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Book Synopsis
This is a practical guide for those involved in teaching and learning about bereavement, loss and managing change. It takes readers through the theory and the process, and integrates the information into practice.

Trade Review
"A stimulating and practical book, aimed at students working with those experiencing grief, loss and bereavement in a wide range of settings. The book provides a refreshing approach to a difficult and often harrowing subject." Nursing Standard

Table of Contents
Preface;.

Acknowledgements;.

List of Contributors;.

Introduction;.

A theoretical framework for understanding loss and the helping process;.

Identity and power;.

Personal mortality;.

Bullying: coercion and control;.

A search for understanding - murder and violence;.

The effects of sexual violence on individuals and families;.

Suicide: an exploration;.

Job Loss;.

Portrait of family grief;.

Changing the emphasis on death - issues surrounding organ donation;.

Mass disaster;.

Anger, assertiveness and aggression;.

Preparing children for loss and bereavement;.

Community rites and the process of grieving;.

Afterword;.

References and Bibliography;.

Glossary;.

Index.

Loss and Bereavement

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    A Paperback by R Weston, Terry Martin, Yvonne Anderson

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      Publisher Wiley
      Published 8/19/1998 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780632047871
      978-0632047871
      ISBN-10 0632047879
      Also in:
      Psychology Social, group or collective psychology Sociology: death and dying

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This is a practical guide for those involved in teaching and learning about bereavement, loss and managing change. It takes readers through the theory and the process, and integrates the information into practice.

      Trade Review
      "A stimulating and practical book, aimed at students working with those experiencing grief, loss and bereavement in a wide range of settings. The book provides a refreshing approach to a difficult and often harrowing subject." Nursing Standard

      Table of Contents
      Preface;.

      Acknowledgements;.

      List of Contributors;.

      Introduction;.

      A theoretical framework for understanding loss and the helping process;.

      Identity and power;.

      Personal mortality;.

      Bullying: coercion and control;.

      A search for understanding - murder and violence;.

      The effects of sexual violence on individuals and families;.

      Suicide: an exploration;.

      Job Loss;.

      Portrait of family grief;.

      Changing the emphasis on death - issues surrounding organ donation;.

      Mass disaster;.

      Anger, assertiveness and aggression;.

      Preparing children for loss and bereavement;.

      Community rites and the process of grieving;.

      Afterword;.

      References and Bibliography;.

      Glossary;.

      Index.

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