage
• an updated version of the Task Model.

Grief Counselling and Grief Therapy is an essential resource for everyone working with the bereaved, from those just entering the field, to seasoned practitioners.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415559980
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/02/2009
Edition description:	4th Revised ed.
Pages:	328
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

J. WilliamWorden, PhD, ABBP, is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and holds academic appointments at Harvard Medical School and at the Rosemead Graduate School of Psychology in California. He is also Co-Principal Investigator of the Harvard Child Bereavement Study, based at the Massachusetts General Hospital.

Table of Contents

Introduction. Attachment, Loss, and the Experience of Grief. Understanding the Mourning Process. The Mourning Process: Mediators of Mourning. Grief Counselling: Facilitating Uncomplicated Grief. Abnormal Grief Reactions: Complicated Mourning. Grief Therapy: Resolving Complicated Mourning. Grieving Special Types of Losses. Grief and Family Systems. The Counsellor's Own Grief. Training for Grief Counselling.

Editorial Reviews

'The fourth edition of this book retains all the theoretical strengths and clinical wisdom of past editions, while incorporating emerging theories and cutting-edge research. It is required reading for any counselor, educator, or researcher who wishes to understand grief.' - Kenneth J. Doka, PhD, Professor, The Graduate School, The College of New Rochelle; Senior Consultant, The Hospice Foundation of America, USA

'The fourth edition of this book retains all the theoretical strengths and clinical wisdom of past editions, while incorporating emerging theories and cutting-edge research. It is required reading for any counselor, educator, or researcher who wishes to understand grief.' - Kenneth J. Doka, PhD, Professor, The Graduate School, The College of New Rochelle; Senior Consultant, The Hospice Foundation of America

'[If] you knew Worden's work and his writings previously, you'll find an enhanced book with a much broader and challenging perspective than his previous editions. If you are not familiar with Bill Worden, then it is time to begin.' - Ben Wolfe, MEd, LICSW, Fellow in Thanatology, Program Manager/Grief Counselor, St. Mary's Medical Center's Grief Support Center, Duluth, MN; Past President, Association for Death Education and Counseling

'This book challenges how we conceptualize the experience of grief and the process of mourning, it informs how we assess those experiencing problems in adjusting to loss, and it guides our treatment approaches. I can't think of a thing Worden has missed.' - Stephen Fleming, PhD, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Health, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

'Simply stated, you will not find a better book to guide you in assisting people struggling with the myriad of issues following a death.' - Donna L. Schuurman, EdD, CT, Executive Director, The Dougy Center for Grieving Children & Families

Praise for Earlier Editions

'This book is the 'Bible' for those involved in the field of bereavement work. . . . It is a straightforward, tightly focused, practical, soundly reasoned, compact working text.' - William M. Lamers, Jr., MD, The Lamers Medical Group

'[Worden] has again provided mental health professionals with a superb guide describing specific . . . procedures that may be helpful in working with bereaved clients undergoing normal or abnormal grief reactions . . . [An] extremely practical book and an invaluable resource.' - Contemporary Psychology, now known as PsyCritique

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