This pioneering book provides guidance for those helping bereaved adults through the process of grieving loved ones who died as a result of substance use.
People bereaved in this manner require very specific support through these unique circumstances, and this book contains contributions from a range of leading experts in the field on how to help people bereaved in this way, with examples of good practice. It combines theory, research and practice in a straightforward and untechnical way, clearly describing the complex, severe nature of these bereavements and how to support bereaved people through this complex grieving process. The book also explains bereavement, substance use and how addictive substance use can affect a family, and provides comprehensive case studies that illustrate how to support and counsel.
Rooted in specialist professional experience, this is the indispensable guide for all those whose work involves supporting these bereaved people, as well as being of interest to those bereaved this way and their family, friends and colleagues who may be supporting them.
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Peter Cartwright is a counsellor, trainer and researcher with experience in both bereavement counselling and supporting families affected by substance use. He was author of How Helpful is Counselling for People Bereaved Through a Substance-Related Death?, published in 2019 in the journal Bereavement Care, and was a co-writer of Bereaved by Addiction – A Booklet for Anyone Bereaved through Drug or Alcohol Use, produced in 2013 for Drug FAM. Peter lives in London.