ABSTRACT

This text is not just another reader on death, but rather a carefully developed book, created specifically for those persons whose major interests are either death education, death counseling, or, of course, both. The audience which this book addresses include: persons who have had either experience in death counseling or education or previous academic work; those who are contemplating professional work in the field or who are already in the process of developing this area as one of their fields of competence; and individuals who are already either counselors or educators or otherwise involved in the fields of mental health or education and who wish to learn more about the relationship of death and grief to their work.

part 1|1 pages

Death, Dying, and Grief: The Basic Issues

chapter Chapter 1|14 pages

Coping with Death

chapter Chapter 4|14 pages

Funeral Roles: Ritualized Expectations

part 5|2 pages

Death Education

chapter Chapter 21|13 pages

Death Educator as Deacon

chapter Chapter 27|11 pages

Coping: Effects of Death Education