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Living With Grief

by Kenneth J. Doka

Book Details

Publisher:Routledge
Published:2013-02-01
Pages:351
Format:BOOK
Language:en

Reading Info

About This Book

Living With Grief: Children, Adolescents, and Loss, (2000) edited by Kenneth J. Doka, features articles by leading educators and clinicians in the field of grief and bereavement. The chapters entitled "Voices" are the writings of children and adolescents. The book includes a comprehensive resource list of national organizations and a useful bibliography of age-appropriate literature for children and adolescents.

Our Review

This essential guide to childhood grief brings together expert clinical perspectives with the raw, authentic voices of young people themselves, creating a vital resource for understanding how children and adolescents process loss. Edited by leading grief expert Kenneth J. Doka, the book features contributions from top educators and clinicians alongside powerful "Voices" chapters where children and teens share their personal experiences with bereavement, providing both professional insight and genuine emotional truth about youth mourning.

What sets this work apart is its practical utilityβ€”the comprehensive resource list of national organizations and carefully curated bibliography of age-appropriate literature makes it an indispensable tool for parents, educators, and counselors supporting grieving youth. By bridging clinical knowledge with real-world application and authentic youth perspectives, this book offers both understanding and actionable support for helping young people navigate the complex terrain of loss, making it a timeless reference for anyone committed to supporting children through grief.

Themes

Psychology

Subjects

Psychology