Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION


CHAPTER 1 -- ATTACHMENT, LOSS, AND THE EXPERIENCE OF GRIEF


CHAPTER 2 -- UNDERSTANDING THE MOURNING PROCESS


CHAPTER 3 -- THE MOURNING PROCESS: MEDIATORS OF MOURNING


CHAPTER 4 -- GRIEF COUNSELING: FACILITATING UNCOMPLICATED MOURNING


CHAPTER 5 -- ABNORMAL GRIEF REACTIONS: COMPLICATED MOURNING


CHAPTER 6 -- GRIEF THERAPY: RESOLVING COMPLICATED MOURNING


CHAPTER 7 -- GRIEVING SPECIAL TYPES OF LOSSES


CHAPTER 8 -- GRIEF AND FAMILY SYSTEMS


CHAPTER 9 -- THE COUNSELOR'S OWN GRIEF


CHAPTER 10 -- TRAINING GRIEF COUNSELORS

About the Author

J. William Worden, PhD, ABPP, is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and holds academic appointments at the Harvard Medical School and at the Rosemead Graduate School of Psychology in California. He is also Co-Principal Investigator of the Harvard Child Bereavement Study, based at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Recipient of 5 major NIH grants, his research and clinical work over 40 years has centered on issues of life-threatening illness and life-threatening behavior.

Reviews

Praise for the Fourth Edition:

""In the fields of death education, research and counseling/psychology, surely Bill Worden is a giant...ALL of us, personally and professionally, are indebted to [him]. From his work we may be just a bit wiser, a bit healthier, a bit more competent, and a lot more in touch with meaning for the sake of all who mourn.""- Illness, Crisis, & Loss;

""[If] you knew Worden's work and his writings previously, you'll find an enhanced book with a much broader and challenging perspective than his previous editions. If you are not familiar with Bill Worden, then it is time to begin.""- Ben Wolfe, MEd, LICSW, Fellow in Thanatology, Program Manager/Grief Counselor, St. Mary's Medical Center's Grief Support Center Duluth, MN