Grief and loss : theories and skills for the helping professions / Katherine Walsh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Walsh-Burke, Katherine, author.

Contributor:

Frances C. Thielbar Memorial Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Loss (Psychology).

Grief.

Counseling.

grief.

counseling.

Medical Subjects:

Grief.

Counseling.

Physical Description:

ix, 262 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Long Grove, Illinois : Waveland Press, Inc., [2022]

Summary:

"Loss is a part of every life, and grief related to loss is inescapable. It can result in distress that impacts work, learning, rehabilitation, spiritual beliefs, social relationships, health, mental health, and well-being. Helping professionals who encounter grief reactions in multiple settings are often not trained to identify and respond to the many complex grief-related problems of clients. Without the opportunity to learn how to assess and address grief, many may lack confidence in acknowledging loss and providing effective support. Although grieving is an extremely painful part of life, integration and adjustment are possible, and meaning can be made from loss. Readers will find many examples from caring and resilient students, interdisciplinary professionals, teachers, clients, and family members who have learned to make meaning from loss. The content of the third edition has been significantly influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic, the opioid addiction crisis, and increased awareness of racial trauma and injustice. The book provides a foundation for understanding, assessing, and responding effectively to grief and loss. The content is designed for students and professionals who find themselves working in proximity to loss, trauma, and grief in various capacities--educator, advocate, case manager, counselor, mental health and health care provider, and more. The work is vitally important, and the rewards for helping others cope with grief and loss are substantial."--Publisher's website.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction to Grief and Loss

Prevalence of Loss

Causes of Loss and Grief

Training in Grief and Loss Among the Helping Professions

Grief

Summary

2. Tangible Loss: Death

Impact of Death Circumstances on Grief

3. Symbolic and Ambiguous Loss

Symbolic Loss

Ambiguous Loss

Similarities and Differences in Tangible and Symbolic Losses

4. Self-Preparation and Self-Care for Professionals Encountering Loss and Grief

Reviewing Personal Experiences and Attitudes Related to Death and Grief

Assessing and Enhancing Our Readiness to Address Grief in Our Work

Impact of Grief on Helping Professionals

Supervision, Consultation, and Collaboration with Other Helping Professionals

5. Loss and Grief Across the Lifespan: Childhood and Adolescence

Loss in the Formative Years

External Factors Influencing Grief in Children and Adolescents

Unique Contributors to a Child's or Adolescent's Grief

Grief Reactions at Different Childhood Developmental Stages

6. Loss and Grief Across the Lifespan: Young and Middle Adulthood

Types of Losses in Adulthood Factors in Addition to Age and Stage

That Influence Grief Reactions

Developmental and External Factors Influencing Grief Reactions

7. Loss and Grief Across the Lifespan: Older Adults

Older Adulthood

The Influence of Advanced Age and Longer Life Expectancy

Cultural and Spiritual Connections in Older Adulthood

The Influence of Technology and the Internet

Symbolic and Tangible Loss for Older Adults

Factors Influencing Grief Reactions

Working with Grieving Older Adults

8. Normal and Complicated Grief Reactions

Theories That Inform Our Understanding of Grief

Normal Grief and Mourning

Complicated Grief and Mourning

Assessment and Interventions for Normal and Complicated Grief

9. Cultural and Spiritual Influences

The Influence of Culture and Spirituality in Coping with Loss and Grief

Culture

Cultural Awareness, Sensitivity, Competence, and Humility

Gender and Media Influences

Spirituality

10. Grief in the Context of Anticipated Loss

Anticipated Loss in Diverse Practice Settings

Anticipatory Grief and Palliative Care

End of Life Care

Advance Directives

11. What Can We Do to Help Individuals and Families?

Misconceptions about Grief

Empathic Communication

Interventions for Normal and Complicated Grief

Collaborating with Other Helping Professionals

12. Helping Groups and Organizations

Group Models

Identifying and Developing Organizational Resources

Identifying and Developing Organizational Grief Resources

Establishing a Bereavement Protocol: Interdisciplinary and Interorganizational Collaboration

13. Communities and Traumatic Grief

Trauma

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Loss Associated with Trauma

When Communities Experience Trauma and Grief

Creating Remembrances and Memorials

14. Professional Resilience and Self-Care

Sustaining Hope, Helpfulness, and Competence in Working with Grief Professional Resilience

Continuing Education

Self-Care

Professional Support Systems

Posttraumatic Growth and Vicarious Resilience

Summary.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Frances C. Thielbar Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

9781478647386

1478647388

OCLC:

1290136629

Publisher Number:

99991334075