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Document 1 of 1 Coping with Death and Grief. Author: Spinetta, John J. 1 1 San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, US ProQuest document link Abstract (English): Originally published in Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books, 1985, Vol 30(12), 983. Reviews the book, Death and Grief in the Family. The Family Therapy Collections edited by James C. Hansen and Thomas T. Frantz (1984). This book is an excellent volume for clinicians who deal with death and grief in the family system. It garners years of clinical experience of various authors into a collection that can form a good base for anyone who is beginning to study the area of grief. Each of the chapters is written in relatively simple and clear language for individuals who encounter grieving families only rarely but who need some basic guidelines on how to deal with them. Though short on research, the book is an excellent summary of clinicians' experience and approach in dealing with death and grief in the family. It is a must for helping professionals who are new to the field of death and grief. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2013 APA, all rights reserved) Links: Check for full text in other resources Full text:   Death and Grief in the Family is an excellent volume for clinicians who deal with death and grief in the family system. It garners years of clinical experience of various authors into a collection that can form a good base for anyone who is beginning to study the area of grief. Each of the chapters is written in relatively simple and clear language for individuals who encounter grieving families only rarely but who need some basic guidelines on how to deal with them. The first chapter, "Unfinished Business" by Elizabeth Kübler-Ross, sets the tone for the book. An acknowledged expert in the field of grief, Kübler-Ross discusses the physical self, the emotional self, and the spiritual self, and the important part that each of them plays in the grieving process. The second chapter, "Helping Parents Whose Child Has Died" by Thomas T. Frantz, discusses some common problems encountered by parents whose children have died. Frantz discusses such issues as the length of grief and why it takes so long, the healing process, denial as part of grieving, and the ultimate fear of families—the fear that they are going crazy. Frantz dispels many of the myths and lays groundwork for understanding what really happens to parents whose child has died. He ends his chapter by giving some suggestions on what counselors can do to help. The third chapter discusses helping the partner of the cancer patient. The author, Betty Satterwhite-Stevenson, has had both professional and personal experience in dealing with the grief of a surviving spouse. Her chapter is a very sensitive and well-written treatise on the kinds of information needed by the survivor, typical problems faced by the survivor, and resources the counselor can bring to the situation. The fourth chapter, "Families Coping With Suicide" by Iris Bolton, discusses the grieving experience that families undergo when a family member has committed suicide. The author discusses personal experiences of these family members in relation to both individual and family dynamics. She also discusses therapeutic interventions and special ways of helping families in this unique kind of grieving experience. The fifth chapter, by Sandra Bergman, is titled "Helping Children Cope With Death." Bergman gives a clear, simple overview of this very difficult area, which forms a good basis for further reading on how to help children after the death of a parent or sibling. In the sixth chapter, "Interdisciplinary Care in Adolescent Bereavement," Bruce Conley discusses the cases of three teenagers and the issues of communication and information that are essential to adolescents in their own

growth toward maturity. This is a necessary contrast to the fifth chapter, which deals with younger children. The seventh chapter, "Life-Threatening Illness in Youth" by Robert Tull and Richard Goldberg, discusses presuicidal behavior in young adults. The authors draw on their extensive clinical expertise in discussing a topic that is necessary for counselors to understand. In the eighth chapter, "Helping Children Cope With a Sibling's Death," Donald Schumacher discusses grief from the perspective of a child who has lost a brother or sister. Schumacher reviews the literature and gives his own insights from his clinical perspective. The final chapter, "Professional Stress, Adaptation, Coping and Meaning" by Marshall Atonzi, is an excellent ending to a book that stresses clinical intervention with these families. Atonzi has provided a sensitive review of therapists' feelings, the stress on therapists, and the reality of both the power and the powerlessness of therapists in such situations. This chapter emphasizes what is often missing in books on grief; namely, the effect on the therapist of dealing with families who are undergoing a grieving experience. Atonzi does a fine job highlighting and summarizing the theme of the entire book. Though short on research, the book is an excellent summary of clinicians' experience and approach in dealing with death and grief in the family. It is a must for helping professionals who are new to the field of death and grief.   Bios  The editors are affiliated with the Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology at the State University of New York at Buffalo. James C. Hansen, professor, is coauthor of Counseling: Theory and Process with R. Stevic and R. Warner. Thomas T. Frantz, associate professor, is author of When Your Child Has a Life Threatening Illness. John J. Spinetta is professor of psychology at San Diego State University. [ Show less ] Subject: Coping Behavior (major); Death and Dying (major); Family Therapy (major); Family (major); Grief (major); Classification: 3313: Group & Family Therapy Population: Human Identifier (keyword): coping behavior death grief family family therapy Publication title: PsycCRITIQUES Volume: 30 Issue: 12 Pages: 983 Publication date: Dec 1985 Format covered: Electronic Publisher: American Psychological Association Country of publication: United States eISSN: 1554-0138 Author of reviewed work: Hansen, James C. Frantz, Thomas T.

Reviewed work: Death and Grief in the Family. The Family Therapy Collections. Rockville, MD: Aspen Systems, 1984. 137 pp. $18.00 Document type: Review-book, Electronic Collection DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/023411 Release date: 27 Nov 2006 (PsycINFO); 27 Nov 2006 (PsycCRITIQUES); Accession number: 2006-06419-037 ProQuest document ID: 614261344 Document URL: http://search.proquest.com/docview/614261344?accountid=8289 Database: PsycCRITIQUES

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