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Record Nr.

UNINA9910162813403321

Autore

Fersko-Weiss Henry

Titolo

Caring for the dying : the doula approach to a meaningful death / / Henry Fersko-Weiss

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newburyport, MA : , : Conari Press, an imprint of Red Wheel/Weiser, LLC, , 2017

ISBN

1-63341-036-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (244 pages)

Disciplina

616.02/9

Soggetti

Terminal care

Terminally ill - Care

Doulas

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

A tale of two deaths -- Overview of the end-of-life doula approach -- Death mythology -- Truth telling at end of life -- Deep active listening -- Life review and the search for meaning -- Creating legacy projects -- Planning for the final days -- Guided imagery -- Ritual -- The vigil -- Reprocessing and grief.