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Gillie Bolton - Dying, Bereavement and the Healing Arts - 9781843105169 - V9781843105169
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Dying, Bereavement and the Healing Arts

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Description for Dying, Bereavement and the Healing Arts Paperback. This book describes a range of successful programmes pioneered by artists, writers, nurses, musicians, therapists, social workers, and chaplains in palliative care settings. These range from simple painting and writing activities to organized communal activities like writing and performing a play. Editor(s): Bolton, Gillie. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MQCL9; MQTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 322.

Dying, Bereavement and the Healing Arts describes a range of successful programmes pioneered by artists, writers, nurses, musicians, therapists, social workers, and chaplains in palliative care settings. These range from simple painting and writing activities to organized communal activities like writing and performing a play.

The arts are shown to offer a means to reflect on memories, hopes, fears and anxieties, and gently explore the emotional, spiritual, and psychological issues which can aid a fuller understanding of oneself and one's condition. The arts also serve as a way to communicate difficult and complex feelings to professionals or family members ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843105169
SKU
V9781843105169
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-1

About Gillie Bolton
Gillie Bolton has worked in reflective and therapeutic writing for personal and professional development for twenty-five years, and has written and edited five books, one of which is now in its third edition. A grandmother of three, she lives in Bloomsbury, London, and Hope Valley, Derbyshire. Nigel Hartley has worked in End-of-Life Care for almost 30 years, between 2003 and ... Read more

Reviews for Dying, Bereavement and the Healing Arts
This book should be sought by anyone interested in the potential of their own creativity and others to help them discover fresh and fulfilling ways to heal in the complex situations surrounding serious illness and loss. It can also be recommended to students and researchers in the palliative field to help them develop a truly holistic mode to investigate this ... Read more

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