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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789736203321

Autore

Houben Ligia M (Ligia Martínez)

Titolo

Counseling Hispanics through loss, grief, and bereavement [[electronic resource] ] : a guide for mental health professionals / / Ligia M. Houben

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer Pub. Co., 2012

ISBN

1-283-39512-6

9786613395122

0-8261-2556-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (318 p.)

Disciplina

155.9/37

Soggetti

Grief therapy

Bereavement

Loss (Psychology)

Hispanic Americans - Counseling of

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. The sociocultural aspects of Hispanic culture -- pt. 2. Loss and grief -- pt. 3. Hispanic immigrants: are they all the same?

Sommario/riassunto

""Counseling Hispanics through Loss, Grief, and Bereavement is an extremely timely and welcome addition to the literature in thanatology. Counselors will find in it the tools, knowledge, and insights to respond to a growing and diverse Hispanic community as individuals cope with loss and grief."". --from the foreword by Kenneth J. Doka , PhD. Professor, The College of New Rochelle. Senior Consultant, The Hospice Foundation of America. Hispanics, the fastest growing minority population in the United States, are increasingly willing to seek mental health counseling, creating a critical need for