Principles and practice of grief counseling / Howard R. Winokuer, Darcy L. Harris.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Winokuer, Howard Robin.

Contributor:

Harris, Darcy.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Grief.

Grief therapy.

Loss (Psychology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : Springer, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This core, introductory textbook for undergraduate and graduate level courses is the first volume to combine the knowledge and skills of counseling psychology with current theory and research in grief and bereavement. It is grounded in the belief that grief counseling is distinct from other therapeutic issues because grief is an adaptive response rather than a form of pathology. The book describes the unique aspects of grief as a normal response to loss and views the goal of counseling bereaved individuals as one of facilitating the unfolding of the healthy and adaptive aspects of the process

Contents:

Introduction

Theoretical underpinnings

Basics about counseling

Unique aspects grief counseling

Theories and orientation to bereavement and counseling

Practice and process

The foundation : learning the practice of presence

The basics of counseling practice

Working with bereaved individuals

Living losses : non-death, nonfinite, and ambiguous loss

Working with clients' strong emotions

and yours

When grief goes awry

how to name it : what to do

Therapeutic modalities and approaches in the context of grief

Ethical issues in grief counseling

Current issues and trends

Caregiver issues for counselors

Current trends and issues in grief counseling

Acknowledgments.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-12727-9

9786613531148

0-8261-0873-3

OCLC:

782879889