Looking Inward: Therapist’s Self-Examination (IN: Helping the Bereaved: Therapeutic Interventions for Children, Adolescents, and Adults, by A S Cook & D S Dworkin)

The authors assert that an awareness of their own vulnerabilities & influences can have a positive effect on therapists work with clients & allows for the minimization of possible adverse effects. They outline three areas that therapists should explore: 1) the therapist’s own background related to death; 2) current personal issues related to grief & loss; & 3) the motivation as a helper.