The text describes the unique aspects of grief as a normal response to losses, both death- and non-death-related, and views the goal of counseling bereaved individuals as one of facilitating the unfolding of the healthy and adaptive aspects of the process as it manifests itself within each client.

Table of Contents

• About the Authors
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Part I: Theoretical Underpinnings
• 1: Thoughts About Counseling
• 2: Unique Aspects of Grief Counseling
• 3: Theories and Orientation to Bereavement
• 4: The Social Context of Loss
• Part II: Practice and Process
• 5: The Practice of Presence
• 6: The Basics of Counseling Practice
• 7: Working With Bereaved Individuals
• 8: Living Losses: Nonfinite Loss, Ambiguous Loss, and Chronic Sorrow
• 9: Working With Emotions—Yours and Theirs
• 10: When Grief Goes Awry
• 11: The Clinician's Toolbox: Therapeutic Modalities and Techniques in the Context of Grief
• 12: Ethical Issues in Grief Counseling Practice
• Part III: Current Issues and Trends
• 13: Caregiver Issues for Grief Counselors
• 14: Current Issues and Trends for Grief Counselors
• Afterword
• Appendix: Case Studies