Responding to Loss
A Learning and Development Manual (2nd Edition)
2nd Edition
Published on 24. June 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
124 pages
978-1-912755-44-8 (ISBN)
Description
Responding to loss can often present major difficulties, not only for the people directly affected, but also for care professionals across wide spectrum of settings. Despite the significance of these issues, the subject matter is often neglected. This manual helps to put that right by offering trainers and tutors a basis of understanding loss and grief and how best to respond. Topics include the dual process model, the idea of stages, tasks of grief, the role of culture, ritual, religion and spirituality, loss and the workplace, difficult and complicated grieving and finding new meanings.
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Series
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Hove
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 297 mm
Width: 218 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
499 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-912755-44-8 (9781912755448)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Bernard Moss
Responding to Loss
Book
12/2009
Russell House Publishing Ltd
€69.46
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Persons
Bernard Moss is Professor Emeritus of Social Work Education and Spirituality at Staffordshire University, where he began working with social work students in 1993. His particular teaching interests have focused on communications skills, studies in death, dying and bereavement, and mediation studies. He was formerly Director of the Centre for Spirituality and Health at Staffordshire University, and made significant contributions to debates on this important theme.
Dr Neil Thompson is an independent writer, educator and adviser whose work is rooted in existentialist philosophy. It is this intellectual background, combined with his decades of experience in social work, that has given him not only an interest in spirituality, meaning and values, but also a commitment to promoting best practice in relation to such matters.
Dr Neil Thompson is an independent writer, educator and adviser whose work is rooted in existentialist philosophy. It is this intellectual background, combined with his decades of experience in social work, that has given him not only an interest in spirituality, meaning and values, but also a commitment to promoting best practice in relation to such matters.
Content
Contents includes:
Introduction
About this manual
Part One: Setting the context
What is loss?
Setting the context
What is grief?
Approach 1: The Dual Process model
Approach 2: The idea of stages
Approach 3: The tasks of grief
Approach 4: Finding new meanings
What is mourning?
How do people deal with grief and loss?
Religion and spirituality
Exploring different cultures
Grief: How can things go wrong? Difficult and complicated grieving
What can we do to help?
You and your workplace
Part Two: Training and development
Introduction
Exercises overview
A note on timing
Exercise 1: Welcome
Exercise 2: Ground rules
Exercise 3: Great expectations
Exercise 4: Listing the losses
Worksheet 1: Listing the losses
Exercise 5: Wishful thinking!
Worksheet 2: Codes of practice
Exercise 6: Creating a poster
Exercise 7: Trying to make sense of it all
Worksheet 3: Trying to make sense of it all
Exercise 8: Out of the ordinary!
Worksheet 4: Out of the ordinary (1)
Worksheet 5: Out of the ordinary (2)
Exercise 9: Where do i feature in all this?
Worksheet 6: Where do i feature in all this?
Exercise 10: The DOs and DON'Ts of helping
Worksheet 7: Responding to loss
Exercise 11: Celebrating diversity
Exercise 12: My boss really cares
Exercise 13: It's got nothing to do with us
Worksheet 8: It's got nothing to do with us
Exercise 14: The conspiracy of silence
Worksheet 9: The conspiracy of silence
Worksheet 10: The conspiracy of silence
Exercise 15: Men are from Mars...
Worksheet 11: Men are from Mars...
Exercise 16: Leaving was hard... but coming back was even worse
Worksheet 12: Leaving was hard... but coming back was even worse
Case study: Leaving was hard... but coming back was even worse
Exercise 17: Oh my god!
Part Three: Conclusion
Guide to further learning
Appendix
List of resources
Worksheets
Handouts
Introduction
About this manual
Part One: Setting the context
What is loss?
Setting the context
What is grief?
Approach 1: The Dual Process model
Approach 2: The idea of stages
Approach 3: The tasks of grief
Approach 4: Finding new meanings
What is mourning?
How do people deal with grief and loss?
Religion and spirituality
Exploring different cultures
Grief: How can things go wrong? Difficult and complicated grieving
What can we do to help?
You and your workplace
Part Two: Training and development
Introduction
Exercises overview
A note on timing
Exercise 1: Welcome
Exercise 2: Ground rules
Exercise 3: Great expectations
Exercise 4: Listing the losses
Worksheet 1: Listing the losses
Exercise 5: Wishful thinking!
Worksheet 2: Codes of practice
Exercise 6: Creating a poster
Exercise 7: Trying to make sense of it all
Worksheet 3: Trying to make sense of it all
Exercise 8: Out of the ordinary!
Worksheet 4: Out of the ordinary (1)
Worksheet 5: Out of the ordinary (2)
Exercise 9: Where do i feature in all this?
Worksheet 6: Where do i feature in all this?
Exercise 10: The DOs and DON'Ts of helping
Worksheet 7: Responding to loss
Exercise 11: Celebrating diversity
Exercise 12: My boss really cares
Exercise 13: It's got nothing to do with us
Worksheet 8: It's got nothing to do with us
Exercise 14: The conspiracy of silence
Worksheet 9: The conspiracy of silence
Worksheet 10: The conspiracy of silence
Exercise 15: Men are from Mars...
Worksheet 11: Men are from Mars...
Exercise 16: Leaving was hard... but coming back was even worse
Worksheet 12: Leaving was hard... but coming back was even worse
Case study: Leaving was hard... but coming back was even worse
Exercise 17: Oh my god!
Part Three: Conclusion
Guide to further learning
Appendix
List of resources
Worksheets
Handouts