The American way of grief -- Is widowhood forever? -- The work of grief -- The making of a bestseller -- The grief counseling industry -- The grief disease and resilience -- Grief and the sexes -- Grief for export.
In this illuminating account of how we grieve, Ruth David Konigsberg reveals that everything we thought we knew about confronting loss is wrong. She maintains that people cope with grief thanks largely to the human capacity for resilience, relying heavily on the work of psycholo…
The five stages of grief are so deeply imbedded in our culture that no American can escape them. Every time we experience loss'a personal or national one'we hear them recited: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. The stages are invoked to explain everything fro…
In this illuminating account of how we grieve, Ruth David Konigsberg reveals that everything we thought we knew about confronting loss is wrong. She maintains that people cope with grief thanks largely to the human capacity for resilience, relying heavily on the work of psycholo…
In this illuminating account of how we grieve, Ruth Davis Konigsberg reveals that everything we thought we knew about confronting loss is wrong. She maintains that people cope with grief thanks largely to the human capacity for resilience, relying heavily on the work of psycholo…
This is a practical course book that links loss, grief and bereavement to counselling skills. In a clear, concise style it provides the theoretical background to attachment and loss and gives case studies, exercises and personal accounts of loss to help the reader develop and en…
Dying, Death and Grief is written for anyone who provides support to adults following bereavement. The author explains the theoretical background to attachment and loss and the core skills needed to support people who have been bereaved. Case studies and personal accounts are in…
This is a well written book that makes a very useful addition to the field' - Therapy Today, February 2009. 'A refreshing, down-to-earth text that examines theory and research without becoming an academic tome. It is comprehensive, focused on practice and contains important insi…
In this practical and accessible guide, Geraldine Humphrey and David Zimpfer takes 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.