Judith M. Stillion, PhD, CT, is professor emerita of psychology and currently serves as a consultant on a variety of issues, including end-of-life issues, meaningful aging, positive psychology applied to grieving and dying, and strategic planning and facilitation of grief groups. She served as associate and vice chancellor for academic affairs at Western Carolina University, associate vice president for academic affairs in the University of North Carolina system, and founding director of the Institute for Leadership, Ethics & Character at Kennesaw State University.Thomas Attig, PhD, spent the greater part of his career (1972–1995) as professor of philosophy (now emeritus) at Bowling Green State University, where he served as department chair for 11 years and established the first PhD in applied philosophy in the world in 1987.

• PrefaceIntroduction: Chronology of Developments in the MovementThomas AttigPART I: INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENTS1. Seeking Wisdom About Mortality, Dying, and BereavementThomas AttigPersonal HistoryPhilosophy as Love of WisdomExistential PhenomenologyFacing Personal MortalityLiving While DyingBereavement and GrievingLooking to the FutureReferences2. Know Thyself: Psychology’s Contributions to ThanatologyJudith M. StillionMy Entry Into the FieldEarly PsychologyThe Psychoanalytic MovementHumanistic/Existential PsychologyCognitive Psychology and Cognitive BehaviorismPositive PsychologyEclectic ThinkersFacing the FutureReferences3. Sociological Perspectives on Death, Dying, and BereavementTony WalterWhat Draws a Sociologist to Study Death?FoundationsCurrent ThemesContemporary ChallengesReferences4. Science and Practice: Contributions of Nurses to End-of-Life and Palliative CareDiana J. Wilkie and Inge B. CorlessPalliative and End-of-Life Care JourneysUncovering and Combating the Conspiracy of Silence About Death and DyingMaking Meaning: Living With the Chronicity of Life-Threatening IllnessesPromoting Team-Based Collaborative Approaches to CareManaging Pain and Symptoms of Children and AdultsIntegrating Bereavement Within Patient-Centered and Family-Focused Dying CareConducting Research With People at the End of LifeEducating Nurses to Improve Care of People at the End of LifeSummary: Impact of Nurses on Palliative and End-of-Life CareReferences5. Legal Issues in End-of-Life Decision MakingJames L. Werth Jr.Background1970s and 1980s1990s2000s2010–PresentConclusionReferences6. The Ethics of Caring for the Dying and the BereavedThomas AttigMy Involvement in End-of-Life EthicsThe History of Medical/Health Care EthicsRespect for PersonsThe Turn to Narrative EthicsLooking to the FutureReferences7. Theoretical Perspectives on Loss and GriefJ. William WordenSigmund FreudErich LindemannJohn BowlbyColin ParkesElisabeth Kübler-RossWilliam WordenTherese RandoSimon RubinThomas AttigStroebe and ColleaguesContinuing BondsRobert Neimeyer and Janice NadeauThe Elephant Needs a Pedicure: Similarities, Differences, Directions for the FutureReferences8. The Psychologization of Grief and Its Depictions Within Mainstream North American MediaLeeat GranekGrief as a Psychological Object of Study in a Modernist ContextThe Pathologization/Psychologization of GriefDepictions of Pathological/Psychological Grief in Mainstream MediaDiscussionLooking AheadReferences9. Developmental Perspectives on Death and Dying, and Maturational LossesJudith L. M. McCoyd and Carolyn A. WalterOur StoriesOur Developmental PerspectivePerinatal Period and InfancyToddlerhood Through Preschool-Aged ChildrenElementary School-Aged ChildrenTweens and TeensYoung AdultsMiddle AdulthoodRetirement/ReinventionOlder AdultsNew Directions and DevelopmentsReferencesPART II: INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENTS10. Hospice Care of the DyingDavid ClarkAttractions of HospiceFoundational Strands of Early