Companioning the dying : a soulful guide for caregivers / Greg Yoder ; foreword by Alan D. Wolfelt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yoder, Greg.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Terminally ill--Counseling of.

Terminally ill.

Death--Psychological aspects.

Death.

Family counseling.

Physical Description:

ii, 147 p.

Place of Publication:

Fort Collins, Colo. : Companion Press ; Lancaster : Gazelle Drake Academic [distributor], c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This guide for counselors and lay caregivers explores the art of caring for the dying and their families. Based on the tenets first articulated by renowned grief educator Dr. Alan Wolfelt, this respectful and gratifying guide to caregiving includes personal accounts that debunk the myth of the "good death" and teach caregivers to find the transformative potential of every moment in every experience. Written with wit and illustrated throughout with the author's poetry and artwork, it includes advice for comforting patients and their families as well as advice for dealing with the internal stress common to the profession. The guidance provided will help counselors feel affirmed in their abilities to "be with" the dying and support them and their families.

Contents:

Cover

Copyright

Contents

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part 1: Companioning Basics

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Part 2: Tenets Of Companioning

Chapter 4: Tenet 1

Chapter 5: Tenet 2

Chapter 6: Tenet 3

Chapter 7: Tenet 4

Chapter 8: Tenet 5

Chapter 9: Tenet 6

Chapter 10: Tenet 7

Chapter 11: Tenet 8

Chapter 12

Part 3: Mythologies

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Part 4: Reconciliation Needs Of Dying

About the Reconciliation Needs

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

Chapter 17

Chapter 18

Chapter 20

Chapter 19

Part 5: Companioning Children

Chapter 21

Final Thoughts

Back.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

1-61722-149-X

1-61722-027-2