Working with Bereavement: A Practical Guide

by Janet Wilson

Overview

A practical guide for those who work with the bereaved in a variety of settings, from nurses and social workers to volunteers. Covering ethics, cultural issues and support networks, an essential text for those seeking to build understanding and skills in order to offer better support to the dying and the bereaved.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781350305588
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	09/22/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	200
File size:	772 KB

About the Author

Janet Lynn Wilson is a Senior Lecturer in Nursing at Sheffield Hallam University, UK. She has worked for over 30 years as a healthcare professional. She is also a psychotherapist with many years' experience as a counsellor, group facilitator and supervisor of those involved in supporting the bereaved. She has recently completed research into nursing staff responses to patient death and has published papers on this and related topics.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Theories of Bereavement
3. Immediate Support for the Bereaved
4. Longer Term Support for the Bereaved
5. Cultural and Faith Influences
6. Differing Perspectives of Grief
7. Sudden and Traumatic Death
8. Suicide
9. Death of a Baby/Child
10. Unrecognised Grief
11. Self Care when Working with the Bereaved
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