Finishing Well

Offers therapists guidance in helping multigenerational families with older members understand and cope with the myriad challenges they face. The text considers such issues as: confronting death; life validation; life review; and exoneration, forgiveness, and healing in the family.

Hargrave, Terry D.; Anderson, William T.

Part 1 Understanding Aging Families; Chapter 1 The Intergenerational Impact of Aging; Chapter 2 Older People Coming of Age; Chapter 3 The Theoretical Framework; Part 2 The Beginning Stages of Therapy; Chapter 4 The Beginning of Therapy; Chapter 5 Life Validation; Chapter 6 Life Review; Part 3 Therapeutic Interventions; Chapter 7 Multidirected Part Iality; Chapter 8 Exoneration, Forgiveness, and Healing in the Family; Chapter 9 Balancing Obligations and Entitlements; Chapter 10 Future Trends and Therapy with Aging Families;