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Book Description: None of us could survive in the workplace, community, or even in our homes, if we allowed everyone to see how truly vulnerable we are. Yet, social support is a necessity if we are to achieve whatever it is we set out to achieve in this life. 'No human being is an island unto himself.' Social Support: A Reflection of Humanity is a 'how to' book. In this work, the authors examine the nature of social support, how it can be offered, and how social support differs from other forms of therapy. Primarily practical, this work is founded on important theoretical considerations. Each author offers a well balanced overview of the significant theories and skills, written from the vantage point of their vast expertise. Chapters authored by John Morgan on the nature of human support and Rose Marie Jaco who helps to distinguish the difference between support and counseling lay down the book?s groundwork. Contributing chapters by Carolyn Jaffe and Carol Ehrlich indicate the best way to support dying persons; Darcy Nichols focuses on helping the bereaved in general, while Mindy Gough discusses the particular needs of bereaved children; Robert Stevenson suggests methods in which bereaved young persons can be helped within the school and how other young persons can act as peer support; Tom Golden offers practical information on the difference between working with the masculine and feminine in us all; Marie Antoinette Parisio notes the needs of children and adults with mental limitations; Antoon Leenaars, David Lester, and Susanne Wenckstern provide practical information about suicide prevention and the support of friends and family in suicide postvention; Elizabeth Slump reminds us about the necessity of working at the political or structural level in suicide prevention; and Mary Vachon emphasizes how important it is to support the supporter. Those who work with the dying and bereaved are privileged to be with other persons when they take the chance to remove their protecting walls, when they dare to be themselves. It is the hope of the authors in presenting this book to better serve them all.

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