Grief Counseling : A Manual for Social Workers

This manual is a very practical guide - a must-have reference for all social workers and other human service professionals who work with people who have experienced loss of a loved one. "Grief Counseling" is also excellent for working with schools or other institutions where people have lost a fellow co-worker or student.

The book is packed with a wealth of up-to-date proven strategies and handouts for working with bereavement situations.

This book: identifies effective leadership styles for working with grief groups; includes misconceptions about grief, stages of grief, normal symptoms, and ways to resolve grief; provides checklists, activities, and dos and don'ts of grief counseling; and discusses how to help children with loss.