{"product_id":"continuing-bonds-in-bereavement-new-directions-for-research-and-practice-series-in-death-dying-and-bereavement-9780415356206","title":"Continuing Bonds in Bereavement New Directions","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe introduction of the continuing bonds model of grief near the end of the 20\u003csup\u003eth \u003c\/sup\u003ecentury revolutionized the way researchers and practitioners understand bereavement. \u003ci\u003eContinuing Bonds in Bereavement \u003c\/i\u003eis the most comprehensive, state-of-the-art collection of developments in this field since the inception of the model. As a multi-perspectival, nuanced, and forward-looking anthology, it combines innovations in clinical practice with theoretical and empirical advancements. The text traces grief in different cultural settings, asking questions about the truth in our interactions with the dead and showing how new cultural developments like social media change the ways we relate to those who have died. Together, the book's four sections encourage practitioners and scholars in both bereavement studies and in other fields to broaden their understanding of the concept of continuing bonds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The concept of continuing bonds has proven to be a very influential one. This review of its contemporary significance is a superb piece of scholarship that will delight anyone interested in understanding the complexities of loss and grief. An impressive lineup of writers provides both breadth and depth. The editors have done an excellent job in producing an outstanding anthology that will be of lasting value.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeil Thompson, PhD, DLitt, professor, Wrexham Glyndwr University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eContinuing Bonds in Bereavement\u003c\/i\u003e is a large buffet covering various aspects of continuing relationships with deceased loved ones. Created by expert chefs, the dishes cover theory, therapeutic experiences (with transcripts that are very moving), forgiveness, after-death communications, religion, and culture. Choose what interests you. Digest. Learn. Grow.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLillian Range, PhD, professor of psychology and counseling, University of Holy Cross\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A powerful concept demands extensive explanation and theoretical exploration. This encyclopedia-like volume does just that for continuing bonds and will serve as a benchmark reference for ongoing study and research.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDouglas J. Davies, PhD, DLitt, Hon Dr Theol, professor in the study of religion, director of Centre for Death and Life Studies, Durham University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Finally, a pithy comprehensive synthesis of evolving bereavement theories, practices, and paradoxes inherent in the continuing bond paradigms. This timely anthology further equips therapists, educators, and even the grieving with diverse cultural and digital modes of expression applicable in our professional and personal lives.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSandra L. Bertman, PhD, FT, author, \u003ci\u003eGrief and the Healing Arts: Creativity as Therapy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeries Foreword \u003ci\u003eRobert A. Neimeyer\u003c\/i\u003e Prologue: A Personal History \u003cem\u003eDennis Klass \u003c\/em\u003e List of Contributors 1. Introduction: Continuing Bonds—20 Years On \u003ci\u003eDennis Klass and Edith Steffen\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eSection I: Overview of the Book\u003c\/b\u003e 2. The Two-Track Model of Bereavement and Continuing Bonds \u003ci\u003eSimon Shimshon Rubin, Ruth Malkinson, and Eliezer Witztum \u003c\/i\u003e3. Posttraumatic Growth and Continuing Bonds\u003ci\u003e Richard Tedeschi, Ana Orejuela-Davila, \u0026amp; Paisley Lewis \u003c\/i\u003e4. How Continuing Bonds Have Been Framed Across Millennia\u003ci\u003e Tony Walter \u003c\/i\u003e5. Continuing Bonds, Authorship, and American Cultural History \u003ci\u003eHarold K. Bush \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection II: Continuing Bonds and Clinical Contexts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubsection II.1: Innovations for Working with Continuing Bonds\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e6. Reconstructing the Continuing Bond: A Case Study in Grief Therapy\u003ci\u003e Robert A. Neimeyer and An Hooghe \u003c\/i\u003e7. Remembering Relations Across the Years and the Miles\u003ci\u003e Lorraine Hedtke \u003c\/i\u003e8. Working with Continuing Bonds from an Attachment Theoretical Perspective\u003ci\u003e Phyllis Kosminsky \u003c\/i\u003e9. Externalized and Internalized CB in Understanding of Grief \u003ci\u003eSamuel M.Y. Ho and Ide S.F. Chan \u003c\/i\u003e10. Forgiveness and Continuing Bonds\u003ci\u003e Elizabeth A. Gassin \u003c\/i\u003e11. Reaching the Unspoken Grief: Continuing Parental Bond during Pregnancy Loss\u003ci\u003e Bobo H.P. Lau, Candy H.C. Fong, and Celia H.Y. Chan\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eSubsection II.2: Specific Perspectives for Working with Sense of Presence \u003c\/b\u003e12. Working with Welcome and Unwelcome Presence in Grief\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eJacqueline Hayes and Edith Steffen\u003c\/i\u003e 13. The Potential Therapeutic Efficacy of Assisted After-Death Communication \u003ci\u003eJulie Beischel, Chad Mosher, and Mark Boccuzzi\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eSection III: The Truth Status \u0026amp; Reality Status of Continuing Bonds\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e14. Ontological Flooding and Continuing Bonds\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eJack Hunter 15. Considering Anomalous Events During Bereavement as Evidence for Survival\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eCallum E. Cooper 16. Grief, Ritual and Experiential Knowledge: A Philosophical Perspective\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eAnastasia Philippa Scrutton \u003cb\u003eSection IV: Continuing Bonds in Cultural Contexts Subsection IV.1: Continuing Bonds’ Complex Roles in Cultures \u003c\/b\u003e17. Identity and Continuing Bonds in Cross-Cultural Perspective: Britain and Japan\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristine Valentine\u003c\/i\u003e 18. Evolving Roles in Research Exploring Communication About Grief: Meaning Making and Continuing Bonds\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Robert Dennis and Adrianne Kunkel \u003c\/i\u003e19. Ancient Mesopotamian Remembrance and the Family Dead\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eRenata MacDougal\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e20. Continuing Bond as a Double-Edged Sword in Bereavement?\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eCandy H.C. Fong and Amy Y. M. Chow 21. Continuing Bonds with Native Culture: Immigrants' Response to Loss \u003ci\u003eHani M. Henry, William B. Stiles, and Mia W. Biran \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubsection IV.2: A New Cultural Context – Social Media\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e22. Continuing Bonds and Social Media in the Lives of Bereaved College Students\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eDavid Balk and Mary Alice Varga\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e23. Mourning 2.0: Continuing Bonds between the Living and the Dead on Facebook—Continuing Bonds in Cyberspace\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eMelissa Irwin\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e24. Facilitation and Disruption of Continuing Bonds in a Digital Society\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eElaine Kasket Reflections and Conclusions: Going Forward with Continuing Bonds\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eEdith Steffen and Dennis Klass\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018138255703,"sku":"9780415356206","price":52.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/continuing-bonds-in-bereavement-new-directions-for-research-and-practice-series-in-death-dying-and-bereavement-9780415356206","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}