Physicians providing end-of-life care are subject to a variety of stresses that may lead to
burnout and compassion fatigue at both individual and team levels. Through the story of an …

The authors argued that death competence, defined as specialized skill in tolerating and
managing clients' problems related to dying, death, and bereavement, is a necessary …

Restoration and re-creation: spirituality in the lives of he... : Current Opinion in Supportive and
Palliative Care Restoration and re-creation: spirituality in the lives of healthcare professionals …

Palliative care professionals, such as social workers, often work with death and
bereavement. They need to cope with the challenges on “self” in working with death, such as …

This study explored helping professionals' views on death work competencies. A total of 176
helping professionals were invited to state what the necessary competencies in death work …

Las personas que eligen profesiones de ayuda a otros, poseen una actitud compasiva, que
en los sanitarios se orienta a tratar, cuidar y aliviar la enfermedad o el sufrimiento ajeno …

The experience of teaching a graduate seminar on aging led us to adapt and augment our
teaching perspectives and approaches to help students gain insight into their own limitations …

Facing an excessive number of deaths and the intense emotions of bereaved family
members, social workers who work with dying and bereaved persons are confronted with …

Since the early 1970s I have been involved in researching, studying, writing, and lecturing
about the subject of occupational stress in oncology, hospice, and palliative care. This …

There is a cost to persons who counsel or work with individuals who are ill, dying, or
bereaved. Frequently, they can experience grief reactions that can negatively affect a …