DevelopmentHospice Care Today: Evaluation and ControversyChallenges and Hopes for the Future of Hospice Care for the DyingReferences11. Hospital-Based Palliative CareBernard J. Lapointe and Dawn AllenWhere We Began and How We Have Changed—A Brief History of Hospital-based Palliative CareCornerstones and Foundations of Hospital-Based Palliative CareCurrent Challenges in Hospital-Based Palliative CareLooking Ahead: Protecting the Future of Hospital-Based Palliative CareReferences12. Palliative Care for ChildrenBetty DaviesMy Entry Into the FieldEarly Work in the FieldThe 1970s and 1980sThe 1990sDefinition of Pediatric Palliative CareCurrent Developments in PPC (2000–the Present)ChallengesReferences13. The Global Spread of Hospice and Palliative CareStephen ConnorPersonal ReflectionFoundational Work on the Global Development of Palliative CareCurrent Work on Development of Palliative CareChallenges and Hopes for the FutureReferences14. Death and Funeral ServiceVanderlyn R. PineHistorical Antecedents to Post–World War II Funeral DirectingThe Changing Role of Funeral Directors Following World War IIScholarship About Funerals, Death, Grief, and BereavementResearch Focused on Funeral DirectingCriticism of Funeral Directors and Funeral PracticesThe Impact of the Baby Boom on the Funeral IndustryThe FutureReferences15. Death Education at the College and University Level in North AmericaCharles A. CorrMy Involvement in This FieldEarly InitiativesEarly Pedagogical ResourcesMore Recent Developments: Survey Courses on Death, Dying, and BereavementMore Recent Developments: Other Death-Related CoursesMore Recent Developments: Thanatology ProgramsWhat Have We Learned From and About Death Education?References16. Death Education as a Public Health IssueAllan KellehearThe Case for Death Education as a Public Health IssueTwo Current International ExamplesFuture ChallengesReferencesPART III: PRACTICE DEVELOPMENTS17. Spirituality: Quo Vadis?Kenneth J. DokaReligion, Spirituality, Health, and GriefSpiritual Tasks in Life-Threatening IllnessSpirituality and Grief: After the DeathAssisting Individuals and Families at the End of Life: Using SpiritualityThe Power and Use of RitualsThe Challenge of Spiritual SupportQuo VadisReferences18. Using the Arts and Humanities With the Dying, Bereaved, … and OurselvesSandra BertmanWhere and How It All BeganThe Equinox Institute (1969–1971)Failproof Techniques for All AgesFast Forward: From Dissection to Palliative Care—Soul Pain, Aesthetic Distance, and the Training of PhysiciansChanging Ideas About Health CareWhere We Are GoingReferences19. Family Support for the Dying and BereavedDavid W. KissaneThe Development of Family-Centered CareThe Foundations of Family-Centered CareClinical Organization of Family-Centered Care TodayChallenges for the Future of Family-Centered CareConclusionReferences20. Supporting Grieving ChildrenLinda GoldmanMy Early Years in the FieldChildren’s Concepts of DeathResources for ChildrenChildren’s Grief and the Digital AgeGrief Work With ChildrenGrief Education for AdultsBasic Understandings for AdultsJoining as a Global Grief Community for ChildrenReferences21. Helping Each Other: Building CommunityPhyllis R. SilvermanBackgroundThe Widow-to-Widow ProgramWidows Who Accepted HelpWidows Who Refused HelpThe Widowed Service LineOther ProgramsA View of GriefMutual HelpCurrent Programs and PracticesConclusionReferences22. Treating Complicated Bereavement: The Development of Grief TherapyRobert A. NeimeyerA Backward GlanceThe Contemporary Landscape of LossA Scientific CodaNotesReferences23. When Trauma and Loss Collide: The Evolution of Intervention for Traumatic BereavementTherese A. RandoDefinitions and Conceptual ClarificationsFrom Two Disparate Areas to One: Pivotal Steps in the Development of Traumatic BereavementThe “Classics” in the Field: Six Foundational Concepts Associated With the