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Musical encounters with dying : stories and lessons / Islene Runningdeer ; foreword by Diana Peirce.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Runningdeer, Islene.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Music thanatology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (162 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book explores the supportive role music therapy can play in the end-of-life care. Through real-life accounts, it looks at how to create a therapeutic relationship, help patients to reach final goals, work within cultural contexts and deal with difficult emotions. It also considers how best to support the families of the dying.
- Contents:
- Foreword; Acknowledgments; Notes on the text; Preface; One The Death Song: Historical and Therapeutic Perspectives; Two The Relationship; Three Some Things the Dying Need to Do; Four The Safety of Culture; Five Difficult Emotions; Six Music is a Visual Art; Seven The Disabled and Mentally Ill; Eight The Rich and the Poor; Nine The Will to Live, The Will to Die; Ten Self-Care: Breathing Life into My Life; Eleven Colphon: Lessons and Final Thoughts; References; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780857007483
- 0857007483
- OCLC:
- 853364916
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