Mourning Companion Animals

Mourning Companion Animals is a guidebook for mental health clinicians searching for effective, compassionate resources to guide their clients through the often-devastating experience of animal companion loss.

Susan Dowd Stone MSW, LCSW, is an adjunct associate professor at New York University's Silver School of Social Work and an award-winning advocate, speaker, author, and clinician whose lengthy career has focused on the human-animal bond.

1. The Experience of Animal Companion Loss 2. The Impact of Trauma in Animal Companion Loss 3. Considerations of Attachment Theory in Animal Companion Loss 4. Assessment Strategies for Animal Companion Loss 5. Psychodynamic Approaches to Healing Animal Companion Loss 6. Cognitive Behavioral Approaches to Healing Animal Companion Loss 7. Trauma Approaches to Healing Animal Companion Loss 8. Anticipatory Mourning in Animal Companion Loss 9. Legacy Creation Following Animal Companion Loss