ABSTRACT

New Techniques of Grief Therapy: Bereavement and Beyond expands on the mission of the previous two Techniques books, featuring innovative approaches to address the needs of those whose lives have been shadowed by loss—whether through bereavement, serious illness, the rupture of a relationship, or other complex or intangible losses, such as of an identity-defining career.

The book starts with several framing chapters by prominent theorists that provide a big- picture orientation to grief work and follows with a generous toolkit of creative therapeutic techniques described in concrete detail and anchored in illustrative case studies to convey their use in actual practice. New Techniques of Grief Therapy is an indispensable resource for professionals working in hospice, hospital, palliative care, and elder care settings; clinicians in broader health-care and mental health-care practices; executive coaches; and students in the field of grief therapy.

part I|70 pages

Framing the Work

chapter 1|23 pages

Reconstructing the Continuing Bond

A Process Analysis of Grief Therapy 1

chapter 2|20 pages

The Meaning in Loss Group

Principles, Processes and Procedures

chapter 4|7 pages

Suffering a Death Wish

The Psychology of Medical Assistance in Dying

chapter 5|6 pages

Grief After Non-Death Losses

part III|24 pages

Moving Through Bereavement

chapter 11|10 pages

The Grieving Styles Grid

chapter 12|3 pages

The Grief Dance

chapter 13|6 pages

Walking the Labyrinth

chapter 14|3 pages

Drawing It Out

part IV|13 pages

Articulating Ambiguous Loss

part V|19 pages

Practicing Self-Care

part VI|13 pages

Fostering Compassion

chapter 22|3 pages

Forgiveness Therapy

chapter 24|4 pages

Thematic Analysis

part VII|27 pages

Working With Emotion

chapter 26|4 pages

Externalizing Conversations

chapter 27|6 pages

The Castle

chapter 29|7 pages

Figurative Stories

part VIII|18 pages

Utilizing Imagery

chapter 30|4 pages

Mindful Photography

chapter 32|4 pages

The Virgin Island

chapter 33|4 pages

The Gate of My Heart

part IX|28 pages

Revising Personal Meaning

part X|26 pages

Reaffirming Attachment

chapter 40|4 pages

The Transition Cycle

chapter 41|4 pages

Creating a Sensory Portal

chapter 42|4 pages

Working With Blocks

chapter 44|5 pages

Player of Life

chapter 45|3 pages

Habits of the Heart

part XI|13 pages

Dialoguing With the Deceased

part XII|16 pages

Validating Lives

chapter 49|4 pages

Dignity Therapy

chapter 50|3 pages

A Hike to Remember

chapter 51|4 pages

The Sharing Plate

chapter 52|3 pages

Life Lessons Learned

part XIII|22 pages

Re-storying Loss

chapter 53|6 pages

Grief Dialogues

chapter 55|4 pages

Writing to Heal

chapter 56|4 pages

Karuna Cards

part XIV|14 pages

Facilitating Support