by Jody J. Fiorini & Jodi Ann Mullen

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These authors have managed to produce an exceptional book to guide practitioners in using appropriate interventions that are developmentally sound and immensely practical. Best of all Counseling Children and Adolescents through Grief and Loss identifies a wide range of grief and loss experiences. In doing so Fiorini and Mullen give us the most current and relevant manual of interventions and research related to adolescent grief.

The book provides a method for assessing individual needs and offers guidelines for selecting appropriate counseling strategies. Numerous case studies give examples of different youth responses to loss, and address cultural, religious, and family issues. Included are trust and safety concerns, tragic and stigmatizing losses, and the impact of loss throughout life. Myths about grief and loss in youth have depth and meaning. The final chapter contains twenty-three specific interventions that can be immediately put to use, including intervention rationale, materials needed, and a description of process.

Compassion Books considers this an exceptional resource for counselors, social workers, and psychologists in schools and other settings. Also highly recommended as a supplemental college text.

Paperback, 232 pages.