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After the Suicide
Helping the Bereaved to Find a Path from Grief to Recovery
This accessible book provides complete guidance for those working with the suicide bereaved. It addresses why the suicide happened, how suicide survivors commonly react and cope, and where support can be found. Drawing on the testimonies of suicide survivors and research, it will help the bereaved move forwards on their path from grief to recovery. more »
2011, Paperback: £18.99/ $29.95ISBN: 978-1-84905-211-5, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 192pp
Keywords: addiction, bereavement, counselling, death, depression, grief, mental health, pastoral care, practical theology, psychiatry, psychoanalysis, psychology, psychotherapy, resilience, social care, social work, suicide, theology, trauma
Dealing with Death
A Handbook of Practices, Procedures and Law
2nd edition
Dealing with Death is a comprehensive and authoritative source of information for professionals on the procedures, laws and cultural customs that should be observed when someone dies. This completely updated and expanded second edition takes into account changes in UK law and the impact of the Harold Shipman and Alder Hey enquiries. more »
2006, Paperback: £40.00/ $79.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-381-3, 246mm x 173mm / 10in x 7in, 352pp
Keywords: bereavement, counselling, death, health care, mental health, palliative care, practical theology, social care, social work, social work law, 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
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
Nearing Death Awareness
A Guide to the Language, Visions, and Dreams of the Dying
This book presents a variety of experience-based perspectives on working in palliative care. Emphasising the use of self and the importance of reflective practice in professional work, the book will be of relevance to professionals in medical and social care who want to gain a deeper understanding of their work and of the motivation underlying it. more »
2007, Paperback: £13.99/ $19.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-857-3, 216mm x 138mm / 8.5in x 5.5in, 128pp
Keywords: bereavement, counselling, death, mental health, palliative care, paranormal psychology, practical theology, spirituality, theology
Recovery from Depression Using the Narrative Approach
A Guide for Doctors, Complementary Therapists and Mental Health Professionals
The book explores people's experiences of depression, recovery and available treatments. Ridge explains how, by selecting a variety of 'narrative tools', such as talking therapies, people can take control of their condition. By choosing more helpful narratives, they can gain a greater insight into depression, self-management and long-term recovery. more »
2008, Paperback: £19.99/ $38.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-575-6, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 208pp
Keywords: complementary therapies, depression, health care, mental health, practical theology, psychiatry, psychology, theology
Spiritual Care at the End of Life
The Chaplain as a 'Hopeful Presence'
This book examines the services that chaplains provide to dying patients and the unique relationship that palliative care staff construct with people at the end of life. It explores the nature of hope when faced with the inevitable and develops a theory of spiritual care rooted in relationship that has implications for all healthcare professionals. more »
2011, Paperback: £18.99/ $29.95ISBN: 978-1-84905-199-6, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 160pp
Keywords: grief, mental health, palliative care, pastoral care, practical theology, spirituality, theology
Spirituality and Social Care
Contributing to Personal and Community Well-being
This comprehensive and much-needed resource is for professionals and students in social care, who are required to engage with the spiritual dimension of their therapeutic work with clients. The authors, show how they have developed ways of applying their own and their clients' spirituality in their practice. more »
2002, Paperback: £23.99/ $39.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-024-9, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 256pp
Keywords: mental health, practical theology, psychoanalysis, social care, social work, spirituality, theology
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