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Record Nr.

UNINA9910821321303321

Autore

Lendrum Susan <1942->

Titolo

Gift of tears : a practical approach to loss and bereavement in counselling and psychotherapy / / Susan Lendrum and Gabrielle Syme

Pubbl/distr/stampa

East Sussex ; ; New York, : Brunner-Routledge, c2004

ISBN

1-135-47930-5

0-203-61998-6

1-135-47931-3

1-280-07836-7

0-203-48895-4

Edizione

[[Rev. and updated ed.].]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xviii, 249 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

SymeGabrielle <1943->

Disciplina

155.9/3

Soggetti

Loss (Psychology)

Bereavement - Psychological aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Previous edition: 1992.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-243) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Early attachments and loss  -- Adult attachment patterns -- The nurturing environment -- 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 -- Basic loss counselling skills : give sorrow words -- Tasks of mourning : meaning and internalisation -- Further skills related to the tasks of mourning and ending counselling -- Ways of helping children -- Understanding anger and guilt -- Working with anger and guilt in more complicated grief -- Necessary consultation for complicated grief -- Assessment and referral -- Supervision.

Sommario/riassunto

Gift of Tears is intended for anyone who finds they have to cope, in the course of their daily lives, with the grief of others. It will prove invaluable to counsellors, therapists, mental health professionals and all those helping the bereaved.