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'The book provides an absorbing and challenging journey through the possible process involved in bereavement work, and encourages one to think broadly about how one can approach a bereaved person...good, clear examples are given...A further strength of the book is that it enables the reader to work clearly through the beginning, middle and end of the counselling relationship...this was a book I enjoyed reading very much, and which I found both theoretically sound and practically helpful' - Bereavement Care (Cruse) Geraldine Humphrey and David Zimpfer take readers step-by-step through the counselling skills they need to work with their clients in a way which sensitively facilitates the process of grief, initiates healing and promotes a sense of growth. Carefully chosen case examples illustrate each step, while specific attention is paid throughout to ethics and to the possible need for referral. Providing a firm theoretical base, the authors discuss the concepts and categories of attachment, loss and grief.They also focus on special areas where the resolution of grief can be more difficult, such as murder, suicide, AIDS or the early loss of a child, and, since some losses can be foretold, devote attention to anticipatory grief. Further chapters cover groupwork and community outreach services.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1149967 in Books
• Published on: 1996
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 194 pages

Review
Humphrey and Zimpfer's theoretical approach is multimodal... and they make good use of both individual and systemic theories of human functioning... the book provides an absorbing and challenging journey through the possible process involved in bereavement work, and encourages one to think broadly about how one can approach a bereaved person... good, clear examples are given... A further strength of the book is that it enables the reader to work clearly through the beginning, middle and end of the counselling relationship... this was a book I enjoyed reading very much, and which I found both theoretically sound and practically helpful'" - Bereavement Care (Cruse)

"This practical book will be useful to all professionals working with bereaved people and I thoroughly recommend it for anyone working in this area of counselling. The authors... provide an excellent review of theories and relate them to the practical skills counsellors need. Combined with this pragmatic process, the au

Book Info
Introductory text on counseling persons experiencing grief or loss, for professionals working in social or therapeutic settings. Emphasizes grief as a process, and not a stage. Topics include anticipatory grief, family grief, and unresolved grief. Softcover.