In the Presence of Grief

Helping Family Members Resolve Death, Dying, and Bereavement Issues

Dorothy S. Becvar

HardcoverPaperback
Hardcover
September 24, 2001
ISBN 9781572306974
Price: $89.00
284 Pages
Size: 6" x 9"
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Paperback
August 8, 2003
ISBN 9781572309371
Price: $39.00
284 Pages
Size: 6" x 9"
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Foreword, Pauline Boss

I. The Contexts of Grief.

1. Introduction.

2. Understanding Death, Dying, and Bereavement.

3. When Death Comes Unannounced.

4. When Death Is Anticipated.

5. When the Question of Euthanasia Emerges.

6. When a Child Dies.

7. When a Sibling Dies.

8. When a Parent Dies.

9. When a Spouse Dies.

10. When an Extended Family Member or Friend Dies.

II. Grief in the Context of Therapy.

11. Creating Funerals, Ceremonies, and Other Healing Rituals.

12. Searching for Meaning.

13. Reclaiming Joy