Living Through Loss

Nancy R. Hooyman is the Hooyman Endowed Professor and dean emerita at the University of Washington, School of Social Work. In addition to numerous awards and fellowships, she is the author of eight books and more than one hundred articles.Betty J. Kramer is a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Social Work. She is a nationally recognized social work leader in the field of palliative and end-of-life care, the recipient of numerous awards and honors, and the coeditor of Men as Caregivers: Theory, Research, and Service Implications.

This is an excellent resource... Highly Recommended. Choice This book is both a mine of information and provides an enormous amount of food for thought and reflection. Highly recommended. -- Roger Woodruff, Director of Palliative Care, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care News

• Preface Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Theoretical Perspectives on Grief 2. The Grief Process 3. Resilience and Meaning Making 4. Grief and Loss in Childhood 5. Interventions for Grieving Children 6. Grief and Loss in Adolescence 7. Interventions for Grieving Adolescents 8. Grief and Loss in Young Adulthood 9. Interventions for Grieving Young Adults 10. Grief and Loss in Middle Adulthood 11. Interventions for Grieving Midlife Adults 12. Grief and Loss in Old Age 13. Interventions for Grieving Older Adults 14. Professional Self-Awareness and Self-Care Concluding Thoughts References Index