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Coming to Grips with Loss

Normalizing the Grief Process

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  • © 2015

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Authors:
  1. Kate Cummings
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  • The book offers a holistic view of the grief process
  • It offers a road map to healing from loss that is not limited to death and dying, but for recovery from any significant loss
  • It explains what people say they go through on their way from the initial discovery, assessing the possible impact, experiencing related feelings and choosing coping actions that can either move one closer or farther away from healing

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Introduction to the Theory

    • Kate Cummings
    Pages 1-7

  3. Discovering Loss

    • Kate Cummings
    Pages 9-19

  4. Assessing Loss

    • Kate Cummings
    Pages 21-33

  5. Mourning

    • Kate Cummings
    Pages 35-43

  6. Coping

    • Kate Cummings
    Pages 45-74

  7. Turning Points

    • Kate Cummings
    Pages 75-87

  8. Implications for Use in Other Fields

    • Kate Cummings
    Pages 89-91

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 93-120
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About this book

Coming to Grips with Loss is a theory that depicts how people heal from any type of significant loss. The strength of this theory is that it is grounded in data gathered from people who experienced a myriad of losses; of loved ones, physical and mental abilities, homes, careers, material goods, as well as safety, security, and other aspects that people hold dear. The theory is written in a very deliberate manner that is non-pathologizing, relevant to a wide array of audiences, and is transferable to various fields of study. It explains what people say they go through on their way from the initial discovery, assessing the possible impact, experiencing related feelings and choosing coping actions that can either move one closer or farther away from healing. It offers a road map to recovery for those in helping relationships, business managers, community leaders and people involved in self-care. Most importantly, it offers a perspective that normalizes the grief process and offers hope that healing is possible.
          

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Coming to Grips with Loss

  • Book Subtitle: Normalizing the Grief Process

  • Authors: Kate Cummings

  • Series Title: Constructing Knowledge: Curriculum Studies in Action

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-250-9

  • Publisher: SensePublishers Rotterdam

  • eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature B.V. 2015

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-6300-250-9Published: 02 November 2015

  • Series ISSN: 2213-722X

  • Series E-ISSN: 2213-7238

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 120

  • Topics: Education, general

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