New Techniques of Grief Therapy: Bereavement and Beyond

by Robert A. Neimeyer (Editor)

New Techniques of Grief Therapy: Bereavement and Beyond expands on the mission of the previous two Techniques books, featuring innovative approaches to address the needs of those whose lives have been shadowed by loss--whether through bereavement, serious illness, the rupture of a relationship, or other complex or intangible losses, such as of an identity-defining career.

The book starts with several framing chapters by prominent theorists that provide a big- picture orientation to grief work and follows with a generous toolkit of creative therapeutic techniques described in concrete detail and anchored in illustrative case studies to convey their use in actual practice. New Techniques of Grief Therapy is an indispensable resource for professionals working in hospice, hospital, palliative care, and elder care settings; clinicians in broader health-care and mental health-care practices; executive coaches; and students in the field of grief therapy.

Genres: Psychology, Grief, Reference

352 pages, ebook

Published September 30, 2021

Reviews

[Keith · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is essentially a textbook with a lot of great information for mental health practitioners such as social workers, therapists, hospice workers, psychologists, bereavement group leaders, and psychiatrists. Despite being technical, there is also much that could be of use for laypersons experiencing grief in their personal lives.


[Image: Sorrowing Old Man (At Eternity’s Gate) (1890) by Vincent van Gogh]

I purchased New Techniques of Grief Therapy: Bereavement and Beyond as a part of a continuing education unit (CEU) class. You have to be up to date on the latest research and techniques to maintain your license – as it should be. I found that reviewing the 73-question pre-test helped me learn the material in this fairly dense book. Each of the 59 chapters, written by a raft of different mental health professionals, provides a different model for addressing grief in therapy. Modern research shows that retrieval-based study strategies are vital for learning and retaining complex information. Making use of storytelling is also an important part of learning, and each chapter provides a case study of the technique being used in individual, group, and other settings.


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The contents of New Techniques of Grief Therapy can be found via this link, with short abstracts for each chapter. I have also included their titles and authors below. I found Chapter 11: The Grieving Styles Grid, Chapter 18 MyGrief.ca Online Support, Chapter 19 Differentiating Grief and Depression by Elizabeth Sheppard Hewitt, Chapter 31 My House After Loss, Chapter 35 Memory Reconsolidation, Chapter 49 Dignity Therapy, Chapter 55 Writing to Heal, Chapter 56 Karuna Cards, and Chapter 58 The Meaningful Conversation particularly useful to my clinical practice.


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The Contents - 59 chapters in 14 sections:

Part I Framing the Work
Chapter 1: Reconstructing the Continuing Bond A Case Study in Grief Therapy by Robert A. Neimeyer, An Hooghe
Chapter 2: The Meaning in Loss Group Principles, Processes and Procedures by Robert A. Neimeyer, Evgenia (Jane) Milman, Edith Maria Steffen
Chapter 3: Culturally Sensitive Approaches to Finding Meaning in Traumatic Bereavement by Geert E. Smid, Paul A. Boelen
Chapter 4: Suffering a Death Wish The Psychology of Medical Assistance in Dying by Christopher J. MacKinnon, Deborah Ummel, Florence Vinit, Erica Srinivasan
Chapter 5: Grief After Non-Death Losses by Darcy Harris
Chapter 6: Posttraumatic Growth and Expert Companionship in Grief Therapy by Richard G. Tedeschi, Lawrence G. Calhoun

Part II Evaluating Grief
Chapter 7: The Persistent Complex Bereavement Inventory (PCBI) by Sherman A. Lee and Evgenia (Jane) Milman
Chapter 8: The Social Meaning in Life Events Scale (SMILES) by Benjamin W. Bellet
Chapter 9: Quality of Relationships Inventory- Bereavement Version (QRI-B) by Jamison S. Bottomley and Robert A. Neimeyer
Chapter 10: Death Imagery Scale by Joah L. Williams, Edward K. Rynearson and Alyssa A. Rheingold

Part III Moving Through Bereavement
Chapter 11: The Grieving Styles Grid by Robert A. Neimeyer
Chapter 12: The Grief Dance by Andria Wilson
Chapter 13 Walking the Labyrinth by Jane Williams

Part IV: Articulating Ambiguous Loss
Chapter 14 Drawing It Out by Cindy S. Perkiss
Chapter 15 What Have You Lost? By Robert A. Neimeyer
Chapter 16 Letters to Love, Time and Death by Robert A. Neimeyer, Kathleen Rogers
Chapter 17 The Human-Animal Bond by Sara Gody Jackson Bybee
Chapter 18 MyGrief.ca Online Support by Shelly Cory, Christopher J. MacKinnon, Andrea Warnick, Fred Nelson

Part V: Practicing Self-Care
Chapter 19 Differentiating Grief and Depression by Elizabeth Sheppard Hewitt
Chapter 20 Concentrated Eye Gazing by Antonio Sausys
Chapter 21 Dance and Movement for Therapist Self-Care by Sara Gody Jackson Bybee

