A guide that will aid the grieving process, for confidants and helpers to the bereaved, and, for those who grieve such events as deaths of loved ones, divorce, loss of a home, or sudden disability.

This assessment-based Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) treatment manual includes the thoughts and emotional experiences commonly caught up in processing the memories of traumatic events, and provides approaches for initial assessment, establishing supportive frameworks, exploring meanings, and improving coping skills.