COVER; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CONTENTS; EDITORS' FOREWORD; FOREWORD; INTRODUCTION: SETTING THE SCENE; CHAPTER ONE: To talk or not to talk; Chapter TWO: Beyond a mature concept of death; Chapter THREE: Getting it right; Chapter FOUR: Creating new stories; Chapter FIVE: Creating memories towards "co-memorating"; Chapter SIX: Elaborating stories and extending abilities: training and supervision; Conclusion; APPENDIX A: Some theories ofdeath and mourning; APPENDIX B: Books for children and young people; APPENDIX C: Children and families cross-referenced; REFERENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
Summary
This book tackles head on the often tabooed subject of death. It distils sophisticated clinical work into simple language, and describes simple techniques for talking to children about dying. The author makes sophisticated material accessible to a much wider range of practitioners than trained therapists. 176 pages
