160 Pages
by
Routledge
160 Pages
by
Routledge
160 Pages
by
Routledge
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The explosion of literature on the once taboo topic of death and dying in the late 1970s had tended to pass the professional social worker by. Originally published in 1981, it was to fill this important gap that Towards Death with Dignity was written.
Not since Kubler-Ross’s now classic On Death and Dying has a book in the field of terminal care been informed by so much first-hand... Read more
Preface. Acknowledgements. Part 1 – Approaching Death: The Terminal Crisis 1. Background 2. Adjustment to the Prospect of Death 3. Six Tasks Preparatory to Dying 4. Demands on the Family Part 2 – The Role of the Caregiver 5. Caring Skills 6. Caring for the Dying Person and His Relatives 7. Working with Significant Others. Appendix: List of Case Illustrations Appearing in the Text. Select Bibliography. Index.
Biography
Sylvia Poss