Treatment of Traumatic Bereavement up to 2000Someday to Be “Classics” in the Field: Five of the Newest, Most Valuable Areas of Contribution to the Treatment of Traumatic Bereavement Since 2000Future Concerns Regarding Traumatic Bereavement and Its TreatmentReferences24. To Be or Not to Be: Suicide Then and NowJudith M. StillionA Little HistoryDimensions of the ProblemMyths About SuicideUnderstanding and Preventing SuicidePatterns of SuicideSuicide PreventionSociety’s Role in Suicide PreventionInterventionA Look AheadReferences25. Grief After Suicide: The Evolution of Suicide PostventionJohn R. JordanPersonal EvolutionEvolution of the Response to a Public Health ProblemInterventions for Survivors—HistoryInterventions for Survivors—Current StandingInterventions for Survivors—Future DirectionsConclusionNotesReferences26. Responding to Grief and Trauma in the Aftermath of DisasterColin Murray ParkesPreparation for DisastersThe Impact Phase—Psychological First AidRecoil—Planning and Implementation—Posttraumatic ReactionsAftermath—Community Care and RecoveryRecovery—Withdrawal of External ServicesImplications for Future DevelopmentsReferences27. Care of the Caregiver: Professionals and Family MembersMary L. S. VachonProfessional HistoryOverviewStress and DistressBurnout and Job EngagementCompassion Fatigue, Empathy, and Compassion SatisfactionWhat Are Caregivers Already Doing That Works?Current InterventionsMajor Challenges and Hopes for the FutureReferencesAfterwordJudith M. Stillion and Thomas AttigIndex

Judith M. Stillion, PhD, CT, is professor emerita of psychology and currently serves as a consultant on a variety of issues, including end-of-life issues, meaningful aging, positive psychology applied to grieving and dying, and strategic planning and facilitation of grief groups. She served as associate and vice chancellor for academic affairs at Western Carolina University, associate vice president for academic affairs in the University of North Carolina system, and founding director of the Institute for Leadership, Ethics & Character at Kennesaw State University.Thomas Attig, PhD, spent the greater part of his career (1972–1995) as professor of philosophy (now emeritus) at Bowling Green State University, where he served as department chair for 11 years and established the first PhD in applied philosophy in the world in 1987.

• PrefaceIntroduction: Chronology of Developments in the MovementThomas AttigPART I: INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENTS1. Seeking Wisdom About Mortality, Dying, and BereavementThomas AttigPersonal HistoryPhilosophy as Love of WisdomExistential PhenomenologyFacing Personal MortalityLiving While DyingBereavement and GrievingLooking to the FutureReferences2. Know Thyself: Psychology’s Contributions to ThanatologyJudith M. StillionMy Entry Into the FieldEarly PsychologyThe Psychoanalytic MovementHumanistic/Existential PsychologyCognitive Psychology and Cognitive BehaviorismPositive PsychologyEclectic ThinkersFacing the FutureReferences3. Sociological Perspectives on Death, Dying, and BereavementTony WalterWhat Draws a Sociologist to Study Death?FoundationsCurrent ThemesContemporary ChallengesReferences4. Science and Practice: Contributions of Nurses to End-of-Life and Palliative CareDiana J. Wilkie and Inge B. CorlessPalliative and End-of-Life Care JourneysUncovering and Combating the Conspiracy of Silence About Death and DyingMaking Meaning: Living With the Chronicity of Life-Threatening IllnessesPromoting Team-Based Collaborative Approaches to CareManaging Pain and Symptoms of Children and AdultsIntegrating Bereavement Within Patient-Centered and Family-Focused Dying CareConducting Research With People at the End of LifeEducating Nurses to Improve Care of People at the End of LifeSummary: Impact of Nurses on Palliative and End-of-Life CareReferences5. Legal Issues in End-of-Life