I won't return to my long-standing debate with Jim concerning whether
counselling actually helps, and whether professional expertise matters.
But the article below is of interest concerning the willingness of those
in the grief industry to respond to research findings.
Groopman, J. (2004). The grief industry. The New Yorker magazine.
http://www.newyorker.com/printables/fact/040126fa_fact?fact/040126fa_fact
Stephen
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To lump this kind of trauma work in with normative grief work is clumsy.
For the record, I am on record for casting doubt, and a certain degree of protest, on this kind of activity that sometimes makes things worse for people, emotionally speaking.
In fact, if Kubler-Ross' theory can be said to work in the manner predicted, swiftly swooping down on people in denial is a colossal waste of time (for starters).
Any good grief counselor KNOWS this...
Dr Jim Guinee
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