Grief and Loss: Theories and Skills for the Helping Professions 2nd Edition, (Ebook PDF)

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Product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0205827098
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0205827091
• Author: Katherine Walsh (Author)

Grief and Loss: Theories and Skills for the Helping Professions, 2/e, allows readers to see how essential theories and skills will enhance their own practice. They will gain the core knowledge and skills needed to work with individuals, families, groups, and communities who are experiencing loss and the grief that accompanies it

Culture, spirituality, age, gender and other factors that influence grief reactions are discussed, helping readers understand and work with diverse populations. Individual and programmatic responses to grieving people are also included. Each chapter contains exercises that encourage readers to apply the concepts learned and MySocialWorkLab includes a variety of Internet resources and supplemental learning tools.

Table contents:

1. Introduction to grief and loss
2. Symbolic loss
3. Self preparation and training for professionals
4. Childhood and adolescence
5. Young and middle adulthood
6. Older adulthood
7. Normal and complicated grief
8. Culture and spirituality
9. Anticipatory grief in end of life care
10. What can we do to help grieving individuals and families
11. Helping groups and organizations cope with grief
12. Communities and traumatic grief
13. Professional resilience : sustaining hope, helpfulness and competence in