Children and Loss: A Practical Handbook for Professional

by Elizabeth C. Pomeroy (Editor), Renée Bradford Garcia (Editor)

Few books written for practitioners provide any practical information regarding grief and loss issues with children and adolescents. In a clear and concise manner, Children and A Practical Handbook for Professionals details the strengths perspective of grief and loss developed by the editors. It discusses grief and loss in relation to individual children while also addressing issues and strategies for families and professional teams. The handbook specifically focuses on the dynamics of grief and assessment issues and provides in-depth case examples. This realistic and usable application of essential techniques and resources will immediately enhance practitioners' skills with children and adolescents in specific settings where children are most likely to present with grief and loss issues.

This book is a great resource for all practitioners who work with children, from foster care professionals and therapists specializing in divorce to counselors in schools and churches. This book can also be used to academic settings for any course related to child development, child psychology, children and families, grief and loss, end of life, and death.

220 pages, Paperback

First published November 3, 2010

Reviews

[Anita · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book for anyone that works with children or adolescents this one really focuses on Grief and the different types of grief children and adolescents face and also gives you great strategies and assessments for moving forward with it as someone in the field. I highly recommend.