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Grief and Loss: Theories and Skills for the Helping Professions Paperback – 6 October 2011

by Katherine Walsh (Author)
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Provides a variety of case examples applying theory to practice when working with those dealing with grief and loss.

Grief and Loss: Theories and Skills for the Helping Professions, 2nd Edition 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.

Learning Goals

Upon completing this book, readers will be able to:

  • Acquire core knowledge and skills that will prepare readers to work with individuals, families, groups, and communities who are experiencing loss and the grief that accompanies it
  • Understand normal and complicated grief reactions
  • Identify actual as well as symbolic losses
  • Recognise the factors the positively and negatively influence grief reactions
  • Understand the resources and interventions that are effective in helping those who are grieving
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  1. ISBN-10
    0205827098
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0205827091
  3. Edition
    2
  4. Publisher
    Pearson
  5. Publication date
    6 October 2011
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    1.02 x 15.24 x 22.61 cm
  8. Print length
    192 pages
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From the Back Cover

  • New individual chapters focused on each developmental stage across the lifespan and grief reactions
  • New chapter on anticipatory grief (Ch. 9)
  • New chapters on traumatic grief and working with communities (Chs. 10 and 11)
  • Added discussion of changes in the DSM-IV related to grief and bereavement
  • Expanded content on symbolic losses including grief related to divorce, foster care placement, unemployment, and disabilities
  • Expanded content on complicated grief
  • Case examples from nursing, education, legal professionals, and rehabilitation specialists
  • Review of evidence-based interventions for grieving individuals, families and groups
  • Instructor’s Manual and Test Bank and PowerPoint Slides for instructors.

About the Author

Katherine Walsh has been teaching social workers and other helping professionals while maintaining her own grief work practice for 30 years. A past president of the Association of Oncology Social Work, Director of Psychosocial Services for Hospice, a Clinical Supervisor and tenured Professor of Social Work, Dr. Walsh has won numerous service and leadership awards, authored many book chapters and peer reviewed journal articles and led international exchange programs in End of Life Care in China, Cambodia and Hungary for the National Association of Social Workers. Her own practice and collaborative relationships with students and colleagues have produced a wealth of case examples from a wide variety of settings including schools, hospitals, correctional facilities and foster care agencies as well as traditional social service and mental health settings.

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pearson; 2 edition (6 October 2011)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 192 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0205827098
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0205827091
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 1.02 x 15.24 x 22.61 cm
  • Customer Reviews:
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Buddy
5.0 out of 5 stars Great
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Hrslvr18
5.0 out of 5 stars A great "nuts and bolts" handbook for helping people through grief
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Katherine Walsh is exacting in her description and explanation about the different types of loss that people experience. It is a great primer for this topic, offering in-depth descriptions of the difference between loss through death and "symbolic" loss, bereavement and grief counseling, etc. She provides interesting case studies to illustrate throughout and valuable coping strategies.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource
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Author is very knowledgeable and book well written. Excellent resource.
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bibliophile mom
4.0 out of 5 stars very helpful
Reviewed in the United States on 24 July 2013
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I am a chaplain who leads grief groups. I found this book easy to read and especially liked how it talked about grief related to all kinds of loss- not just death. The author recognized that many professions have to deal with grieving clients- even if they are not typically considered "helping professions". This book can be helpful to lawyers, judges, and teachers as well as healthcare professionals.
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