Decision MakingJames L. Werth Jr.Background1970s and 1980s1990s2000s2010–PresentConclusionReferences6. The Ethics of Caring for the Dying and the BereavedThomas AttigMy Involvement in End-of-Life EthicsThe History of Medical/Health Care EthicsRespect for PersonsThe Turn to Narrative EthicsLooking to the FutureReferences7. Theoretical Perspectives on Loss and GriefJ. William WordenSigmund FreudErich LindemannJohn BowlbyColin ParkesElisabeth Kübler-RossWilliam WordenTherese RandoSimon RubinThomas AttigStroebe and ColleaguesContinuing BondsRobert Neimeyer and Janice NadeauThe Elephant Needs a Pedicure: Similarities, Differences, Directions for the FutureReferences8. The Psychologization of Grief and Its Depictions Within Mainstream North American MediaLeeat GranekGrief as a Psychological Object of Study in a Modernist ContextThe Pathologization/Psychologization of GriefDepictions of Pathological/Psychological Grief in Mainstream MediaDiscussionLooking AheadReferences9. Developmental Perspectives on Death and Dying, and Maturational LossesJudith L. M. McCoyd and Carolyn A. WalterOur StoriesOur Developmental PerspectivePerinatal Period and InfancyToddlerhood Through Preschool-Aged ChildrenElementary School-Aged ChildrenTweens and TeensYoung AdultsMiddle AdulthoodRetirement/ReinventionOlder AdultsNew Directions and DevelopmentsReferencesPART II: INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENTS10. Hospice Care of the DyingDavid ClarkAttractions of HospiceFoundational Strands of Early DevelopmentHospice Care Today: Evaluation and ControversyChallenges and Hopes for the Future of Hospice Care for the DyingReferences11. Hospital-Based Palliative CareBernard J. Lapointe and Dawn AllenWhere We Began and How We Have Changed—A Brief History of Hospital-based Palliative CareCornerstones and Foundations of Hospital-Based Palliative CareCurrent Challenges in Hospital-Based Palliative CareLooking Ahead: Protecting the Future of Hospital-Based Palliative CareReferences12. Palliative Care for ChildrenBetty DaviesMy Entry Into the FieldEarly Work in the FieldThe 1970s and 1980sThe 1990sDefinition of Pediatric Palliative CareCurrent Developments in PPC (2000–the Present)ChallengesReferences13. The Global Spread of Hospice and Palliative CareStephen ConnorPersonal ReflectionFoundational Work on the Global Development of Palliative CareCurrent Work on Development of Palliative CareChallenges and Hopes for the FutureReferences14. Death and Funeral ServiceVanderlyn R. PineHistorical Antecedents to Post–World War II Funeral DirectingThe Changing Role of Funeral Directors Following World War IIScholarship About Funerals, Death, Grief, and BereavementResearch Focused on Funeral DirectingCriticism of Funeral Directors and Funeral PracticesThe Impact of the Baby Boom on the Funeral IndustryThe FutureReferences15. Death Education at the College and University Level in North AmericaCharles A. CorrMy Involvement in This FieldEarly InitiativesEarly Pedagogical ResourcesMore Recent Developments: Survey Courses on Death, Dying, and BereavementMore Recent Developments: Other Death-Related CoursesMore Recent Developments: Thanatology ProgramsWhat Have We Learned From and About Death Education?References16. Death Education as a Public Health IssueAllan KellehearThe Case for Death Education as a Public Health IssueTwo Current International ExamplesFuture ChallengesReferencesPART III: PRACTICE DEVELOPMENTS17. Spirituality: Quo Vadis?Kenneth J. DokaReligion, Spirituality, Health, and GriefSpiritual Tasks in Life-Threatening IllnessSpirituality and Grief: After the DeathAssisting Individuals and Families at the End of Life: Using SpiritualityThe Power and Use of RitualsThe Challenge of Spiritual SupportQuo VadisReferences18. Using the Arts and Humanities With the Dying, Bereaved, … and OurselvesSandra BertmanWhere and How It All BeganThe Equinox