Gift of Tears A Practical Approach to Loss and Bereavement in Counselling and Psychotherapy

Name: Gift of Tears A Practical Approach to Loss and Bereavement in Counselling and Psychotherapy
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ISBN: 9781583919330

ISBN-10: 1583919333

ISBN-13: 9781583919330

Edition: 2nd 2004 (Revised)

Authors: Susan Lendrum, Gabrielle Syme

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This thoroughly revised and updated edition ofGift of Tearsincludes new research and examples of recent events to help illustrate the effects of loss. The authors, both experienced counselors and psychotherapists, guide the reader through the process of contemplating and eventually confronting their own relationship to loss. Gift of Tearscontains candid and readable discussions on how to understand reactions of anger and guilt, attachment patterns, historical changes in attitudes to bereavement and understanding death as a particular form of loss.Gift of Tearsis intended for anyone who finds they have to cope with the grief of others. It will prove invaluable to counselors, therapists,…

Book details

List price: $49.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 8/19/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 6.42" wide x 9.25" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English

Dr Gabrielle Syme was Chair of British Association for Counselling (BAC) from 1996-1999 and works in private practice as a counsellor, supervisor and trainer. Her major interests are in bereavement and promoting good practice. These are reflected in her four books; Gift of Tears (Routledge, 1992; 2004 (Second Edition) co-authored with Susan Lendrum), Counselling in Independent Practice (Open University Press, 1994); Dual Relationships in Counselling and Psychotherapy: Exploring the Limits (Sage, 2003) and Objectives and Outcomes: Questioning the Practice of Psychotherapy, co-authored with Jenifer Elton Wilson (Open University Press, 2006) together with a number of articles and chapters in… several books edited by others.



Introduction to First Edition


Introduction to Second Edition.



Loss and Nurture


Early Attachments and Loss


Adult Attachment Patterns


The Nurturing Environment.



Death as a Particular Form of Loss


Experiences of Death and Bereavement


The Effect of External Circumstances and Internal Factors on the Experience of Bereavement


Historical Change in Attitudes to Death and Bereavement


Cultural Variety


Children's Grief: 'Gift of Tears'


Personal and Family Experiences of Loss.



Working with the Grieving


Basic Loss Counselling Skills: 'Give Sorrow Words'


Tasks of Mourning: Meaning and Internalization


Further Skills Related to the Tasks of Mourning and Ending Counselling


Ways of Helping Children.



Anger and Guilt


Understanding Anger and Guilt


Working with Anger and Guilt in More Complicated Grief.



Professional Implications


Necessary Consultation for Complicated Grief


Assessment and Referral


Supervision


Epilogue