Living with Grief: Who We Are, how We GrieveKenneth J. Doka, Joyce Davidson This book was produced as a companion to the Hospice Foundation of America's fifth annual National Bereavement Teleconference. Hospice Foundation of America is a not-for-profit organization that provides leadership in the development and application of hospice and its philosophy of care. Through education, research, and philanthropic programs, Hospice Foundation of America assists those who cope either personally or professionally with terminal illness, death, and the process of grief. |
Contents
GENDER DIFFERENCES IN BEREAVEMENT EXPRESSION | 10 |
ASIAN WAYS OF GRIEF | 13 |
WHAT YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR | 27 |
A MUSLIM PERSPECTIVE | 47 |
GRIEF IN THE AMERICAN CULTURE | 61 |
SOCIOCULTURAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR WORKING | 83 |
DEVELOPING CULTURAL COMPETENCY | 97 |
DYING AND GRIEVING IN THE INNER CITY | 113 |
HELPING INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES | 161 |
THE WORLD OF THE DEAF COMMUNITY | 181 |
SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GRIEF | 199 |
Making Sense Out of Loss | 219 |
DECIDING WHAT IS RIGHT WHEN WE ARE SO DIFFERENT | 239 |
POWERFUL AND EMPOWERING | 261 |
A TRANSCULTURAL PERSPECTIVE | 277 |
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Living with Grief: Who We Are, how We Grieve Kenneth J. Doka,Joyce Davidson No preview available - 1998 |
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