Working with Infertility and Grief: A Practical Guide for Helping Professionals

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Whitney L. Jarnagin (Walters State Community College, USA) Denis' A. Thomas (Independent scholar, USA)

Working with Infertility and Grief

A Practical Guide for Helping Professionals

Whitney L. Jarnagin (Walters State Community College, USA), Denis' A. Thomas (Independent scholar, USA), Megan C. Herscher (Carson-Newman University, USA)

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Routledge
04 August 2023

Counselling & advice services; Infertility & fertilization; Psychotherapy

Working with Infertility and Grief: A Practical Guide for Helping Professionals explores issues of grief, including disenfranchised grief and chronic sorrow, related to infertility and reproductive loss. Out of the small handful of books related to this topic, this is the first of its kind geared toward equipping helping professionals who assist those grieving unrecognized losses. Written through the lens of the literary framework of The Hero’s Journey, this comprehensive practitioner guide directly targets mental health professionals working with clients, supervisees, or students who have experienced infertility, miscarriage, or death of an infant. This book is also for those who experienced it themselves. Readers will learn more about the crisis of infertility and reproductive loss, gain insight into the experience of those suffering, and acquire practical tools and strategies for helping and healing. This text is broad enough to be integrated into a course for a graduate program and specific enough to serve as a shelf reference for those in practice.

By: Whitney L. Jarnagin (Walters State Community College USA), Denis' A. Thomas (Independent scholar, USA), Megan C. Herscher (Carson-Newman University, USA)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 353g
ISBN: 9781032367927
ISBN 10: 103236792X
Pages: 232
Publication Date: 04 August 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Part 1: The Biopsychosocial Crisis of Infertility 1. The Diagnosis: So You Can’t Have a Baby…What’s the Big Deal? 2. Biological Impacts of Infertility: My Body Betrayed Me 3. Psychological Impacts of Infertility: A Mind That Questions and a Heart That Hurts 4. Social Impacts of Infertility: One is the Loneliest Number Part 2: Who Suffers from Infertility? 5. Aging and Infertility: TICK, TICK, TICK… Is That My Biological Clock? 6. Non-Age-Related Infertility: I’m Still a Spring Chicken, So Where Are My Chicks? 7. Femininity and Social Implications: Who Am I If I’m Not a Mother? 8. Male Factor Infertility: Dude, Am I Shooting Blanks? 9. Personal Choices in Growing a Nontraditional Family: Will You Stop Asking Me About Children? 10. Multicultural Considerations: Is Infertility an Equal Opportunity Condition? Part 3: Strategies and Suggestions for the Helping Professional 11. A Plan of Action for the Clinician: Finding Happily Ever After 12. Working with Individuals, Partners, and Families: The Cast of Characters 13. The Clinical Supervisor’s Role: Guiding the Hero’s Journey 14. Counselor Educator Wisdom: The Sage

Whitney L. Jarnagin, PhD, is the dean of behavioral and social sciences and professor of psychology at Walters State Community College in Morristown, Tennessee. Denis’ A. Thomas, PhD, is an author, podcaster, adjunct professor, conference presenter, homeschool teacher, and freelance writer. Megan C. Herscher, PhD, is the coordinator and associate professor of clinical mental health counseling at Carson-Newman University. She provides post-graduate supervision through her firm Herscher Consultation.

Reviews for Working with Infertility and Grief: A Practical Guide for Helping Professionals

"""Working with Infertility and Grief will be an incredibly helpful resource for individuals and couples struggling with infertility and for the professionals that offer support as they cope with the disenfranchised grief that can accompany this issue. Sensitively written and highly accessible, this book offers sage advice on both the medical and emotional issues that underlie infertility. Both clinicians and their clients dealing with infertility will not only benefit from this book but will want and need it."" —Kenneth J. Doka, senior vice president for grief programs at The Hospice Foundation of America and author of Disenfranchised Grief: New Directions, Challenges, and Strategies for Practice"