Grief and Powerlessness
Jessica Kingsley Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-85302-386-6 (ISBN)
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.
Ruth Bright is a Consultant Music Therapist who specialises in grief counselling and was Founding President of the Australian Music Therapy Association. She is a long-standing member (and immediate Past-President) of the Board of Directors of the Gerontology Foundation of Australia, a national charity which provides funds for research into aspects of ageing.
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.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.4.1996 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 332 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Psychologie |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Trennung / Trauer | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-85302-386-8 / 1853023868 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-85302-386-6 / 9781853023866 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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