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List of contents
Preface
CHAPTER 1 Social Support and Human Nature John D. Morgan
CHAPTER 2 Distinguishing Features of Social Support, Counseling, and Therapy Rose Marie Jaco
CHAPTER 3 Social Support for the Dying Carol H. Ehrlich and Carolyn Jaffe
CHAPTER 4 Social Support of the Bereaved: Some Practical Suggestions Darcy Nichols
CHAPTER 5 Social Support for Bereaved Children and Teens Mindy L. K. Gough
CHAPTER 6 School Support for Bereavement and Grief Robert G. Stevenson
CHAPTER 7 Acknowledging the Masculine and Feminine in Offering Support Thomas Golden
CHAPTER 8 Social Support for Those with Developmental Difficulties Marie Antoinette Parisio
CHAPTER 9 Social Support in Suicide Prevention Antoon A. Leenaars, David Lester, and Susanne Wenckstern
CHAPTER 10 Social Support in Suicide Postvention Susanne Wenckstern and Antoon A. Leenaars
CHAPTER 11 Social Support of the Health Care Provider Mary L. S. Vachon
CHAPTER 12 Structural Issues in Support Elizabeth Slump
Contributors
Index
About the author
Harold Ivan Smith (Author)
Summary
None of us could survive in the workplace, community, or even in our homes, if we allowed everyone to see how truly vulnerable we are. Yet, social support is a necessity if we are to achieve whatever it is we set out to achieve in this life. "No human being is an island unto himself." "Social Support: A Reflection of Humanity" is a "how to" book. In this work, the authors examine the nature of social support, how it can be offered, and how social support differs from other forms of therapy.
