External Products

We have included here a selection of books which we frequently recommend and are used in a number of training programs offered by the Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement. Within Australia we suggest that you contact our preferred book supplier - Open Leaves who stock these items. Open Leaves provides a 10% discount on most items to members of the Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement. Outside Australia click on the book image or title to be taken to Amazon.com. Commission received from these sales go towards the provision of free bereavement support and counselling services operated by the Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement.

Grief Counseling and Grief Therapy: A Handbook for the Mental Health Practitioner by J. William Worden    

Updating his 1991 text, Worden a US clinical psychologist and fellow of the American Psychological Association, holds academic appointments at Harvard Medical School and at the Rosemead Graduate School of Psychology, describes what people experience following a loss, how to help people through their grief, how to tell the difference between uncomplicated and complicated grief, and how to treat complicated grief. Current developments in the field are incorporated in this third edition, which includes seven "mediators of mourning" and his four "tasks of mourning." There is new material on losses such as sudden death, abortion, and suicide.

Book Details 
Hardcover: 232 pages
Publisher: Springer Pub Co; 3rd edition (December 15, 2001) 
ISBN: 0826141625

35 Ways to Help a Grieving Child

This practical, easy-to-read guidebook is based on what the Dougy Centre has learned from the over 14,000 children, teens and their families served since 1983. The Dougy Center's pioneering model for assisting children, teens and families coping with the death of a family member has received national and international acclaim.

Book Details

Paperback: 55 pages
Publisher: The Dougy Center for Grieving Children; (October 25, 1999) 
ISBN: 189053403X

Traumatic and Nontraumatic Loss and Bereavement: Clinical Theory and Practice by Ruth Malkinson (Editor), et al.

Book Details

Paperback: 346 pages
Publisher: Psychosocial Pr; (July 2000) 
ISBN: 188784130X

Children and Grief: When a Parent Dies by J. William Worden (Author)

Book Details

Hardcover: 225 pages
Publisher: Guilford Press; 1st edition (December 15, 2001) 
ISBN: 1572307463

Meaning Reconstruction & the Experience of Loss by Robert A. Neimeyer (Editor)

 

Book Details

Hardcover: 368 pages
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA); 1st edition (February 15, 2001) 
ISBN: 1557987424

Disenfranchised Grief: New Directions, Challenges and Strategies for Practice by Kenneth J. Doka (Editor)

Book Details

Paperback: 451 pages
Publisher: Research Press; (March 2002) 
ISBN: 0878224270

Men Don't Cry, Women Do: Transcending Gender Stereotypes of Grief by Terry L. Martin, Kenneth J. Doka

Book Details

Paperback: 180 pages
Publisher: Brunner-Routledge; 1 edition (December 1, 1999)
ISBN: 0876309953

Handbook of Bereavement Research: Consequences, Coping and Care
by Margaret S. Stroebe (Editor), et al.

Book Details

Hardcover: 814 pages
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA); 1st edition (February 15, 2001) 
ISBN: 155798736X

Treatment of Complicated Mourning by Therese A. Rando

Book Details

Hardcover: 768 pages
Publisher: Research Press; (February 1993) 
ISBN: 0878223290

Continuing Bonds: New Understandings of Grief (Death Education, Aging and Health Care Series) by Dennis Klass (Editor), et al

Book Details

Paperback: 364 pages
Publisher: Taylor & Francis; (February 1, 1996) 
ISBN: 1560323396

The accustomed 20th century model of the grief process emphasizes a necessity for the survivor "to let go" in order to establish new relationships. The 22 contributors to this volume assert a different vision: that for many people a healthy resolution of grief enables them to maintain a continuing bond with the deceased in their lives and communities--despite a lack of cultural and professional approval. The scholars discuss our contemporary notions of grief, and analyze the experiences of bereaved widows, children, spouses, siblings, and cultures such as the Japanese to present a unique picture of how people experience loss.

Spiritual Lives of Bereaved Parents by Dennis Klass

Book Details

Library Binding: 240 pages 
Publisher: Brunner-Routledge; 1 edition (June 1, 1999) 
ISBN: 0876309902

Swallowed by a Snake: The Gift of the Masculine Side of Healing by Thomas Golden

Tom Golden was the first International Educator brought to the Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement in 1999. This book, Swallowed by a Snake, is a much needed contribution to the existing literature about coping with loss. Tom Golden's skillful blend of folklore, cross-cultural analysis, and clinical advice will help both men and women understand the specific context and needs of grieving men. The path through grief is often a dark and lonely one; Tom's work will serve as compassionate and insightful beacons to many. Tom also has an excellent website at www.webhealing.com.

Book Details

Paperback: 170 page
Publisher: Golden Healing Pub Llc; 2nd Edition edition (November 2000) 
ISBN: 0965464911