Techniques of Grief Therapy: Creative Practices for Counseling the Bereaved

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Techniques of Grief Therapy Creative Practices for Counseling the Bereaved
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Contents
List of Figures and Tables
Prologue
Acknowledgments
Part I : Framing the Work
	1. Presence, Process, and Procedure: A Relational Frame for Technical Profi ciency in Grief Therapy
	2. The Empathic Spirit in Grief Therapy
	3. Selah: A Mindfulness Guide through Grief
	4. Tracking through Bereavement: A Framework for Intervention
Part II : Modulating Emotion
	5. Grief Monitoring Diary
	6. Mapping the Terrain of Loss: Grief and Not Grief
	7. Experiencing the Pain of Grief
	8. Psychotropic Medication for Grieving Adults
	9. Mindfulness Training
	10. Multiple Losses and the Circle of Signifi cance
	11. Reconstructing Nightmares
	12. Visualization for Anticipatory Grief
	13. Intuitive Humor
Part III  : Working with the Body
	14. Analogical Listening
	15. Clapping Qigong
	16. Hands in the Sand
	17. Moving and Breathing Through Grief
	18. Body Imagery for Sustaining Connections
	19. Written on the Body
	20. The Body of Trust
Part IV : Transforming Trauma
	21. Complicated Grief and Trauma: What to Treat First?
	22. Retelling the Narrative of the Death
	23. Invoking an Alliance with the Deceased after Violent Death
	24. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
	25. Making Meaning of Flashbacks
	26. Trauma Dialogues
	27. Treating Traumatic Bereavement in Conflicted and Inter-Generational Families
Part V  : Changing Behavior
	28. Behavioral Activation
	29. Working with Difficult Times
	30. Assertiveness Training
	31. A Finding Balance Writing Intervention
Part VI : Restructuring Cognition
	32. Changing Catastrophic Misinterpretations with Behavioral Experiments
	33. The ABC of Rational Response to Loss
	34. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
	35. Rational Emotive Body Imagery (REBI)
	36. Schema Therapy for the Lost Relationship
	37. Cognitive Restructuring for Childhood Prolonged Grief
Part VII : Encountering Resistance
	38. “Is It Okay for You to Be Okay?”
	39. Overt Statements for Deep Work in Grief Therapy
	40. Controlled Avoidance in the Management of Grief
Part VIII : Finding Meaning
	41. Finding Meaning through the Attitude One Takes
	42. Directed Journaling to Facilitate Meaning-Making
	43. Using the Loss Characterization with Bereaved Parents
	44. Metaphorical Reframing
	45. Spiritual Devotionals
Part IX : Rewriting Life Narratives
	46. Life Review
	47. Loss Timelines
	48. Virtual Dream Stories
	49. Find Your Voice: Creating Healing Dialogues
	50. Documenting Children’s Life Stories
	51. The Story Mountain
Part X : Integrating the Arts
	52. Intermodal Expressive Arts
	53. Prescriptive Photomontage
	54. Playing with Playlists
	55. Figurative Sand Tray Therapy
	56. What’s in a Name?
	57. Secrets of the Heart
	58. The Art Studio Process
Part XI : Consolidating Memories
	59. Opening the Family Photo Album
	60. The Commemorative Flag
	61. En-Training Memoir Slices
	62. Memory Work with Children
	63. Memory Boxes
	64. Natural Reminders
Part XII Renewing the Bond
	65. Introducing the Deceased
	66. Envisioning Connection through Guided Imagery
	67. Correspondence with the Deceased
	68. Guided Imaginal Conversations with the Deceased
	69. Chair Work
	70. The Life Imprint
	71. Reaching through Sorrow to Legacy
	72. “Moments Held” Documentary
Part XIII : Revising Goals
	73. Goal Setting for Self-Care during the Grieving Process
	74. Defi ning and Envisioning Self
	75. Mind Map for Coping through the Holidays
	76. Worden’s Paradigm in Wartime Bereavement
Part XIV  : Accessing Resources
	77. Poetry and Bibliotherapy
	78. Bibliotherapy with Children
	79. Grief and Loss Support on the Web
Part XV : Grieving with Others
	80. Orchestrating Social Support
	81. Addressing Therapeutic Ruptures in Bereavement Support Groups
	82. Talking about Talking with Couples and Families
	83. The Workplace Study Circle
	84. The Kindness Project
	85. All the Stars Above
	86. Group Treatment of Anticipatory Grief in Senior Pseudo-Psychosis
Part XVI : Ritualizing Transition
	87. Therapeutic Ritual
	88. The “Barefoot Walkabout”
	89. The Grief Spiral
	90. Memory Boats
	91. Supporting the “Lost Ritual” after a Suicide Death
Part XVII : Healing the Healer
	92. Wisdom Circles for when Helping Hurts
	93. Stand in These Shoes
	94 Degriefing Caregiver Burden
Epilogue
Contributors
Index