Institute (1969–1971)Failproof Techniques for All AgesFast Forward: From Dissection to Palliative Care—Soul Pain, Aesthetic Distance, and the Training of PhysiciansChanging Ideas About Health CareWhere We Are GoingReferences19. Family Support for the Dying and BereavedDavid W. KissaneThe Development of Family-Centered CareThe Foundations of Family-Centered CareClinical Organization of Family-Centered Care TodayChallenges for the Future of Family-Centered CareConclusionReferences20. Supporting Grieving ChildrenLinda GoldmanMy Early Years in the FieldChildren’s Concepts of DeathResources for ChildrenChildren’s Grief and the Digital AgeGrief Work With ChildrenGrief Education for AdultsBasic Understandings for AdultsJoining as a Global Grief Community for ChildrenReferences21. Helping Each Other: Building CommunityPhyllis R. SilvermanBackgroundThe Widow-to-Widow ProgramWidows Who Accepted HelpWidows Who Refused HelpThe Widowed Service LineOther ProgramsA View of GriefMutual HelpCurrent Programs and PracticesConclusionReferences22. Treating Complicated Bereavement: The Development of Grief TherapyRobert A. NeimeyerA Backward GlanceThe Contemporary Landscape of LossA Scientific CodaNotesReferences23. When Trauma and Loss Collide: The Evolution of Intervention for Traumatic BereavementTherese A. RandoDefinitions and Conceptual ClarificationsFrom Two Disparate Areas to One: Pivotal Steps in the Development of Traumatic BereavementThe “Classics” in the Field: Six Foundational Concepts Associated With the Treatment of Traumatic Bereavement up to 2000Someday to Be “Classics” in the Field: Five of the Newest, Most Valuable Areas of Contribution to the Treatment of Traumatic Bereavement Since 2000Future Concerns Regarding Traumatic Bereavement and Its TreatmentReferences24. To Be or Not to Be: Suicide Then and NowJudith M. StillionA Little HistoryDimensions of the ProblemMyths About SuicideUnderstanding and Preventing SuicidePatterns of SuicideSuicide PreventionSociety’s Role in Suicide PreventionInterventionA Look AheadReferences25. Grief After Suicide: The Evolution of Suicide PostventionJohn R. JordanPersonal EvolutionEvolution of the Response to a Public Health ProblemInterventions for Survivors—HistoryInterventions for Survivors—Current StandingInterventions for Survivors—Future DirectionsConclusionNotesReferences26. Responding to Grief and Trauma in the Aftermath of DisasterColin Murray ParkesPreparation for DisastersThe Impact Phase—Psychological First AidRecoil—Planning and Implementation—Posttraumatic ReactionsAftermath—Community Care and RecoveryRecovery—Withdrawal of External ServicesImplications for Future DevelopmentsReferences27. Care of the Caregiver: Professionals and Family MembersMary L. S. VachonProfessional HistoryOverviewStress and DistressBurnout and Job EngagementCompassion Fatigue, Empathy, and Compassion SatisfactionWhat Are Caregivers Already Doing That Works?Current InterventionsMajor Challenges and Hopes for the FutureReferencesAfterwordJudith M. Stillion and Thomas AttigIndex

Judith M. Stillion, PhD, CT, is professor emerita of psychology and currently serves as a consultant on a variety of issues, including end-of-life issues, meaningful aging, positive psychology applied to grieving and dying, and strategic planning and facilitation of grief groups. She served as associate and vice chancellor for academic affairs at Western Carolina University, associate vice president for academic affairs in the University of North Carolina system, and founding director of the Institute for Leadership, Ethics & Character at Kennesaw State University.Thomas Attig, PhD, spent the greater part of his career (1972–1995) as professor of philosophy (now emeritus) at Bowling Green State University, where he served as department chair for 11 years and established the first PhD in applied philosophy in the world in 1987.

