Journeys into palliative care : roots and reflections / edited by Christina Mason.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mason, Christina, 1942-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Palliative treatment.

Reflections.

Terminal care--Anecdotes.

Terminal care.

Terminally ill.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (189 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Philadelphia : J. Kingsley, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book presents a variety of experience-based perspectives on working in palliative care. Emphasising the use of self and the importance of reflective practice in professional work, the book will be of relevance to professionals in medical and social care who want to gain a deeper understanding of their work and of the motivation underlying it.

Contents:

Journeys into Palliative Care: Roots and Reflections; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Basic Themes; 2. Medicine and Palliative Care: The Bronze Serpent; 3. Early Challenges in Palliative Care from a Social Work Perspective: The Gift of Serendipity; 4. On Becoming a Practitioner: The View of a Psychologist; 5. Explorations in Creative Writing: 'I Recharge Myself from My Experience'; 6. Learning in Palliative Care: Stories from and for my Journey; 7. Accompanying the Dying: The Spiritual Perspective; 8. The Loss of Children: Thinking the Unthinkable

9. Reflections on my Roots and Personal Journey10. The Nursing Perspective: 'Pain is the Breaking of the Shell that Encases your Understanding'; 11. Overview; Details of Contributors; Subject Index; Author Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-283-90380-6

1-4175-0462-5

1-84642-328-7

OCLC:

567980209