附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 228-243) and indexes.
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.
摘要: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.