Introduction Part I: Creative Caregiving: Theoretical Considerations The Knowledge of Death is a Stimulus to Creativity John D. Morgan Expressing Death and Loss Through Music Sam Silverman The Advantages of Culture-Centered Counseling Over Client-Centered Counseling Pittu Laungani Diversity within Diversity: Strategies for Developing Insight among Professionals Victor Baez and Kevin Ann Oltjenbruns Culture: Caring and Curing in the Changing Health Scene Eleanor G. Pask The Sociology of the Body Glennys Howarth Part II: Creative Caregiving: Practical Applications Pastoral Caregiving: Caring As Presence Rev. Fr. Richard B. Gilbert Facing Life and Death: A Buddhist's Understanding of Palliative Care and Bereavement Leslie Kawamura From Mourning to Morning Rev. Sally S. Bailey The Use of Music as Therapy with the Dying and Bereaved Lora Koenig Heller and Paul Alexander Smashing Pumpkins and Blind Melons: Using Popular Music to Help Grieving Adolescents Mindy Gough The Use of Humor, Art, and Music with the Dying and Bereaved Gerry Cox The Arts and Story: A Source of Comfort and Insight for Children Who are Learning about Death Sandra L. Bertman Children, Death, and Fairy Tales Elizabeth P. Lamers Children's Exposure to Sudden Traumatic Death: Bereavement, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and the Case for Early Intervention David W. Adams Why Have a Funeral?: Hindu Funerals in England: Past, Present, and Future Pittu Laungani Creating Rituals for the Non-Religious Rev. Lloyd D. Smith Hospice Care of Formerly Abused Individuals Patricia Zalaznik The Dream Catcher and the Universality of Grief Thomas O'Neill Hope and the Caregiver: A Journey Toward Self-Awareness Darcie D. Sims Contributors Index