Journeys into Palliative Care: Roots and Reflections; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Basic Themes; 2. Medicine and Palliative Care: The Bronze Serpent; 3. Early Challenges in Palliative Care from a Social Work Perspective: The Gift of Serendipity; 4. On Becoming a Practitioner: The View of a Psychologist; 5. Explorations in Creative Writing: 'I Recharge Myself from My Experience'; 6. Learning in Palliative Care: Stories from and for my Journey; 7. Accompanying the Dying: The Spiritual Perspective; 8. The Loss of Children: Thinking the Unthinkable
Summary
This rich collection of accounts explores the personal and professional experiences of palliative care workers. Contributors from a variety of disciplines associated with care at the end of life - among them social workers, a nurse, a doctor, a counselling psychologist, an academic researcher, a psychotherapist and a creative writing therapist - explain how and why they came to work in palliative care, what they bring to the work and the ways in which it has enriched their own lives. Including descriptive examples of their work with clients and families, they discuss the spiritual needs of pat
