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Musical Encounters with Dying
Stories and Lessons
Music therapy can be a profound physical, emotional and spiritual support at the end of life. This book looks at a wide variety of cases, explaining how music therapy can be used effectively. It highlights particular components of working with this group, such as creating a therapeutic relationship, helping patients to reach final goals, working within cultural contexts and dealing with... more »
June 2013, Paperback: £17.99/ $29.95ISBN: 978-1-84905-936-7, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 160pp
Keywords: adults, bereavement, community care, complementary therapies, counselling, creative therapies, death, dementia, depression, expressive therapies, grief, health care, mental health, music therapy, nursing, occupational therapy, older people, pain management, palliative care, spirituality
Palliative Care, Ageing and Spirituality
A Guide for Older People, Carers and Families
This sensitive and compassionate book provides older people who are nearing the end of life and their loved ones, as well as the professionals who work with them, with a greater depth of understanding of spiritual issues surrounding death and dying. more »
2012, Paperback: £12.99/ $19.95ISBN: 978-1-84905-290-0, 216mm x 138mm / 8.5in x 5.5in, 144pp
Keywords: bereavement, carers, counselling, death, dementia, grief, health care, mental health, nursing, older people, palliative care, pastoral care, social care, spirituality
Making Sense of Near-Death Experiences
A Handbook for Clinicians
This accessible guide to near-death experience (NDE) provides an overview of the nature of the phenomenon and the theory and evidence underlying it. With contributions from eminent experts, it provides any professional who may come into contact with someone who has experienced an NDE with the knowledge they need to understand and help. more »
2011, Paperback: £18.99/ $29.95ISBN: 978-1-84905-149-1, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 176pp
Keywords: counselling, death, health care, mental health, nursing, palliative care, paranormal psychology, practical theology, psychiatry, psychology, psychotherapy, social work, spirituality
Spiritism and Mental Health
This pioneering text is the first comprehensive account of the philosophy, practical applications and wider relevance of Spiritist therapies to be published in English. Providing important new insights into this rich tradition, this text will be of interest to mental health professionals and alternative and complementary health practitioners. more »
2011, Hardback: £69.99/ $105.00ISBN: 978-1-84819-059-7, 246mm x 173mm / 10in x 7in, 352pp 2013, Paperback: £22.95/ $39.95
ISBN: 978-1-84819-135-8, 246mm x 173mm / 10in x 7in, 352pp
Keywords: alternative therapies, complementary therapies, counselling, depression, emotions, health care, integrative medicine, mental health, nursing, pastoral care, psychotherapy, spirituality
What Makes a Good Nurse
Why the Virtues are Important for Nurses
Derek Sellman sets the case for re-establishing the primacy of the virtues that underpin the practice of nursing in order to address the question: what makes a good nurse? He provides those in the caring professions with an explanation of why and how nurses should strive to cultivate these virtues, as well as the implications of this for practice. more »
2011, Paperback: £19.99/ $34.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-932-7, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 224pp
Keywords: health care, mental health, nursing, palliative care, practical theology, spirituality
Arts Activities for Children and Young People in Need
Helping Children to Develop Mindfulness, Spiritual Awareness and Self-Esteem
This book offers interventions and exercises drawn from practice and research, for practitioners to use as a basis for their own arts-based groups or one-to-one sessions. It is accessible and suitable for helping, health and education practitioners and students from a variety of disciplines, such as social work, psychology and counselling. more »
2010, Paperback: £19.99/ $32.95ISBN: 978-1-84905-001-2, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 192pp
Keywords: adolescence, adoption, alternative therapies, anger management, anxiety, arts therapies, attachment, challenging behaviour, child development, child protection, child psychiatry, child psychology, children, communication, counselling, creative therapies, creativity, depression, domestic abuse, educational psychology, emotions, expressive therapies, families, fostering, grief, group psychotherapy, health care, interdisciplinary arts therapies, looked after children, mental health, nursing, play, practical theology, psychoanalysis, psychology, psychotherapy, race, relationships, residential care, resilience, safeguarding children, self esteem, sex education, sexual abuse, social care, social work, spirituality, tai chi, teenagers, trauma, youthwork
Speaking of Dying
A Practical Guide to Using Counselling Skills in Palliative Care
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. more »
2008, Paperback: £18.99/ $34.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-678-4, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 192pp
Keywords: bereavement, counselling, dementia, health care, mental health, older people, palliative care, practical theology, spirituality
