| Description |
xv, 238 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
A practical guide for mental health professionals.
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| Summary |
This highly accessible guide to counseling people who are terminally ill and their families fills a critical need in the counseling literature. Written for front-line mental health professionals and counseling graduate students, the text integrates research with practical guidance. It is replete with the experiences of contributing authors who are leaders in counseling terminally ill individuals , real-life case examples, clinical pearls of wisdom, and tables of practice pointers that provide quick access to valuable knowledge. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Ethical challenges when counseling clients nearing the end of life / Louis A. Gamino and Michael B. Bevins -- Diversity considerations with clients who are near the end of life / Jung Kwak and Elise P. Collet -- Advance directives : planning for the end of life / Rebecca Allen, Morgan K. Eichorst, and JoAnn Oliver -- Health care teams working with people near the end of life : working with clients who are dying / Kimberly Hiroto and Julia Kasl-Godley -- Counseling clients who are near the end of life / James L. Werth Jr. -- Lifespan considerations for people who are near the end of life / Illene Noppe Cupit, Deirdre M. Radosevich, and Gail E. Trimberger -- Mental health symptom management for clients who are near the end of life / Jackson P. Rainer and Johnathan C. Martin -- Cognitive impairment near the end of life : assisting loved ones / Mary M. Lewis and Jessica M. Moeller -- Counseling the caregivers of clients who are near the end of life / Deborah P. Waldrop and Abbie M. Kirkendall -- Complicated grief and the end-of-life : risk factors and treatment considerations / Robert A. Neimeyer and Laurie A. Burke. |
| Subject |
Terminal care.
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Counseling.
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Counseling -- methods.
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Terminal Care -- psychology.
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Caregivers -- psychology.
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Palliative Care -- psychology.
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Patients -- psychology.
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| Added Author |
Werth, James L.
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| ISBN |
9780826108494 |
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0826108490 |
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9780826108500 |
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0826108504 |
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