Children and Loss

Elizabeth C. Pomeroy (PhD, University of Texas at Austin; LCSW) is professor at University of Texas at Austin and co-director of the Institute for Grief, Loss and Family Survival. She is the editor-in-chief of Social Work, the official professional journal of the National Association of Social Workers. She has previously co-authored two books, The Clinical Assessment Workbook and The Grief Assessment and Intervention Workbook: A Strengths-Based Perspective.Renée Bradford Garcia (LCSW; MSW, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor) is a clinical social worker in private practice and a practice affiliate with the Institute for Grief, Loss, and Family Survival. Her career as a social worker includes extensive experience with palliative care, bereavement, loss, and life transitions. She has over fifteen years' experience helping people discover their strengths and use them to find greater fulfillment and inner peace. She is co-author of The Grief Assessment and Intervention Workbook: A Strengths-Based Perspective.

I teach about children and loss, but do not have a single book that addresses grief and loss issues from an evidence-based perspective. I read this book with great enthusiasm. The authors express great empathy in discussing the issues of loss and grief with children. I congratulate them on tackling this difficult area of our practice." - Susan Cole, University of Illinois