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Louis Heyse-Moore - Speaking of Dying: A Practical Guide to Using Counselling Skills in Palliative Care - 9781843106784 - V9781843106784
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Speaking of Dying: A Practical Guide to Using Counselling Skills in Palliative Care

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Description for Speaking of Dying: A Practical Guide to Using Counselling Skills in Palliative Care Paperback. Heyse-Moore draws on his wealth of experience as a trained counsellor and palliative medicine specialist, he covers difficult subjects such as breaking the news of terminal illness to a patient, euthanasia and the effect of working with patients on carers. This hands-on guide will be an invaluable companion to anyone working in palliative care. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSN2; MQCL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 11. Weight in Grams: 304.

…members of the caring professions need all the counselling skills that we can muster. Readers of this book will end up feeling less helpless in the face of death but we should not expect to find communication easy. “What can we say?” Once we think we know what to say we are wrong. Rather this book will help us to learn when to speak of dying and when not to, what not to say and when to keep silent and wait patiently for what gliding instructors call an 'up-draught'. We must start from wherever the other person may be ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843106784
SKU
V9781843106784
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-1

About Louis Heyse-Moore
Louis Heyse-Moore has worked in palliative medicine for 27 years. He was consultant in palliative medicine to Isabel Hospice in Welwyn Garden City, after serving as the medical director at St Joseph's Hospice in East London. He has published articles in many leading journals in the field and has lectured internationally and given workshops on the use of counselling skills ... Read more

Reviews for Speaking of Dying: A Practical Guide to Using Counselling Skills in Palliative Care
[...] Working with patients on carers, "Speaking of Dying" is a practical guide to using counselling skills for all clinical disciplines working in palliative care, whether in a hospice, hospital or at home. Complete with a clear explanation of both counselling and medical terminology, this hand-on guide will be an invaluable companion to anyone working in palliative care.
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