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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790867203321

Autore

Hartley Nigel

Titolo

End of life care : a guide for therapists, artists and arts therapists / / Nigel Hartley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, , 2014

ISBN

0-85700-336-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (274 p.)

Disciplina

616.02/9

616.029

Soggetti

Terminal care

Palliative treatment

Art therapy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Acknowledgements; Foreword by Professor Dame Barbara Monroe; PART 1 History, Policy and Current Challenges; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 The Model and Philosophy of Hospice and End of Life Care; Chapter 3 Strategic and Current Challenges; Part 2 Teamwork, Communication and Working in Different Contexts; Chapter 4 Working as Part of a Multi-disciplinary Team; Chapter 5 Working with Inpatients; Chapter 6 Working with Day and Outpatients; Chapter 7 Working in Community Settings; Chapter 8 Bereavement and Loss; Part 3 Starting Out, Looking After Yourself, Research and Development

Chapter 9 Getting StartedChapter 10 Looking After Yourself; Chapter 11 Research and Evaluation; Chapter 12 Final Thoughts and Some Handy Hints and Tips; Contributors; Subject Index; Author Index

Sommario/riassunto

This comprehensive guide for practitioners working in end of life care covers everything from the different roles in the multi-disciplinary care team, the stages that a patient at the end of their life experiences and the professional help needed at each stage and gives a complete grounding of the current climate and philosophy in end of life care.