Understanding the journey : a lifespan approach to working with grieving people /
Lifespan approach to working with grieving people
edited by Hilda R. Glazer, Ed.D. and Myra D. Clark-Foster, M.A. ; foreword by Lori Yosick (with 10 other contributors).
- Springfield, Illinois : Charles C Thomas, Publisher, Limited, (c)2019.
- 1 online resource (xvi, 256 pages)
Includes bibliographical references.
Intro; UNDERSTANDING THE JOURNEY; CONTRIBUTORS; FOREWORD; INTRODUCTION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; CONTENTS; UNDERSTANDING THE JOURNEY; Chapter 1 THE PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF GRIEF; PHYSICAL EFFECTS OF BEREAVEMENT; Cardiovascular Disease; Cancer; Immune System; Alcohol and Suicide; Changes Over Time; Responses of Soldiers; Depression; Clinical Experience; CASE STUDY; Grief Care; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 2 ANTICIPATORY GRIEF: THE IN-BETWEEN PLACE PRIOR TO DEATH; Symptoms of Anticipatory Grief; Hospice Support; CASE EXAMPLE; Characteristics of Anticipatory Grief Supporting Those with Anticipatory GriefClinician Concerns; Steps in Responding with Compassion; Supporting Clients; Anxiety; Descent; Grief Rituals; Alzheimer's Disease; Groups; Caregiver Concerns; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 3 THROUGH A CHILD'S EYES: DEVELOPMENTAL PERSPECTIVES ON GRIEF; Placing Children's Grief in Context; Death is a Nonnormative Life Event; Development of the Concept of Death; Irreversibility; Universality; Inevitability; Nonfunctionality; Developmental Stages of the Concept of Death; Understanding How Levels of Development Impact the Response to Death Cognitive DevelopmentPsychosocial Development; Emotional Development; Attachment; Resilience; Emotional Regulation; Parenting the Grieving Child; Media Influences; Continuing Bonds; Anticipatory Grief; Implications; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 4 UNDERSTANDING GRIEF AND SPIRITUALITY; CHRISTIANITY; ISLAM; JUDAISM; Working with Grief; Forgiveness; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 5 COUNSELING THE BEREAVED ADULT: A CLIENT-CENTERED AND HOLISTIC APPROACH; INFLUENTIAL MODELS OF A BEREAVEMENT; ASSESSMENTS AND INTERVENTIONS; UNIQUE TYPES OF LOSS AND SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES Chapter 6 ADULT GRIEF SUPPORT GROUPS: EFFECTIVENESS AND FACILITATIONINTRODUCTION; AN OVERVIEW OF SUPPORT GROUPS: DEFINITION AND TYPES; Support Group Defined; Types of Support Groups; Open or Closed; Self-Help Group; Groups with Professional Facilitators; Psychoeducational Groups; On-Line Support Groups; Benefits of a Support Group; Administrative Details; Meeting Location; Publicizing; Screening; Registration; Curriculum; Speakers; Follow-Up; Emergency Plans; Evaluating the Groups; Documentation; Transportation; Refreshments; Child Care; Group Leadership; Leadership Style Leadership AttributesSupport Group Norms; Challenges; Disruptive Behaviors; Complaining; The Silent Member; Confidentiality Violation; Interpersonal Conflicts; Advice Giving; Monopolizing; Cultural Considerations; Boundaries; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 7 WHEN DEATH OCCURS IN A MILITARY FAMILY; BETH HAELY'S EXPERIENCE; CAPTAIN THOMAS MARCIN'S EXPERIENCE; Grief and Loss; Aspects of Life Impacted; Some Mediating Factors in Military Death; GRIEF PROCESS; Bereaved; Caregivers; A Simple Self-Help Suggestion for Grieving; MILITARY BEREAVEMENT RESOURCES; Casualty Assistance
The death of a loved one is a traumatic event for both adults and children. Grieving has no rules, no prescribed course, or expiration date. After a death, the feelings and experiences that follow can be extremely overwhelming and confusing. The authors of this book create a supportive environment that normalizes the phases of grief through clinical expertise, including a lifespan approach that indicates grief is certainly a journey from which none of us ever escapes nor perhaps reaches closure. This book will be a significant resource for mental health professionals, grief counselors, human.