Ruth Bright

Grief and Powerlessness

Helping People Regain Control of Their Lives

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In this practical book on why and how people grieve, the author addresses the experience of bereavement and loss in a wide range of contexts, including: death and dying; ageing; disability; illness and AIDS; and cultural loss. The second part of the book presents ideas for practical solutions and discusses strategies to facilitate change and re-empower clients, helping them regain control of their lives.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 212
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. September 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 330g
• ISBN-13: 9781853023866
• ISBN-10: 1853023868
• Artikelnr.: 23243701

Autorenporträt

Ruth Bright

Inhaltsangabe

A Personal Introduction. 1. Coping with Loss: The Context and the Response.
2. Griefs of Children. 3. The Griefs of Adulthood and Old Age. 4. The
Interweaving of Loss of Role, Status, Expectation. 5. Loss of Material
Possessions and Spirital Pain: The Paradox. 6. Handicap and Frailty, Grief
and Powerlessness. 7. Cultural Aspects of Loss: Migrants and Refugees. 8.
The Grief of being HIV Positive and of AIDS. 9. The Grief, Anger and
Powerlessness of Suicide. 10. Volunteering, Neighbourliness and Helping.
11. Facilitating Change in Blocked Grief. 12. Music Therapy for Blocked
Grief. 13. The Challenges and Griefs of the Helper. 14. Summary. Ideas for
Reading. References. Subject Index. Author Index.