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The Caregiver's Tale. Loss and Renewal in Memoirs of Family Life.
Ann Burack-Weiss
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Description for The Caregiver's Tale. Loss and Renewal in Memoirs of Family Life.
Paperback. Offers insight and comfort to individuals caring for a loved one and is useful for health care professionals. This book describes how the illness career and social meaning of cancer, dementia, HIV/AIDS, mental illness, and chemical dependence affect the caregiving experience. It provides a bibliography of various memoirs. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: VFG; VFJB; VFJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 408.
Ann Burack-Weiss explores a rich variety of published memoirs by authors who cared for ill or disabled family members. Contrary to the common belief that caregiving is nothing more than a stressful situation to be endured, memoirs describe a life transforming experience-self-discovery, a reordering of one's priorities, and a changed view of the world. The Caregiver's Tale offers insight and comfort to individuals caring for a loved one and is a valuable resource for all health care professionals. Identifying common themes, Burack-Weiss describes how the illness career and social meaning of cancer, dementia, HIV/AIDS, mental illness, and chemical dependence ... Read more
Ann Burack-Weiss explores a rich variety of published memoirs by authors who cared for ill or disabled family members. Contrary to the common belief that caregiving is nothing more than a stressful situation to be endured, memoirs describe a life transforming experience-self-discovery, a reordering of one's priorities, and a changed view of the world. The Caregiver's Tale offers insight and comfort to individuals caring for a loved one and is a valuable resource for all health care professionals. Identifying common themes, Burack-Weiss describes how the illness career and social meaning of cancer, dementia, HIV/AIDS, mental illness, and chemical dependence ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231121590
SKU
V9780231121590
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Ref
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About Ann Burack-Weiss
Ann Burack-Weiss, a licensed clinical social worker, has taught two generations of students at the Columbia University School of Social Work. She is the coauthor of Gerontological Social Work Supervision and Social Work Practice with the Frail Elderly and Their Families: The Auxiliary Function Model. Ann Burack-Weiss, DSW is Adjunct Associate Professor at Columbia University's School of Social Work. ... Read more
Reviews for The Caregiver's Tale. Loss and Renewal in Memoirs of Family Life.
Readable and well researched... The Caregiver's Tale: Loss and Renewal in Memoirs of Family Life is a useful book.
Delese Wear, PhD Journal of the American Medical Association A unique and useful contribution to the knowledge of the family caregiver experience... A useful educational tool.
Nicole A. Graves Journal of Marriage and Family A unique and valuable contribution ... Read more
Delese Wear, PhD Journal of the American Medical Association A unique and useful contribution to the knowledge of the family caregiver experience... A useful educational tool.
Nicole A. Graves Journal of Marriage and Family A unique and valuable contribution ... Read more