Grief Counselling and Grief Therapy

'The fourth edition of this book retains all the theoretical strengths and clinical wisdom of past editions, while incorporating emerging theories and cutting-edge research. It is required reading for any counselor, educator, or researcher who wishes to understand grief.' - Kenneth J. Doka, PhD, Professor, The Graduate School, The College of New Rochelle; Senior Consultant, The Hospice Foundation of America '[If] you knew Worden's work and his writings previously, you'll find an enhanced book with a much broader and challenging perspective than his previous editions. If you are not familiar with Bill Worden, then it is time to begin.' - Ben Wolfe, MEd, LICSW, Fellow in Thanatology, Program Manager/Grief Counselor, St. Mary's Medical Center's Grief Support Center, Duluth, MN; Past President, Association for Death Education and Counseling 'This book challenges how we conceptualize the experience of grief and the process of mourning, it informs how we assess those experiencing problems in adjusting to loss, and it guides our treatment approaches. I can't think of a thing Worden has missed.' - Stephen Fleming, PhD, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Health, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 'Simply stated, you will not find a better book to guide you in assisting people struggling with the myriad of issues following a death.' - Donna L. Schuurman, EdD, CT, Executive Director, The Dougy Center for Grieving Children & Families Praise for Earlier Editions 'This book is the 'Bible' for those involved in the field of bereavement work. . . . It is a straightforward, tightly focused, practical, soundly reasoned, compact working text.' - William M. Lamers, Jr., MD, The Lamers Medical Group '[Worden] has again provided mental health professionals with a superb guide describing specific . . . procedures that may be helpful in working with bereaved clients undergoing normal or abnormal grief reactions . . . [An] extremely practical book and an invaluable resource.' - Contemporary Psychology, now known as PsyCritique 'The fourth edition of this book retains all the theoretical strengths and clinical wisdom of past editions, while incorporating emerging theories and cutting-edge research. It is required reading for any counselor, educator, or researcher who wishes to understand grief.' - Kenneth J. Doka, PhD, Professor, The Graduate School, The College of New Rochelle; Senior Consultant, The Hospice Foundation of America, USA

J. WilliamWorden, PhD, ABBP, is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and holds academic appointments at Harvard Medical School and at the Rosemead Graduate School of Psychology in California. He is also Co-Principal Investigator of the Harvard Child Bereavement Study, based at the Massachusetts General Hospital.

Introduction. Attachment, Loss, and the Experience of Grief. Understanding the Mourning Process. The Mourning Process: Mediators of Mourning. Grief Counselling: Facilitating Uncomplicated Grief. Abnormal Grief Reactions: Complicated Mourning. Grief Therapy: Resolving Complicated Mourning. Grieving Special Types of Losses. Grief and Family Systems. The Counsellor's Own Grief. Training for Grief Counselling.