Thirty years ago, Kenneth J. Doka coined the term "disenfranchised grief" to name people's losses that are not socially sanctioned, openly recognized, or publicly mourned. In Disenfranchised Grief: Breaking the Silence, Doka now empowers clergy and ministry caregivers to gain the insights and skills to better care for disenfranchised grievers.

Kenneth J. Doka is professor emeritus at the College of New Rochelle and senior vice president for grief programs for the Hospice Foundation of America. Ken has published more than forty books and one hundred articles and book chapters. He is editor of both Omega: The Journal of Death and Dying and Journeys: A Newsletter to Help in Bereavement. He has an ongoing blog for Psychology Today titled "Good Mourning." He is also an ordained Lutheran clergyman.