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Grief and Powerlessness Ruth Bright

Grief and Powerlessness By Ruth Bright

Grief and Powerlessness by Ruth Bright

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Summary

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. It presents ideas for practical solutions and discusses strategies to help clients regain control of their lives.

Grief and Powerlessness Summary

Grief and Powerlessness: Helping People Regain Control of their Lives by Ruth Bright

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.

About Ruth Bright

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.

Table of Contents

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.

Additional information

GOR002795147
9781853023866
1853023868
Grief and Powerlessness: Helping People Regain Control of their Lives by Ruth Bright
Ruth Bright
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
19960401
160
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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