Coping with the Death of a Child

Coping with the Death of a Child shows clinicians how to integrate various therapeutic modalities and clinical approaches to grief therapy into one comprehensive model linked to positive change.

Darin D. Schiffman, PsyD, is a forensic psychologist at Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital in New Jersey and a licensed psychologist in private practice. He has more than 20 years of experience working with bereaved families.

About the Author Foreword Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Glossary of Terms 1. Structuring Interventions 2. Perspectives of Loss 3. Trauma and Grief 4. Theories of Grief and Loss 5. The Bereaved Family 6. Relationships within the Family 7. Family Systems and Communication 8. General Approaches to Treating the Bereaved 9. Forming the Therapeutic Alliance 10. Encountering and Assessing Grief 11. Toward a Workable Model 12. Conclusions. Appendices Index