Divorce and Loss

Divorce and Loss: Helping Adults and Children Mourn When a Marriage Comes Apart helps therapists understand the losses in divorce and what is needed for family members to move on. Joshua Ehrlich describes how therapists can act as facilitators of mourning through therapy and provides detailed interventions in working with parents and children.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Acknowledgments
Introduction

PART I: DIVORCE AND MOURNING: CHALLENGES FOR CHILDREN AND PARENTS

Chapter 1: The Losses in Divorce
Chapter 2: Mourning
Chapter 3: Failures of Mourning
Chapter 4: Breakdowns in Connection Between Parents and Children Around Divorce
Chapter 5: Entanglement with the Ex-Spouse: Its Impact on Children
Chapter 6: The Effects on Adolescents of Parents' Difficulties Navigating Divorce

PART II: INTERVENING: HOW THERAPISTS CAN FACILITATE MOURNING

Chapter 7: Bearing Feelings, Facilitating Mourning
Chapter 8: Working with Parents Together to Help Children
Chapter 9: Helping Parents Bridge the Divide with their Children
Chapter 10: Working with the High-Conflict Divorce
Chapter 11: Individual Therapy with Children and Adolescents Dealing with Divorce
Chapter 12: Individual Therapy with Adults

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