This is the full-color version of the book. A black and white version is available. Grief is complex, and everyone's journey is unique. It is our hope that this book lays a foundation to help grievers understand common reactions to their loss(es), validate their grief responses, encourage the telling of their story, and provide supportive advice to family and friends.This self-help book is divided into four parts:Part I – An Introduction to Grief: What grief is and some of the common physical, emotional, cognitive, behavioral, and spiritual responses to grief.Part II – A Grief Trajectory: A realistic approach to the journey of grief that includes: The Event, the reaction; The Working Grief, the reconstruction; and The Forever Grief, the remembering.This new model has eliminated stages, expectations, tasks, timelines, and the expectation of closure.Part III – The “R” Words: An interactive exercise that allows grievers to select a word and apply it to any part of their grief journey. Talking about the event - the feelings, the loss, the present, and the future - is a critical part of the grieving process.Part IV – Supporting the Griever: Suggestions on how to interact and support the griever.
Lisa Zoll graduated with her MSW fromTemple University, Harrisburg in 2003. Lisa's experience includes 12 years as a Clinical Psychiatric Specialist at the PennState University Medical Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania, working in the Adult Partial Hospitalization Program and Psychiatric Outpatient Clinic. In 2008, Lisa began teaching "Loss & Grief" and "Assessment and the DSM" as an Adjunct Instructor in the School of Social Work at Temple University, Harrisburg. In 2014 she was hired as a full-time instructor in the Master of Social Work program where she continues teaching courses on grief, loss, and clinical assessment.
Lynn Shiner dedicated most of her career to supporting crime victims. This work grew out of Lynn's very personal experience of tragic loss. On Christmas Day,1994, Lynn's young children, Jen and Dave, were murdered. Later, as the Director of the Pennsylvania Office of Victims' Services, Lynn oversaw the annual distribution of more than one hundred million dollars in state and federal funding allocated to meet the needs of crime victims throughout the Commonwealth. She is the recipient of countless awards including the "National Crime Victim Service Award" presented by John Ashcroft. Lynn retired from the Commonwealth after 37 years of service and is now offering her expertise as an independent consultant.
