Widow to Widow: How the Bereaved Help One Another
Widow to Widow shares the experiences of widows who have found comfort and continuity in mutual-help and community support programs. In the second edition of her pioneering text, Phyllis Silverman brings the success of the original widow-to-widow program into the 21st century, preparing a new generation of community leaders, clergy, counselors, hospice staff, social workers, and the widowed themselves to organize and implement mutual-help programs.
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Widow to Widow shares the experiences of widows who have found comfort and continuity in mutual-help and community support programs. In the second edition of her pioneering text, Phyllis Silverman brings the success of the original widow-to-widow program into the 21st century, preparing a new generation of community leaders, clergy, counselors, hospice staff, social workers, and the widowed themselves to organize and implement mutual-help programs.
Ch. 1Theoretical perspectives on grief and helping25Ch. 2Widows and widowers : gender differences45Ch. 3Grief as a time of loss and change : the nature of transition59Ch. 4Help in a mutual-help context75Ch. 5Could this really be happening to me?97Ch. 6Uncertainty : what will happen next?113Ch. 7Looking to the future : the fruits of help129Ch. 8Parenting alone : widowed with dependent children151Ch. 9The older widowed175Conclusion193AppThe widowed as helpers229
