Treating traumatic bereavement : a practitioner's guide /
Laurie Anne Pearlman, Camille B. Wortman, Catherine A. Feuer, Christine Farber, Therese A. Rando.
- New York : Guilford Press, 2014.
- xviii, 358 p. ; paperback ; 27 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I : Fundamentals of Traumatic Bereavement. 1. Sudden, Traumatic Death and Traumatic Bereavement : Traumatic Death Prevalence ; Psychological Consequences of Sudden, Traumatic Death ; Persistent and Pervasive Effects of Traumatic Death ; The Need for Integrated Treatment of Traumatic Bereavement ; An Overview of Our Treatment Approach for Traumatic Bereavement ; Clinical Integration ; Concluding Remarks -- 2. Theoretical Foundations : Loss ; Grief and Mourning ; Psychological Trauma ; A Relational Treatment Approach ; Integration in the Traumatic Bereavement Treatment Approach ; Clinical Integration ; Concluding Remarks -- Part II Living with Traumatic Bereavement. 3. Psychological Dimensions : Symptoms and Adaptations ; Shattering of the Assumptive World ; Clinical Integration ; Concluding Remarks -- 4. Domains of Life Affected : Interpersonal Relationships ; Structures of Daily Life ; The Legal System ; Social Support ; Clinical Integration ; Concluding Remarks -- Part III Risk Factors and Related Evidence. 5. Event-Related Factors : Characteristics of the Death ; Mode of Death ; Clinical Integration ; Concluding Remarks -- 6. Person-Related Factors : Gender ; Religion and Spiritual Beliefs ; Personality and Coping Strategies ; Kinship Relationship to the Deceased ; Nature of the Relationship with the Deceased ; Attachment Style ; Additional Person-Related Variables ; Clinical Integration ; Concluding Remarks -- 7. Treatment Research : Treatment for Grief and Mourning ; Treatment for PTSD ; Integrating Grief and Trauma Treatment Research ; Clinical Integration ; Concluding Remarks -- Part IV Guidelines for Implementing the Treatment Approach. 8. Client Assessment : Appropriateness of This Treatment Approach for a Particular Client ; Progression through the Six "R" Processes ; Resources ; Trauma and Loss History and Processing ; Clinical Integration ; Concluding Remarks -- 9. Implementation Issues : General Psychotherapy Issues ; Designing the Treatment Plan ; Integrating This Approach into an Ongoing Treatment ; Clinical Integration ; Concluding Remarks -- 10. Building Resources : Self Capacities ; Coping Skills ; Social Support ; Bereavement-Specific Issues ; Meaning and Spirituality ; Values and Personal Goal Setting ; Clinical Integration ; Concluding Remarks -- 11. Processing Trauma : Cognitive Processing Interventions ; Emotional Processing Interventions ; Behavioral Interventions ; Clinical Integration ; Concluding Remarks -- 12. Facilitating Mourning : First "R" Process: Recognize the Loss ; Second "R" Process: React to the Separation ; Third "R" Process: Recollect and Reexperience the Deceased and the Relationship ; Fourth "R" Process: Relinquish the Old Attachments to the Deceased and the Old Assumptive World ; Fifth "R" Process: Readjust to Move Adaptively into the New World without Forgetting the Old ; Sixth "R" Process: Reinvest ; Clinical Integration ; Concluding Remarks -- Part V Challenges in Implementing the Treatment Approach -- 13. Treatment Challenges : Potentially Challenging Aspects of the Treatment ; Guidelines for Identifying Treatment Challenges ; Responding to Clinical Hurdles ; Challenges Arising from Working in a Different Paradigm: Stronger and Weaker Suits ; Clinical Integration ; Concluding Remarks -- 14. Effects of the Treatment on Therapists : Countertransference ; Vicarious Traumatization ; Training and Consultation: Supporting Yourself in the Work ; Rewards of the Work ; Clinical Integration ; Concluding Remarks -- Appendix. Handouts -- 1.Sudden, Traumatic Death and Traumatic Bereavement -- 2.Orientation to the Treatment -- 3.Treatment Goals and Tools -- 4.Self-Care -- 5.Exploring the Impact of the Death -- Contents note continued: 6.The Six "R" Processes of Mourning -- 7.Breathing Retraining -- 8.Feelings Skills -- 9.A Model for Change -- 10.What Are Automatic Thoughts? -- 11.Identifying Automatic Thoughts Worksheet -- 12.Sample Automatic Thought Record -- 13.Automatic Thought Record -- 14.Challenging Questions Worksheet -- 15.Processing the Loss -- 16.First Account of the Death -- 17.Secondary Losses -- 18.The Importance of Enhancing Social Support -- 19.Building Social Support -- 20.Second Account of the Death -- 21.Values -- 22.Third Account of the Death -- 23.Psychological Needs -- 24.Positive and Negative Aspects of Your Relationship with Your Significant Other -- 25.Fear and Avoidance Hierarchy Form -- 26.Account of Your Relationship with Your Significant Other -- 27.Guilt, Regret, and Sudden, Traumatic Death -- 28.Anger and Sudden, Traumatic Death -- 29.Letter to Your Significant Other -- 30.Exploring the Meaning of the Loss -- 31.Spirituality -- 32.Final Impact Statement.
This book presents an integrated treatment approach for those struggling to adapt after the sudden, traumatic death of a loved one. The authors weave together evidence-based clinical strategies grounded in cutting-edge knowledge about both trauma and grief. The book offers a clear framework and many practical tools for building survivors' psychological and interpersonal resources, processing their trauma, and facilitating mourning.
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