Relating to Clients
The Therapeutic Relationship for Complementary Therapists
The book provides information and exercises to help practitioners improve their style of interacting with clients by setting clear boundaries, having a defined contract with them, communicating effectively and being a good listener, among other things. Suitable for complementary therapy practitioners and students in the field. more »
2007, Paperback: £13.99/ $26.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-615-9, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 176pp
Keywords: complementary therapies, counselling, health care, psychoanalysis, psychology, psychotherapy, spirituality
Spirituality, Ethics and Care
The author argues that the strong connections between moral meaning and spirituality are often not reflected in the health and social care literature. Using case studies and examples from everyday situations, the author provides a practical framework for incorporating spirituality into ethical decision-making and care. more »
2007, Paperback: £19.99/ $31.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-498-8, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 208pp
Keywords: counselling, health care, practical theology, spirituality, theology
Medicine of the Person
Faith, Science and Values in Health Care Provision
Informed by the principle of 'medicine of the person', the contributors argue for a medical practice which takes account of spirituality, ethics and theology in keeping with the ideas and beliefs of Paul Tournier, an influential Swiss GP whose thinking has had a substantial impact on routine patient care relevant to national health services. more »
2006, Paperback: £22.99/ $37.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-397-4, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 240pp
Keywords: health care, mental health, practical theology, religious education, spirituality, theology
Making Sense of Spirituality in Nursing and Health Care Practice
An Interactive Approach
2nd edition
This new edition of an established introductory guide to spirituality and health care practice draws extensively on case studies illustrating the application of theory to practice. It encourages the exploration, through reflective activities, of what spirituality means, both to patients and to the healthcare professionals caring for them. more »
2006, Paperback: £16.99/ $28.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-365-3, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 216pp
Keywords: bereavement, health care, mental health, nursing, older people, palliative care, practical theology, spirituality, theology
Talking About Spirituality in Health Care Practice
A Resource for the Multi-Professional Health Care Team
Gillian White draws on her experiences and proposes that multi-professional health care teams should talk about spirituality in challenging but safe environments to develop shared understanding of it, and to increase their confidence about integrating spiritual care into their daily practise. more »
2006, Paperback: £19.99/ $32.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-305-9, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 176pp
Keywords: counselling, health care, practical theology, spirituality, theology
Spiritual Growth and Care in the Fourth Age of Life
This book explores the spiritual dimension of ageing and investigates the role of pastoral and spiritual care in helping the frail elderly cope with end-of-life issues. Focusing on the experience of nursing home residents and anecdotes gathered in interviews, MacKinlay sensitively presents the struggles facing older people in need of care. more »
2006, Paperback: £19.99/ $32.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-231-1, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 272pp
Keywords: health care, older people, palliative care, practical theology, psychoanalysis, spirituality, theology
Working Relationships
Spirituality in Human Service and Organisational Life
In this illuminating and thoughtful text, Neil Pembroke shows how relationships form the heart of chaplaincy, nursing and social care practice. Developing ideas from Martin Buber and virtue theory he shows how authentic, compassionate self-communication forms the basis of relatedness in human services work. more »
2004, Paperback: £18.99/ $34.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-252-6, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 192pp
Keywords: health care, nursing, practical theology, social care, spirituality, theology
Health, the Individual, and Integrated Medicine
Revisiting an Aesthetic of Health Care
Complementary therapies are a vital part of any integrated approach to health which includes specialist and layman knowledge. He provides a critique of methods used to assess treatment, and advocates a more pluralistic approach to medical research and practice, looking at physical, psychological, spiritual and social dimensions of a person's life. more »
2004, Paperback: £22.99/ $36.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-232-8, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 224pp
Keywords: arts therapies, complementary therapies, counselling, health care, interdisciplinary arts therapies, music therapy, spirituality
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