• PrefaceIntroduction: Chronology of Developments in the MovementThomas AttigPART I: INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENTS1. Seeking Wisdom About Mortality, Dying, and BereavementThomas AttigPersonal HistoryPhilosophy as Love of WisdomExistential PhenomenologyFacing Personal MortalityLiving While DyingBereavement and GrievingLooking to the FutureReferences2. Know Thyself: Psychology’s Contributions to ThanatologyJudith M. StillionMy Entry Into the FieldEarly PsychologyThe Psychoanalytic MovementHumanistic/Existential PsychologyCognitive Psychology and Cognitive BehaviorismPositive PsychologyEclectic ThinkersFacing the FutureReferences3. Sociological Perspectives on Death, Dying, and BereavementTony WalterWhat Draws a Sociologist to Study Death?FoundationsCurrent ThemesContemporary ChallengesReferences4. Science and Practice: Contributions of Nurses to End-of-Life and Palliative CareDiana J. Wilkie and Inge B. CorlessPalliative and End-of-Life Care JourneysUncovering and Combating the Conspiracy of Silence About Death and DyingMaking Meaning: Living With the Chronicity of Life-Threatening IllnessesPromoting Team-Based Collaborative Approaches to CareManaging Pain and Symptoms of Children and AdultsIntegrating Bereavement Within Patient-Centered and Family-Focused Dying CareConducting Research With People at the End of LifeEducating Nurses to Improve Care of People at the End of LifeSummary: Impact of Nurses on Palliative and End-of-Life CareReferences5. Legal Issues in End-of-Life Decision MakingJames L. Werth Jr.Background1970s and 1980s1990s2000s2010–PresentConclusionReferences6. The Ethics of Caring for the Dying and the BereavedThomas AttigMy Involvement in End-of-Life EthicsThe History of Medical/Health Care EthicsRespect for PersonsThe Turn to Narrative EthicsLooking to the FutureReferences7. Theoretical Perspectives on Loss and GriefJ. William WordenSigmund FreudErich LindemannJohn BowlbyColin ParkesElisabeth Kübler-RossWilliam WordenTherese RandoSimon RubinThomas AttigStroebe and ColleaguesContinuing BondsRobert Neimeyer and Janice NadeauThe Elephant Needs a Pedicure: Similarities, Differences, Directions for the FutureReferences8. The Psychologization of Grief and Its Depictions Within Mainstream North American MediaLeeat GranekGrief as a Psychological Object of Study in a Modernist ContextThe Pathologization/Psychologization of GriefDepictions of Pathological/Psychological Grief in Mainstream MediaDiscussionLooking AheadReferences9. Developmental Perspectives on Death and Dying, and Maturational LossesJudith L. M. McCoyd and Carolyn A. WalterOur StoriesOur Developmental PerspectivePerinatal Period and InfancyToddlerhood Through Preschool-Aged ChildrenElementary School-Aged ChildrenTweens and TeensYoung AdultsMiddle AdulthoodRetirement/ReinventionOlder AdultsNew Directions and DevelopmentsReferencesPART II: INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENTS10. Hospice Care of the DyingDavid ClarkAttractions of HospiceFoundational Strands of Early DevelopmentHospice Care Today: Evaluation and ControversyChallenges and Hopes for the Future of Hospice Care for the DyingReferences11. Hospital-Based Palliative CareBernard J. Lapointe and Dawn AllenWhere We Began and How We Have Changed—A Brief History of Hospital-based Palliative CareCornerstones and Foundations of Hospital-Based Palliative CareCurrent Challenges in Hospital-Based Palliative CareLooking Ahead: Protecting the Future of Hospital-Based Palliative CareReferences12. Palliative Care for ChildrenBetty DaviesMy Entry Into the FieldEarly Work in the FieldThe 1970s and 1980sThe 1990sDefinition of Pediatric Palliative CareCurrent Developments in PPC (2000–the Present)ChallengesReferences13. The Global Spread of Hospice and Palliative CareStephen ConnorPersonal ReflectionFoundational Work on the Global Development of Palliative CareCurrent Work on Development of Palliative CareChallenges and Hopes for the FutureReferences14. Death and Funeral ServiceVanderlyn R. PineHistorical Antecedents to Post–World War II Funeral DirectingThe Changing Role of Funeral Directors Following World War IIScholarship About Funerals, Death, Grief, and BereavementResearch Focused on