Loss And Bereavement »

Weston, Ros, PhD (Univ of Southampton); Martin, Terry, PhD (Univ of Southampton); Anderson, Yvonne, MEd (Univ of Southampton)

This is a practical guide for all those involved in teaching and learning about bereavement, loss and managing change. It takes the reader through the theory and the process, and integrates the information into practice. The book provides a framework for teaching and understanding specific conflicts and their effects on health, and describes the underpinning theories and current research. The text considers work, school, family and social environments, and looks at ways of teaching, learning, organising and training in loss, bereavement and change. Themes and issues of experiencing loss are considered, including bullying, violence, sexual crime and anger, along with ways of resolving these conflicts. Methods of dealing with death of a child, suicide, trauma and unemployment are also highlighted. The final section looks at coping mechanisms, such as assertiveness, grieving and post-traumatic stress syndrome.

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A practical guide to help provide support for those experiencing bereavement, loss, transition and change. Bringing a critical yet reflective dimension to this caring work, it provides a framework for understanding specific conflicts and their effects on health and encourages the use of a range of skills. Fourteen chapters consider the work, school, family and social environments and discuss themes including personal mortality, bullying, unemployment, violence, sexual crime and anger, the death of a child, mass disaster, and suicide. The final section considers coping mechanisms such as assertiveness, grieving and post-traumatic stress syndrome. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.