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“Worden … has again provided mental health professionals with a superb guide describing specific principles and procedures that may be helpful in working with bereaved clients undergoing normal or abnormal grief reactions …. an extremely practical book and an invaluable resource.” –Contemporary Psychology “This book is the ‘Bible’ for those involved in the field of bereavement work…It is a straightforward, tightly focused, practical, soundly reason… More >>
Grief Counseling and Grief Therapy: A Handbook for the Mental Health Practitioner, Fourth Edition
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Hello- Thank you so much for the purchase of this book. It is essential to my education as a Masters in Social Work student. I know that it will help me in my class as well as in my practice in the future. Again thank you. Amanda
Rating: 5 / 5
The author needs to go back and review this book for sexist statements and ideas that may not have been noticeable in the first edition but sure speak loudly now. For example, at one point he speaks of when a parent dies a child loses EITHER the breadwinner OR the homemaker. What about all us single working mothers? It’s as if he’s in a time-warp and I found these type of statements, which were mostly subtle but clearly evident of sex role stereotyping, throughout the book. However, all-in-all the book is extremely informative with regard to human emotions and counseling strategies for the practitioner. He discusses the fact that people have let go of the Elisabeth Kubler-Ross stages of grief model (denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance), a change that I was unaware of but of which I have also recently read about in my professional journal. He points out that clinicians need to avoid harboring fixed ideas, such as stages, in formulating helping strategies. I also would hope that future editions speak more to marginalized types of grief, such as miscarriage of pregnancy, grief in the workplace (the standardized amount of leave for loss of an immediate family member is 3 days), and even pet loss. In fairness, I do realize that he is not trying to lobby for social change but to look at this issue on a best outcome focus for the client. I think the book’s focus inadvertently highlights the fact that there are countless little unsung griefs in life which deserve a clinician’s unconditional understanding of the individual’s unique inner experience and outward expression of their grief. Of course, the author can’t speak to every form of grief specifically, but I just had a colleague devastated by the death of her 17-year-old cat, and that type of grief is not uncommon and is often misunderstood, which can definitely shrink the availability of support. He also clarifies what to look out for in terms of grief that is not healthy, and how to deal with a support system that has become toxic because of others’ frequently mistaken beliefs that the grief has gone on too long. Here’s to the 6th Edition.
Rating: 4 / 5
Brilliant book. I am a social work professional. I found this book to be evidence based with relevant research, history on the topic including interesting stuff on the debate around terminology that has been happening in anticipation of DSMV. However, great strength is that it is also designed for practitioners and has detailed suggestions to enhance practice as well as great advice on self care and training. I’ve read and trained others on this topic and this is one of three I currently recommend to those I train.
Rating: 5 / 5
this book was used, it was in good shape and i recieved it in three days of my placed order.
Rating: 4 / 5
This is a great book. Very easy to understand. Scientific and human at the same time. If you are a health professional or a social worker or a church minister, you should read it and always have it close.
Rating: 5 / 5