Bücher der Reihe Series in Death, Dying, and Bereavement

Any clinician¿expressive arts therapist, grief counselor, or something in between¿looking for a professionally oriented but scientifically informed book for guidance and inspiration need look no further than Grief and the Expressive Arts.

Any clinician¿expressive arts therapist, grief counselor, or something in between¿looking for a professionally oriented but scientifically informed book for guidance and inspiration need look no further than Grief and the Expressive Arts.

Techniques of Grief Therapy: Assessment and Intervention continues where the acclaimed Techniques of Grief Therapy: Creative Practices for Counseling the Bereaved left off, offering a whole new set of innovative approaches to grief therapy to address the needs of the bereaved.

First Published in 1987. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Explores what couple and individual stories say and do not say about the child's dying and death and about parent grief. The author uses narratives as his tool for the introduction and exploration of the many facets of parental grief.

Addressing the basis and need for support groups for the bereaved, this book presents a theoretical overview, examines benefits and variety of support groups structured and unstructural, special populations and specifics for initiating, organising and running them, such as publicity.

Music has a unique ability to elicit a whole range of powerful emotional responses in people - even so for as altering or enhancing one's mood - as well as physical reactions. With many exercises and examples, this title guides the reader through principles, techniques, and exercises for incorporating music into grief counseling.

Art and other expressive therapies are increasingly used in grief counseling, not only among children and adolescents, but throughout the developmental spectrum. This book includes an 8-session curriculum for use with grief support groups as well as alternative modalities of grief art therapy. It is filled with pictures and instructional detail.

Offers a comprehensive overview of the developments that have impacted decision-making processes within the field of end-of-life care. This title examines various aspects of end-of-life choices and decision-making, including communication, advance directives, and the emergence of hospice and palliative care institutions.

Shneidman is recognised as the central figure in the field of suicidology. This collection of his writings spans the entirety of his career and offers a unique insight into the development of his thinking.

Shadows in the Sun explores the history of the study of sibling bereavement. The book also covers the immediate, short- and long-term responses and subsequent generational effects.

How can someone attempt to cease parenting a deceased child while maintaining the role with his/her other children? Is it possible for a mother or father to effectively deal with feelings of grief and loss while simultaneously helping their surviving children? This title addresses these questions.

Facing Death is a unique handbook for educators, healthcare professionals and counselors. It uses materials from the visual arts, excerpts from poetry, fiction, drama, and examples from popular culture to sensitize the reader to important, universal issues confronting the dying, and those responsible for their care.