Dr. Winokuer - Books and Media

Grief and Bereavement in Contemporary Society is an authoritative
guide to the study of and work with major themes in bereavement. Its
chapters synthesize the best of research-based conceptualization and
clinical wisdom across 30 of the most important topics in the field,
including the implementation of specific models in clinical practice,
family therapy for bereavement, complicated grief, spirituality, and more.
The volume’s contributors come from around the world, and their work
reflects a level of cultural awareness of the diversity and universality of
bereavement and its challenges that has rarely been approximated by
other volumes. This is a readable, engaging, and comprehensive book
that will share the most important scientific and applied work on the
contemporary scene with a broad international audience, and as such,
it will be an essential addition to anyone with a serious interest in
death, dying, and bereavement.

This core, introductory textbook for undergraduate and graduate
level courses is the first volume to combine the knowledge and
skills of counseling psychology with current theory and research
in grief and bereavement. It is grounded in the belief that grief
counseling is distinct from other therapeutic issues because grief
is an adaptive response rather than a form of pathology. The book
describes the unique aspects of grief as a normal response to
loss and views the goal of counseling bereaved individuals as one
of facilitating the unfolding of the healthy and adaptive aspects of
the process as it manifests itself within each client. Grief is
considered a response to losses that are both death- and
non-death-related; and psychological, as well as physical, social,
economical and practical experiences of grief are addressed.

The text introduces various theories of bereavement and examines
different therapeutic modalities that can be used in the context of
grief and loss. Specific counseling practices that facilitate
successful interventions are discussed, particularly that of
"presence," considered by the authors to be the primary
therapeutic stance when working with bereaved individuals. The
text also addresses grief counseling with special populations,
ethical issues, and self-care concerns for counselors. Case
studies, discussion and reflection questions, and suggested
additional resources are included in each chapter.
Key Features:

Regards grief therapy as a unique form of counseling based on
grief as an adaptive response rather than as a form of pathology
Combines the knowledge and skills of counseling psychology
with current research in grief and bereavement
Written by a prominent clinician and an educator with over 60
years of combined experience in grief counseling