| |
| |
| |
| Understanding Loss and Grief in Different Contexts | |
| |
| |
| Basic Facts about Loss and Grief | |
| |
| |
| Symbolic Loss | |
| |
| |
| Experiences That Generate Grief Reactions | |
| |
| |
| |
| Self-Preparation and Training for Professionals Encountering Loss and Grief | |
| |
| |
| Reviewing Our Own Experiences and Attitudes Related to Grief | |
| |
| |
| Assessing and Enhancing Readiness to Address Grief in Our Work | |
| |
| |
| Supervision, Consultation and Collaboration With Other Professionals | |
| |
| |
| |
| Loss and Grief Across The Lifespan | |
| |
| |
| Childhood | |
| |
| |
| Adolescence | |
| |
| |
| Young | |
| |
| |
| Middle Adulthood | |
| |
| |
| Older Adulthood | |
| |
| |
| Advanced Age | |
| |
| |
| |
| Normal and Complicated Grief Reactions | |
| |
| |
| Theories That Inform Our Understanding of Grief | |
| |
| |
| Common Reactions in "Normal" Grief | |
| |
| |
| Complicated Grief | |
| |
| |
| Interventions For Normal and Complicated Grief | |
| |
| |
| |
| Cultural and Spiritual Influences | |
| |
| |
| The Influence of Culture in Coping With Loss and Grief | |
| |
| |
| The Influence of Spirituality in Coping With Loss and Grief | |
| |
| |
| |
| What Can We Do To Help? | |
| |
| |
| Misconceptions About Grief | |
| |
| |
| Empathic Communication | |
| |
| |
| Utilizing Information and Resources | |
| |
| |
| Collaborating With Others | |
| |
| |
| |
| When Organizations and Communities Grieve | |
| |
| |
| Taking a Leadership Role | |
| |
| |
| Establishing a Bereavement Protocol: Interdisciplinary and Inter-Organizational Collaboration | |
| |
| |
| Creating Remembrances and Memorials | |
| |
| |
| |
| Self-Care: Sustaining Hope, Helpfulness and Competence in Working with Grief | |
| |
| |
| Continuing Education | |
| |
| |
| Self-Care Strategies | |
| |
| |
| Professional Support Systems | |
| |
| |
| Appendices | |
| |
| |
| Common Losses Across the Life Span | |
| |
| |
| Annotated Bibliography | |
| |
| |
| Helpful Strategies for Coping with Grief | |
| |
| |
| Strategies for Professionals Helping Children and Families with Traumatic Loss | |
| |
| |
| Planning Your Own Memorial Service | |
| |
| |
| Expressive Techniques | |
| |
| |
| Poem, The Wind in My Sails Theandra Walker | |
| |
| |
| Letter, My Dear Cousin Haley Jessy Burke | |
| |
| |
| Agenda for Staff Retreat | |