Helping Adolescents Cope with Loss

Some of the foremost authorities in the field of loss, grief and death share their insights on this critical topic. Each chapter is written by an expert, examining the variety of losses adolescents encounter, as well as offering ways to support grieving adolescents and adolescents facing their own death. Topics include living with a life-threatening illness (Doka), ethical aspects of adolescent end-of- life care (Jennings), adolescents coping with a parental death (Worden), sibling death (Hogan) support groups for adolescents (Schuurman). The book also includes five personal perspectives of adolescents who have lived with loss.