Handbook of Thanatology: The Essential Body of Knowledge for the Study of Death, Dying, and Bereavement

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If ever there was an area requiring that the research-practice gap be bridged, surely it occurs where thanatologists engage with people dealing with human mortality and loss. The field of thanatology―the study of death and dying―is a complex, multidisciplinary area that encompases the range of human experiences, emotions, expectations, and realities. The Handbook of Thanatology is the most authoritative volume in the field, providing a single source of up-to-date scholarship, research, and practice implications. The handbook is the recommended resource for preparation for the prestigious certificate in thanatology (CT) and fellow in thanatology (FT) credentials, which are administered and granted by ADEC. Contents Introduction to the First Edition Introduction to the Second Edition Certifications in Thanatology: How the Handbook of Thanatology Can Assist Body of Knowledge (BOK) Matrix List of Contributors Part 1: Dying Introduction to Part 1 1 Culture, Socialization, and Dying • Charles A. Corr and Donna M. Corr 2 Religion, Spirituality, and Dying • Marcia Lattanzi-Licht 3 Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Dying • Kenneth J. Doka 4 Life Span Issues and Dying • Mary Alice Varga and Robin Paletti 5 The Family, Larger Systems, and the Dying Process • Stephen R. Connor 6 Ethical and Legal Issues Related to Dying and End-of-Life Care • Madeline Jacobs Part 2: End-of-Life Decision Making Introduction to Part 2 7 Culture, Socialization, and End-of-Life Decision Making • Andrea C. Walker 8 End-of-Life Care:Spirituality and Religion • Richard B. Gilbert 9 Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on End-of-Life Decision Making • James L. Werth, Jr. 10 Life Span Issues and End-of-Life Decision Making • Andrea C. Walker 11 The Family, Larger Systems, and End-of-Life Decision Making • Blair Sumner Mynatt and Robyn L. Mowery 12 Ethical and Legal Issues in End-of-Life Decision Making • Madeline Jacobs 13 End-of-Life Decision Making: An Irish Perspective • Dolores M. Dooley Part 3: Loss, Grief, and Mourning Introduction to Part 3 14 Culture and Socialization in Death, Grief, and Mourning • Paul C. Rosenblatt 15 Religion and Spirituality in Loss, Grief, and Mourning • Dennis Klass 16 Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Loss, Grief, and Mourning • Charles A. Corr and Donna M. Corr 17 Life Span Issues and Loss, Grief, and Mourning: Childhood and Adolescence • Kevin Ann Oltjenbruns 18 Life Span Issues and Loss, Grief, and Mourning: Adulthood • David E. Balk 19 The Family, Larger Systems, and Loss, Grief, and Mourning • Alicia Skinner Cook 20 Ethical and Legal Issues and Loss, Grief, and Mourning • David K. Meagher Part 4: Assessment and Intervention Introduction to Part 4 21 Culture and Socialization in Assessment and Intervention • Ester R. Shapiro 22 Religion, Spirituality, and Assessment and Intervention • Kenneth J. Doka 23 Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Assessment and Intervention • Robert A. Neimeyer and John R. Jordan 24 Life Span Issues and Assessment and Intervention • David A. Crenshaw 25 Assessment and Intervention inthe Family and Larger Systems • Jennifer L. Matheson 26 Ethical and Legal Issues in Assessment and Intervention • Jackson P. Rainer 27 On Bereavement Interventions: Controversies and Concerns • Simon Shimshon Rubin, Ruth Malkinson, and Eliezer Witztum Part 5: Traumatic Death Introduction to Part 5 28 Culture, Socialization, and Traumatic Death • Jeffrey Kauffman 29 Religion, Spirituality, and Traumatic Death • Gerry R. Cox 30 Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Traumatic Death • Lillian Range 31 Life Span Issues and Traumatic Death • Karolina Krysinska and David Lester 32 The Family, Larger Systems, and Traumatic Death • David A. Crenshaw 33 Ethical and Legal Issues in Traumatic Death • David K. Meagher Part 6: Death Education Introduction to Part 6 34 Culture, Socialization, and Death Education • Lynne Ann DeSpelder and Albert Lee Strickland 35 Religion, Spirituality, and Death Education • Robert G. Stevenson 36 Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Death Education • Illene Noppe Cupit 37 Life Span Issues and Death Education • Illene Noppe Cupit 38 The Family, Institutional/Societal Systems, and Death Education • Kathleen R. Gilbert and Colleen I. Murray 39 Ethical and Legal Issues in Death Education • Carla J. Sofka Part 7: Three Overarching Indicators Within Fundamental Knowledge of Thanatology Introduction to Part 7 40 Professional Issues and Thanatology • Carol Wogrin 41 Resources and Research in Thanatology • Melissa Bell, Gordon Thornton, and Mary Lou Zanich 42 Thanatology in the Digital Age • Anne Smith and Corinne Cavuoti ADEC Code of Ethics References Index of Key Terms