Grief and Bereavement Arena

Negotiating a Good Death

Euthanasia in the Netherlands

• By Joan K Parry, and Carlton Munson.

Published November 2000

Social Work Theory and Practice with the Terminally Ill, second edition, takes a compassionate look at ways that social workers can help dying people and their families. The social workers who work most effectively with terminally ill patients and their families are the ones who best understand the…
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Living With Grief

Children, Adolescents and Loss

• Edited by Kenneth J. Doka.
• Foreword by Jack D. Gordon.

Published May 2000

Living With Grief: Children, Adolescents, and Loss, (2000) edited by Kenneth J. Doka, features articles by leading educators and clinicians in the field of grief and bereavement. The chapters entitled "Voices" are the writings of children and adolescents. The book includes a comprehensive resource…
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Group Therapy In Independent Practice

• By Scott Simon Fehr.

Published May 2000

Learn effective techniques that will enhance your group therapy practice or educational program!Group Therapy in Independent Practice, written by seasoned clinicians, presents discussion on a wide spectrum of related issues that will help therapists to effectively handle group situations. Within…
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Aging in Place

Designing, Adapting, and Enhancing the Home Environment

• By Ellen D Taira, and Jodi Carlson.

Published April 2000

Provide a comfortable living environment for the aging!Aging in Place: Designing, Adapting, and Enhancing the Home Environment gives you a complete examination of current trends in adaptive home designs for older adults. As a therapist, designer, architect, builder, home planner, social worker,…
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When Parents Die

Learning to Live with the Loss of a Parent

• By Rebecca Abrams.
• Foreword by Dora Black.

Published March 1999

This new edition of When Parents Die will speak to bereaved children of all ages in a very accessible style. Rebecca Abrams draws on both her personal and professional understanding of parental loss to provide the reader with a compassionate and insightful exploration of the experience of losing a…
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The Nature of Grief

The Evolution and Psychology of Reactions to Loss

• By John Archer.

Published December 1998

The Nature of Grief is a provocative new study on the evolution of grief. Most literature on the topic regards grief either as a psychiatric disorder or illness to be cured. In contrast to this, John Archer shows that grief is a natural reaction to losses of many sorts, even to the death of a pet,…
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Pet Loss and Human Emotion, second edition

A Guide to Recovery

• By Cheri Barton Ross, and Jane Baron-Sorensen.

Published April 1998

This updated edition of Pet Loss and Human Emotion is a step-by-step guide to leading clients through this special kind of grief. Includes resources and a section on pet loss and natural disasters. As society accepts that grieving over the death of a loved one is not only normal, but healthy and…
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What the Dying Teach Us

Lessons on Living

• By Samuel L Oliver, and April Ford.

Published March 1998

What the Dying Teach Us: Lessons on Living is a spiritual approach to health care that teaches the reader about values, hope, and faith through actual experiences of terminally ill persons. This unique approach to health care teaches the living how to deal with grief and the bereavement process…
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Spiritual Crisis

Surviving Trauma to the Soul

• By J Lebron Mcbride.

Published March 1998

It’s no revelation that in today’s world many people suffer from some form of spiritual crisis. But, fortunately, there is hope. In Spiritual Crisis: Surviving Trauma to the Soul, you’ll discover how you can reverse the impact of spiritual crisis and apply healing balm to the traumatized soul. A…
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When Life Meets Death

Stories of Death and Dying, Truth and Courage

• By Richard L Dayringer, and Thomas W Shane.

Published December 1997

When Life Meets Death is a book of stories from people who have faced the ordinary, yet overwhelming, experience of the death of a loved one. Some are the stories of the author’s own loss and others are based on his professional experience as a chaplain. This book ‘tells the story’from the…
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