Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Acknowledgment V
3. Contents VII
4. Preface XI
5. Part I. Overview of Loss, Grief, and Bereavement
6. 1. Grief as a Cosmic Crisis 3
7. 2. Grief, Grief Therapy and Continuing Education 9
8. 3. Type of Death as a Determinant in Acute Grief 14
9. 4. Emotional Involvement of the Family During the Period Preceding Death 23
10. 5. Emotional Care of the Bereaved 40
11. 6. Intervention with the Bereaved 45
12. 7. Psychosocial Care of the Family after the Patient’s Death 53
13. Part II. Experiences of Grief and Bereavement
14. 8. Facilitation of Mourning after a Natural Disaster 71
15. 9. Grief and Bereavement in the Military 77
16. 10. A Man Came and Killed Our Teacher 87
17. 11. The Biochemistry of Acute Grief with Regard to Neoplasia 111
18. 12. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: A Medical and Psychological Crisis 118
19. 13. The Bereaved Parent 126
20. 14. The Unidentified Bereaved 133
21. Part III. Counseling the Bereaved
22. 15. The Future May Be Now 143
23. 16. The Funeral Director as Grief Counselor 147
24. 17. Bereavement, Stress, and Rescaling Therapy 158
25. 18. Organizational Complexity, Occupational Models, and the Role of the Funeral Director as a Counselor of the Bereaved 167
26. 19. A Post-Funeral Counseling Program 181
27. 20. Grief, Grieving, and Bereavement: A Look at the BASICS 191
28. Part IV. Acute Grief and Survivor Expectations
29. 21. Acute Grief and Survivor Expectations 201
30. 22. Sudden Death, Acute Grief, and Ultimate Recovery 214
31. 23. The Clergyman Also Mourns 225
32. 24. Having the Courage To Care 230
33. 25. The Funeral Director in His Community 233
34. 26. The Funeral as a Therapeutic Tool in Acute Bereavement 235
35. 27. Why a Funeral Home 246
36. 28. The Therapeutic Value of the Funeral in Post-Funeral Counseling 252
37. 29. The Psychosocial Value of a Funeral in the Home 257
38. 30. The Expanding Role of the Funeral Director as a Counselor 264
39. Index 271
40. List of Contributors 277