Counselling for Grief and Bereavement (Counselling in Practice series) (Hardcover)

`The book provides an absorbing and challenging journey through the possible process involved in bereavement work, and encourages one to think broadly about how one can approach a bereaved person... this was a book I enjoyed reading very much, and which I found both theoretically sound and practically helpful' - Bereavement Care (Cruse)

Counselling for Grief and Bereavement, Second Edition is a bestselling, introductory guide for professionals who work with people experiencing bereavement through death and other forms of loss. Focusing on practical assessment and intervention strategies, Geraldine Humphrey and David Zimpfer guide readers through the essential theory and skills needed to work with clients in a way which sensitively facilitates the process of grief, initiates healing and promotes a sense of growth.

Setting out the broad principles for practice, the authors go on to show how these can be applied in working with individuals, families and groups and in relation to specific issues including chronic and life-threatening illnesses, palliative care and complicated grief. Carefully chosen case examples illustrate the counselling process, while specific attention is paid throughout to ethical considerations and the possible need for referral.

This fully revised and updated Second Edition features a new chapter on working with children and adolescents: both from the perspective of young people who are grieving losses and those who are receiving palliative care as patients. While focusing on the practical, the book provides a firm theoretical base by explaining key concepts such as attachment, grief and resilience.

Geraldine M. Humphrey is Counsellor in the Department of Psychology at the North Canton Medical Foundation, specializing in death, illnesses, and non-death and grief. David G. Zimpfer is former Director of the Cancer Center of Ohio.

Synopsis
Praise for the First Edition: 'The book provides an absorbing and challenging journey through the possible process involved in bereavement work, and encourages one to think broadly about how one can approach a bereaved person...this was a book I enjoyed reading very much, and which I found both theoretically sound and practically helpful' - Bereavement Care (Cruse) In Counselling for Grief and Bereavement, Second Edition Geraldine Humphrey and David Zimpfer take readers step-by-step through the skills needed to facilitate the process of grief, initiate healing and promote a sense of growth. Providing a firm theoretical base, the authors discuss the concepts and categories of attachment, loss and grief. Carefully chosen case examples are included throughout and specific attention is paid to ethics and to the possible need for referral.This second edition has been thoroughly updated and includes: " updated strategies for professionals working with children and adolescents, including those who are grieving, and those who are receiving palliative care as patients " additional theories and concepts that encourage the professional to approach working with the bereaved from sound conceptual bases and positive attitudes that foster growth and empowerment " an increased emphasis on a positive approach that does not deny the necessity of the experience of pain of grief.

Counselling for Grief and Bereavement, Second Edition provides practical assessment and intervention strategies for counselling, mental health, medical and educational professionals and trainees. Geraldine M. Humphrey is Director of the Center for Grief Counseling, North Canton Medical Foundation. David G. Zimpfer is recently retired Director of the Cancer Counselling Center of Ohio, and recently retired and Professor Emeritus at Kent State University.