Goldsmith (2005) states most of these theories including Kubler-Ross Stages, psychodynamic theory, task theory and attachment theory, predominately focus in the area of death and dying which has influenced social work practice. The Kubler-Ross stage theory (cited in Goldsworth, 2005) identified five stages of mourning as denial and isolation; anger; bargaining; depression and acceptance (hope), in which a person facing death experience. However, the Kubler-Ross stage theory has been criticised for being prescriptive and linear by not allowing individuals responses of choices, unlike Worden’s (2008) task theory which is non-linear and proposes an alternate form of mourning. Wordens’ (2008) task theory, for instance, would be ideal for the Biggs
