Loss and Bereavement Managing Change [Paperback]

This is a practical guide for all those involved in teaching and learning about bereavement, loss and managing change. It takes the reader through the theory and the process, and integrates the information into practice. The book provides a framework for teaching and understanding specific conflicts and their effects on health, and describes the underpinning theories and current research. The text considers work, school, family and social environments, and looks at ways of teaching, learning, organising and training in loss, bereavement and change. Themes and issues of experiencing loss are considered, including bullying, violence, sexual crime and anger, along with ways of resolving these conflicts. Methods of dealing with death of a child, suicide, trauma and unemployment are also highlighted. The final section looks at coping mechanisms, such as assertiveness, grieving and post-traumatic stress syndrome.Preface;.

Acknowledgements;.

List of Contributors;.

Introduction;.

A theoretical framework for understanding loss and the helping process;.

Identity and power;.

Personal mortality;.

Bullying: coercion and control;.

A search for understanding - murder and violence;.

The effects of sexual violence on individuals and families;.

Suicide: an exploration;.

Job Loss;.

Portrait of family grief;.

Changing the emphasis on death - issues surrounding organ donation;.

Mass disaster;.

Anger, assertiveness and aggression;.

Preparing children for loss and bereavement;.

Community rites and the process of grieving;.

Afterword;.

References and Bibliography;.

Glossary;.

Index.

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