Families Facing Death; A Guide for Healthcare Profesionals and Volunteers
A down-to-earth and highly practical guide, this is the first book to explain and illustrate the relationship between family systems, illness, and loss. This updated paperback edition includes theoretical information along with specific suggestions for developing the important skills needed to manage psychosocial symptoms in the patient and family, both during illness and after death. The author explains how to understand the dynamics of the family as an interactive, intradepAndent system. He...
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A down-to-earth and highly practical guide, this is the first book to explain and illustrate the relationship between family systems, illness, and loss. This updated paperback edition includes theoretical information along with specific suggestions for developing the important skills needed to manage psychosocial symptoms in the patient and family, both during illness and after death. The author explains how to understand the dynamics of the family as an interactive, intradepAndent system. He also explains how to help families define and facilitate the tasks they must take to adjust to illness and loss.
PrefaceAcknowledgments1Focus on the Family12The Family as a System133Loss and the Life Cycle474The Family Prepares for Death695The Grieving Family896Helping Families Face Death1257An Ethnic Perspective1558Ethical Dilemmas183App. A: Annotated Filmography221App. B: Reading List229About the Author235Index237Index of Family Clinical Cases243
