Introduction

SECTION 1—FUNERAL HOME AFTERCARE
Chapter 1—How to Develop a Successful Aftercare Program Catherine Johnson and O. Duane Weeks
Chapter 2—Defining the Essence of Aftercare Lyn Miletich
Chapter 3—Legal Concerns and Strategies in Aftercare Development for the Funeral Professional Stephen R. Rocco
Chapter 4—Aftercare Programs and Ethical Awareness: A First Step in Quality Care for the Bereaved Robert Bendiksen
Chapter 5—Multicultural Aftercare Issues LaVone V. Hazell
Chapter 6—Aftercare is Old Fashioned Caring Darcie D. Sims and Sherry L. Williams
Chapter 7—Intentional Aftercare: After All, It's All Aftercare Richard J. Paul
Chapter 8—Finding "Fire and Joy" in Your Work—An Autobiographical Perspective Paul V. Johnson
Chapter 9—Aftercare: Past, Present, and Where Do We Go From Here? Vicki Lensing

SECTION 2—AFTERCARE IN OTHER VENUES
Chapter 10—Aftercare and the Schools Robert G. Stevenson
Chapter 11—My Journey to the Dougy Center Beverly J. Chappell
Chapter 12—A Hospital-Based Grief Support Center: The Nuts and Bolts of Development Ben Wolfe
Chapter 13—How the Military Family Copes With a Death Bonnie Carroll

SECTION 3—General Aftercare Issues
Chapter 14—Ritualistic Downsizing and the Need for Aftercare O. Duane Weeks
Chapter 15— The Aftercare Worker and Support Group Facilitation Alice Parsons Zulli
Chapter 16—Visions of Aftercare in the New Millennium: Who Needs It? Ronald K. Barrett
Chapter 17—How to Care for Yourself While You Care for Bereaved Families Alan D. Wolfelt

Contributors

Index