Part VI: Fostering Compassion
Chapter 22 Forgiveness Therapy by Judy Chew
Chapter 23 Writing a Letter of Condolence by Lisa L. Clark, Jessica Sawyer
Chapter 24 Thematic Analysis by Judy Chew

Part VII: Working With Emotions,
Chapter 25 Balancing Caring and Daring by Jakob van Wielink, Leo Wilhelm, Denise van Geelen-Merks
Chapter 26 Externalizing Conversations by Carolyn Ng
Chapter 27 The Castle by Riet Fiddelaers-Jaspers
Chapter 28 Redecision and Reaffirmation by Gilbert Fan, Geok Ling Lee
Chapter 29 Figurative Stories by Riet Fiddelaers-Jaspers

Part VIII: Utilizing Imagery,
Chapter 30 Mindful Photography by Jessica Thomas
Chapter 31 My House After Loss by An Hooghe, Nele Stinckens, Nils Van Uffelen
Chapter 32 The Virgin Island by Geok Ling Lee
Chapter 33 The Gate of My Heart by Riet Fiddelaers-Jaspers

Part IX: Revising Personal Meaning,
Chapter 34 Recomposing the Self in the Wake of Loss ByAgnieszka Konopka, Robert A. Neimeyer
Chapter 35 Memory Reconsolidation by Jakob van Wielink, Leo Wilhelm, Denise van Geelen-Merks
Chapter 36 The Identity Constellation Exercise by Christopher J. MacKinnon, Dina Szynkarsky, Leigh Stephens
Chapter 37 Voice Dialogue by Jakob van Wielink, Anita Bakker
Chapter 38 Symbolic Reframing by Judy Chew
Chapter 39 Coin Therapy by Gilbert Fan

Part X: Reaffirming Attachment,
Chapter 40: The Transition Cycle by Jakob van Wielink, Leo Wilhelm
Chapter 41: Creating a Sensory Portal by Diana C. Sands
Chapter 42: Working With Blocks by An Hooghe, Peter Rober
Chapter 43: The Secure Base Map by Jakob van Wielink, Leo Wilhelm, Denise van Geelen-Merks
Chapter 44: Player of Life by Carolyn Ng, Joanne Ng
Chapter 45 Habits of the Heart by Joshua Magariel

Part XI: Dialoguing With the Deceased
Chapter 46 Consulting the Deceased by Wendy G. Lichtenthal, Aliza A. Panjwani, Melissa Masterson
Chapter 47 Interviewing the Internalized Other by Nancy J. Moules, Kenneth J. Doka
Chapter 48 Induced After-Death Communication by César Valdez, John R. Jordan, Allan Botkin

Part XII: Validating Lives
Chapter 49 Dignity Therapy by Harvey Max Chochinov, Lori Montross
Chapter 50 A Hike to Remember by Erica D. Huber, Laurie A. Burke
Chapter 51 The Sharing Plate by Cynthia Louise Harrison
Chapter 52 Life Lessons Learned by Kenneth J. Doka

Part XIII: Re-storying Your Loss
Chapter 53 Grief Dialogues by Elizabeth Coplan
Chapter 54 Response Writing Dialogues by Katarzyna Małecka, Janie Taylor
Chapter 55 Writing to Heal by Rhonda Davis
Chapter 56 Karuna Cards by Claudia Coenen

Part XIV: Facilitating Support
Chapter 57 Envisioning Transitions by Robert A. Neimeyer, Doris Chambers Vaughans
Chapter 58 The Meaningful Conversation by Wendy G. Lichtenthal, Melissa Masterson, Aliza A. Panjwani
Chapter 59 Dyadic Eye Gazing by Rickie Simpson, Kerry-Lyn Stanton-Downes

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Citation:
Neimeyer, R. A. (Ed.). (2023). New techniques of grief therapy: Bereavement and beyond (audiobook). Echo Point Books & Media, LLC. https://www.audible.com/pd/New-Techni... (Original work published 2022)

Title: New Techniques of Grief Therapy: Bereavement and Beyond
Author(s): Robert A. Neimeyer (editor) with contributions from many authors including Kerry-Lyn Stanton-Downes, Peter Rober, Riet Fiddelaers-Jaspers, Lawrence G. Calhoun, Carolyn Ng, & Katarzyna Małecka
Year: 2022
Genre: Nonfiction - Social science: psychology
Length: 16 hours (audiobook), 372 pages (eBook)
Date(s) read: 12/21/24 - 12/27/24
Book # 237 in 2024
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[Teresa E. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good Resource for Professionals and Laypersons

This is an excellent resource for clinicians in the helping and medical professions as well as for the general public. The book is written in a way that it can be a resource for bereavement group leaders,other hospice workers,adult,child and senior therapists and other helping fields.
The book is chock full of good ideas to move people forward in a variety of grieving situations including various losses. If you are grieving the loss of a job,your pet or a relative,this book covers it. You don't need to read every line. You can use the index and find the appropriate area for your needs.
You will not be bored or necc3ssarily sad with this read. You will find the techniques personally helpful.