Grief and Loss: Understanding the Journey

In this supplementary text for a first course in grief and bereavement for students in counseling, Freeman (California State University) touches on topics in grief and loss that are not normally addressed in most texts. He reviews current approaches to the practice of grief counseling, covering different types of death experiences, attachment theory, grieving special types of losses, and unresolved grief, as well as children and loss, therapeutic interventions, families and grief, and caring for the caregiver. Selected national organizations and scholarly and professional journals are listed, and chapter reflection questions are included. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Stephen J. Freeman is a professor of Counseling and Chair of the Department of Counselor Education at California State University, Sacramento. Dr. Freeman served on the graduate faculty at Texas Woman's University for 18 years where he was the Coordinator of the Counseling and Development Program. He also maintained a private practice in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Dr Freeman has published on a variety of topics relating to death, grief, and loss and is the author of the book ETHICS: AN INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY AND PRACTICE.