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GriefWork: Healing from Loss

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I have little patience for some of the more simplistic, 2-dimensional books on grief and loss that are out there, but I gotta say, Zamore and Leutenberg have really done a terrific job on this one! It's a perfect guide for support group facilitators and grief counselors - it covers all the bases, avoids facile insights and rigid pronouncements, and shows compassion and nuance but not at the expense of clarity and smarts. The exercises they offer are very helpful, appear in a logical sequence, and give anyone - even a novice group worker with frayed nerves and butterflies - the structure to proceed with confidence. Support groups dealing with any kind of loss will benefit greatly from the wisdom in this book. And another thing I really like is the way the authors give permission to duplicate the pages for group exercises.... an all-round, first-rate, classy job!

As a clinician, group facilitator and human being, I find grief and loss difficult but essential to address.Fran Zamore and Ester Leutenberg provide activities and worksheets that help clients recognize the initial shock, face the reality of loss and rebuild a satisfying, but different life, "The New Normal". Clients are encouraged to experience grief in their own unique ways. The book is a "must" for clinicians: as a resource regarding grief and loss; to use with individuals/families; to promote introspection and interaction among bereavement group members.Homework assignments, "Mourners' Rights, beautiful prose, poetry, quotes in the "Readings" Section, and references for facilitators and participants lead us through the journey to recovery.

This manual is clearly written, well-thought out and a first-rate source of worksheets for grief counselors and other clinicians. I've used some of them and find clients respond well to the format(s) and content. A terrific way to avoid reinventing the wheel! Barbara F. LISW, IMFT

GriefWork: Healing from Loss is a resource that offers helpful information for professionals who offer grief and bereavement counseling and support. Authors Fran Zamore and Ester Leutenberg use their professional and personal knowledge to help therapists, group leaders and grief counselors help grieving people heal from their losses.
Anyone who reads this important, valuable resource will undoubtedly come out all the more empathetic, understanding and supportive to the grief-stricken.

I am a former home health aide/hospice volunteer, and I speak on a regular basis to hospice personnel. This is a wonderful book for anyone in the hospice field. It is a concise and informative road map for healing after a loss.
Allen Klein,author of The Courage to Laugh: Humor, Hope and Healing in the Face of Death and Dying.The Courage to Laugh