Working with older adults offers rich vicarious learning opportunities. A geriatric
specialization offers reflective practitioners multiple opportunities to witness how others cope …

The psychological distress and other end-of-life issues experienced by the terminally ill
patient are a focus of attention for both the medical and psychiatric communities. The arena …

The combined practice area of the contributors to this book include social work,
psychotherapy, sociology, counselling psychology, creative writing, nursing, and medicine …

Most hospice programs list “spiritual support” among the characteristics of hospice care, but
then avoid defining it except in ambiguous ways. The author argues that without careful …

This is the first book to explore the history, characteristics, and challenges of hospice social
work, incorporating leading research into an underlying framework for practice and care. A …

A death with dignity is influenced by the quality of care offered to patients. The objective of
this study was to identify, through the firsthand experiences and insights of family caregivers …

The present study explores how health professionals evaluate care at the end of life and
what they consider to be a good death. We conducted four focus groups with 37 health …

Interviewing and listening are important social work skills with which to address
psychosocial concerns in end-of-life health care. This article examines the context of social …

Dying can certainly be viewed from a purely reductionistic perspective, characterized by an
emphasis on cellular physiology, biological systems, and pathological processes. It is …

Terminally ill older adults have the capacity to live well in the context of dying. Having
negotiated a lifetime of challenges, they have resources to demonstrate resilience and …