Funeral DirectingCriticism of Funeral Directors and Funeral PracticesThe Impact of the Baby Boom on the Funeral IndustryThe FutureReferences15. Death Education at the College and University Level in North AmericaCharles A. CorrMy Involvement in This FieldEarly InitiativesEarly Pedagogical ResourcesMore Recent Developments: Survey Courses on Death, Dying, and BereavementMore Recent Developments: Other Death-Related CoursesMore Recent Developments: Thanatology ProgramsWhat Have We Learned From and About Death Education?References16. Death Education as a Public Health IssueAllan KellehearThe Case for Death Education as a Public Health IssueTwo Current International ExamplesFuture ChallengesReferencesPART III: PRACTICE DEVELOPMENTS17. Spirituality: Quo Vadis?Kenneth J. DokaReligion, Spirituality, Health, and GriefSpiritual Tasks in Life-Threatening IllnessSpirituality and Grief: After the DeathAssisting Individuals and Families at the End of Life: Using SpiritualityThe Power and Use of RitualsThe Challenge of Spiritual SupportQuo VadisReferences18. Using the Arts and Humanities With the Dying, Bereaved, … and OurselvesSandra BertmanWhere and How It All BeganThe Equinox Institute (1969–1971)Failproof Techniques for All AgesFast Forward: From Dissection to Palliative Care—Soul Pain, Aesthetic Distance, and the Training of PhysiciansChanging Ideas About Health CareWhere We Are GoingReferences19. Family Support for the Dying and BereavedDavid W. KissaneThe Development of Family-Centered CareThe Foundations of Family-Centered CareClinical Organization of Family-Centered Care TodayChallenges for the Future of Family-Centered CareConclusionReferences20. Supporting Grieving ChildrenLinda GoldmanMy Early Years in the FieldChildren’s Concepts of DeathResources for ChildrenChildren’s Grief and the Digital AgeGrief Work With ChildrenGrief Education for AdultsBasic Understandings for AdultsJoining as a Global Grief Community for ChildrenReferences21. Helping Each Other: Building CommunityPhyllis R. SilvermanBackgroundThe Widow-to-Widow ProgramWidows Who Accepted HelpWidows Who Refused HelpThe Widowed Service LineOther ProgramsA View of GriefMutual HelpCurrent Programs and PracticesConclusionReferences22. Treating Complicated Bereavement: The Development of Grief TherapyRobert A. NeimeyerA Backward GlanceThe Contemporary Landscape of LossA Scientific CodaNotesReferences23. When Trauma and Loss Collide: The Evolution of Intervention for Traumatic BereavementTherese A. RandoDefinitions and Conceptual ClarificationsFrom Two Disparate Areas to One: Pivotal Steps in the Development of Traumatic BereavementThe “Classics” in the Field: Six Foundational Concepts Associated With the Treatment of Traumatic Bereavement up to 2000Someday to Be “Classics” in the Field: Five of the Newest, Most Valuable Areas of Contribution to the Treatment of Traumatic Bereavement Since 2000Future Concerns Regarding Traumatic Bereavement and Its TreatmentReferences24. To Be or Not to Be: Suicide Then and NowJudith M. StillionA Little HistoryDimensions of the ProblemMyths About SuicideUnderstanding and Preventing SuicidePatterns of SuicideSuicide PreventionSociety’s Role in Suicide PreventionInterventionA Look AheadReferences25. Grief After Suicide: The Evolution of Suicide PostventionJohn R. JordanPersonal EvolutionEvolution of the Response to a Public Health ProblemInterventions for Survivors—HistoryInterventions for Survivors—Current StandingInterventions for Survivors—Future DirectionsConclusionNotesReferences26. Responding to Grief and Trauma in the Aftermath of DisasterColin Murray ParkesPreparation for DisastersThe Impact Phase—Psychological First AidRecoil—Planning and Implementation—Posttraumatic ReactionsAftermath—Community Care and RecoveryRecovery—Withdrawal of External ServicesImplications for Future DevelopmentsReferences27. Care of the Caregiver: Professionals and Family MembersMary L. S. VachonProfessional HistoryOverviewStress and DistressBurnout and Job EngagementCompassion Fatigue, Empathy, and Compassion SatisfactionWhat Are Caregivers Already Doing That Works?Current InterventionsMajor Challenges and Hopes for the FutureReferencesAfterwordJudith M. Stillion and Thomas AttigIndex