ABSTRACT

All too frequently, clinical practice consists of repeating year after year the methods learned in graduate training, occasionally seasoned by a technique learned in a continuing-education workshop. Bereavement Groups and the Role of Social Support gives clinicians what they’ve been missing in other volumes: practical techniques that have a solid contemporary empirical basis. Deftly weaving together theory, research, and practice, this volume is a compendium of the latest practical thinking about bereavement support groups. Readers will learn when well-loved practices make sense and are supported by sound evidence, as well as which practices should possibly be discontinued. The book also contains the results of a qualitative study bringing together the best practices of experienced bereavement group leaders from around the world.

chapter |16 pages

Introduction

chapter Chapter 1|26 pages

Making Sense of Grief

chapter Chapter 2|19 pages

Social Groups and the Support of Bereaved Individuals

chapter Chapter 3|25 pages

Recruiting and Training Group Leadership

chapter Chapter 4|30 pages

What Goes On Here? Developing Content for Adult Groups

chapter Chapter 5|20 pages

Meeting Challenges in Support Groups

chapter Chapter 6|14 pages

Supporting Children and Teens Through Grief Groups

chapter Chapter 7|36 pages

Dealing With Complicated Grief in the Support Group

chapter |4 pages

Epilogue

The Future of Grief Groups