Grief Counseling Homework Planner with disk » (1st Edition)

PHIL RICH, EdD, MSW, is a clinical psychologist and social worker. He is also the Series Editor for Wiley's Healing Journey series.

Help bereaved clients deal with and work through a difficult time in their lives

Grief Counseling Homework Planner provides you with an array of ready-to-use, between-session assignments designed to help clients better understand their grief and the grieving process.

This easy-to-use sourcebook features:

• 63 ready-to-copy exercises covering the most common issues encountered in grief therapy
• A quick-reference format–the interactive assignments are organized around the most typical stages of the grieving process
• Expert guidance on how and when to make the most efficient use of the exercises
• Homework that enables clients to work through the issues surrounding their loss through reflective thought, personal management, problem resolution, and self-healing
• A computer disk that contains all the exercises in a word-processing format–allowing you to customize them to suit you and your clients’ unique styles and needs

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Organized along the typical stages of grief, this work presents 63 homework exercises for therapists to give to their clients. The exercises encourage clients to think and write about their feelings and coping strategies. The diskette includes all of the exercises in a word-processing format allowing therapists to adapt them for their own purposes. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Introduction to The Grief Therapy Homework Planner.
Stages of Grief.
Adjustment.
Acceptance.
Support.
Sharing.
Understanding Feelings.
Coping With Feelings.
Finding Meaning.
Biography.
Shared History.
Memories and Remembrances.
Unfinished Business.
Relationships.
Moving On.
Bibliography.