a handbook for the mental health practitioner Worden, J. William (James William), (James William) 1932- creator text xxu New York, NY Springer Pub. Co. c2009 4th ed. monographic eng

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xiv, 314 p. : 24 cm. Dr. Worden presents the highly anticipated fourth edition to Grief Counseling and Grief Therapy, the gold standard of grief therapy handbooks. The previous editions, translated into 12 languages, received worldwide acclaim for their sensitive, insightful, and practical approach to grief counseling. In this updated and revised fourth edition, Dr. Worden presents his most recent thinking on bereavement drawn from extensive research, clinical work, and the best of the new literature. Key Features:.:.; The task model has been modified to account for new thinking and research findings in the field. Attachment, loss, and the experience of grief -- Understanding the mourning process -- The mourning process: mediators of mourning -- Grief counseling: facilitating uncomplicated grief -- Abnormal grief reactions: complicated mourning -- Grief therapy: resolving complicated mourning -- Grieving special types of losses -- Grief and family systems -- The counselor's own grief -- Training for grief counseling. J. William Worden. Includes bibligraphical references (p. 285-304) and indexes. Grief therapy Mental health counseling PSYCHOLOGY Psychotherapy General RC455.4.L67 W67 2009 9780826101204 180211 20180211154002.0