Cognitive Grief Therapy: Constructing a Rational Meaning to Life Following Loss
Ruth Malkinson
Praise for Cognitive Grief Therapy:
“A brilliant book, Cognitive Grief Therapy is a landmark contribution to the understanding and treatment of complicated grief.”
—Onno van der Hart, Ph.D., Professor of Psychopathology of Chronic Traumatization, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
“Authored by a seasoned clinician and researcher, this small book is remarkable for its theoretical depth and clinical wisdom . . . Written for the student, clinician or scholar of grief, the author animates a potentially pedantic topic with clinical sensitivity and rigorously clarifies grief syndromes and incisive strategies for cognitive treatment.”
—E.K. Rynearson, M.D., Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, University of Washington Separation and Loss Service, Mason Medical Center Seattle, Washington
Overview
Coping with the stress of loss means maintaining high involvement in daily activities while constructing a positive inner relationship with the deceased. The old paradigm of clear resolution and severing ties with the dead has given way to this more flexible model. In this innovative book, Ruth Malkinson introduces a new idea for cognitive grief therapy—maintaining ties with the deceased and integrating our memories of them into our belief system. Malkinson shows professionals how to achieve these aims when working with individuals, couples, and families. Empirically proven and widely adopted, cognitive therapy is the standard for the short-term treatment of grief. The theory and the clinical practice of conducting cognitive grief therapy are presented in this book with an emphasis on case examples and practical advice for successful therapeutic work. Whether the grief is occasioned by a natural death or by a traumatic loss, Cognitive Grief Therapy will support therapists as they help people shape new lives.
Contents Include:
- Theoretical Overview
- Bereavement From the Perspective of Continuing Bonds
- Complications in the Normal Course of Grief
- Loss, Trauma, and Traumatic Loss
- The Two-Track Model of Bereavement
- Grief and Bereavement Psychotherapy
- The Cognitive Model of Bereavement
- Ellis and the Model of REBT
- The Practice of Cognitive Grief Therapy
- Cognitive Intervention with Complicated Grief
- Cognitive Grief Therapy with Families and Couples
- Cognitive Models for Therapists Working with Grief
About the Author
Ruth Malkinson, Ph.D., is a lecturer in social work at Tel Aviv University and has a private practice in Tel Aviv, Israel.
ISBN: 0-393-70439-4
2007 / 240 pages / Hardcover
