Grief Counseling and Grief Therapy 5th Edition – J. William Worden (Paperback)

Grief Counseling and Grief Therapy: A Handbook for the Mental Health Practitioner, 5th Edition, by J. William Worden is the paperback clinical handbook that introduced the Tasks of Mourning model and remains the standard text for counselors who work with bereaved clients.

Published by Springer Publishing, Worden's handbook separates grief counseling, which supports people through normal grief, from grief therapy, which addresses complicated or prolonged grief. It explains the four Tasks of Mourning, the mediators that shape how a person grieves, and practical techniques for individual and group work. The writing is clinical but plain, which is why it is assigned in counseling programs and kept on hospice and hospital chaplaincy shelves.

What's included

• Grief Counseling and Grief Therapy, 5th Edition, complete text
• Paperback binding
• Publisher: Springer Publishing
• ISBN-13: 9780826134745
• Updated research on grief and bereavement, including complicated and traumatic grief
• Guidance for special populations and different types of loss
• Publisher's online resources included with this edition, per the source listing

Who it's for

Graduate students in counseling, clinical social work, marriage and family therapy and pastoral care. Licensed counselors, psychologists and clinical social workers building a bereavement caseload. Hospice and palliative care teams, chaplains, and nurses who support families after a death.

Why this edition

The fifth edition brings the research current, including the clinical recognition of prolonged grief, and expands the material on traumatic loss and special populations. Worden's Tasks of Mourning framework is unchanged in substance, so clinicians trained on earlier editions will find the structure familiar while students get the updated evidence base.

Frequently asked questions

What are Worden's four Tasks of Mourning?

Accepting the reality of the loss, processing the pain of grief, adjusting to a world without the deceased, and finding an enduring connection with the deceased while embarking on a new life.

Is this book for counselors or for grieving people?

It is written for mental health practitioners and students. Bereaved readers sometimes use it, but it assumes a clinical reader.

Is the 5th edition the current edition?

Yes. The fifth edition is the most recent edition of Worden's handbook from Springer Publishing.

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