Helping Those Who Hurt: a Handbook for Caring and Crisis

Intro
 Preface
 Title page
 Copyright
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 Contents
 Author's Note
 A Note About Depression
 Part 1: Illness and Hospital Visitation
 Ministering Through Illness and a Hospital Visit
 Differences Between a Social and a Pastoral Visit
 Dos and Don'ts for the Hospital Visitor
 Potential Problems of Patients
 Special Problems of Terminal Illness for Patient and Family
 How to Care for Cancer Patients
 Caring for Someone with HIV or AIDS
 Part 2: Crisis
 Life Crises and Coping
 The Uniqueness of Each Crisis
 Helpful Information for Those in a Crisis. Steps to Follow During a Public CrisisCommon Responses of People in Crisis
 Dos and Don'ts in Caring for Someone in Crisis
 Types of Abuse
 How to Recognize and Respond to a Child's Disclosure of Abuse
 Part 3: Aging
 Thoughts on Aging
 When You Care for Me, I'd Like You to Remember That ​
 Helpful Information for the Elderly and Their Families Who Are Planning for the Future
 Helpful Information for Those Caring for the Elderly
 How to Arrange a Homebound Person's Environment
 Part 4: Death
 Death and Dying
 As the Time of Death Nears
 Walking a Family Through a Death Caring for a Family When a Child Has DiedHelpful Information for Parents of Children Dealing with Death
 Suicide Warning Signs
 Suicide Threats --
What Should You Do?
 Helpful Information for Those Who Lose Someone to Suicide
 Helping Staff Members, Congregations, and Student Bodies Deal with Death, Including Suicide
 Caring for Survivors of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
 Helpful Information for Parents Who Have Lost a Child Through SIDS
 Caring for Couples Experiencing Infertility, Miscarriage, or Infant Loss
 Helping Families Cope with a Violent Death
 Part 5: Grief. Ministering Through GriefHelpful Things to Say to People Who Are Grieving
 Helping Children Who Grieve
 Symptoms of"Normal" Grief
 Symptoms of Atypical Grief
 Dos and Don'ts in Grief Care
 Dos and Don'ts When Caring for the Newly Widowed
 Helpful Information for the Recently Widowed
 Part 6: Troubled Marriages and Divorce
 Marriage and Divorce
 Counseling Couples Whose Marriages Are Struggling
 Helpful Information for Divorcing or Divorced Parents
 Part 7: Addiction
 Types of Addictions
 What You Need to Know When Working with the Addicted. The Progression and Recovery of the Chemically DependentThe Progression and Recovery of the Family
 Descriptions of Eating Disorders
 Helping the Eating Disordered
 What to Do If the Person Refuses Help
 A Word About Pornography
 A Word About Gaming Addiction
 A Word About Cutting
 Part 8: Domestic Violence
 General Information About Domestic Violence
 Verbal Abuse or Lack of Conflict Management Skills?
 Characteristics of a Battered Woman
 Characteristics of a Batterer
 Helpful Information for Domestic Violence Victims
 Escape Checklist for Victims of Domestic Violence
 Part 9: Rape.