Companioning the Bereaved: A Soulful Guide for Counselors & Caregivers

by Alan D. Wolfelt

Renowned author and educator Alan Wolfelt redefines the role of the grief counselor in this guide for caregivers. His new model for "companioning" the bereaved gives a viable alternative to the limitations of the medical establishment, encouraging counselors and other caregivers to aspire to a more compassionate philosophy. This approach argues that grief need no longer be defined, diagnosed, and treated as an illness but rather should be an acknowledgement...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1879651416
• ISBN13: 9781879651418
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: Companion Press (CO)
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.1"