Carla J. Sofka, PhD, is Associate Professor of Social Work, Sienna College, Loudonville, NY. Her previous positions include Assistant Professorships in the field of thanatology at the Institute of Life and Death Education and Counseling, Taipei, Taiwan, Skidmore College, and Washington University. Dr. Sofka has published in "Journal of Mental Health Counseling, Generations, Death Studies", and "The Journal of Personal and Interpersonal Loss". She has contributed chapters to numerous thanatology texts and is a frequent presenter during the ADEC conferences including her most recent (2009) panel...