Adolescent Encounters With Death, Bereavement, and Coping

Capturing from the start that ?Childhood is, and always has been, a vulnerable time,? we have a rich in gathering of contributed pieces that bring us into the raw, fragile arena of children traumatized by life events and behaviors?? ?Illness, Crisis, and Loss ?Balk and Corr again have edited a book that will set the direction of the field for yet another decade?.Caregivers can count on this book?for insight and intervention.? ?From the Foreword by Kenneth J. Doka, PhD Professor, The Graduate School, The College of New Rochelle Author, Counseling Individuals With Life-Threatening IllnessOver a decade has passed since the publication of Balk and Corr?s groundbreaking Handbook of Adolescent Death and Bereavement. This new book, Adolescent Encounters With Death, Bereavement, and Coping, analyzes the challenges faced by adolescents coping with death, dying, and bereavement, and examines the new, unique circumstances and advances that have transpired over the last decade. These include: Grief and coping with HIV/AIDS Adolescents, humor, and death Technology and the Internet: coping with loss in the digital world Bereavement over the deaths of celebrities The book also explores critical, imaginative conceptual frameworks and models that have emerged on the scene, including: The dual process model for understanding loss Ideas about assumptive worldsAdolescent Encounters With Death, Bereavement, and Coping By: David Balk, PhD Publisher: Springer Publishing Company Print ISBN: 9780826110732, 0826110738 other ISBNs: 9780826110749, 0826110746 Edition: 1st Pages: 392