Overview

The need for renewal and support for those who care for seriously ill, dying, and bereaved people has been acknowledged from the very beginning of the hospice and palliative care movement. While often referring to the rewards and satisfactions of the work, Dame Cicely Saunders was the -first to acknowledge that helping encounters with dying patients and distressed relatives could be a source of anguish and grief for dedicated and compassionate carers. Caregiver Stress and Staff Support in Illness, Dying, and Bereavement discusses the challenge of finding a balance between the support needs of patients, families, and staff and the resources available. With contributions from practitioners and researchers from around the world, this book recognizes that palliative care today is being provided in many different settings and that there may be wide variations in the way individuals and organizations identify and manage the stressors that arise through the work. This unique collection of international perspectives on the complexities and management of caregiver stress and staff support builds on the firm foundation Mary Vachon built over thirty years ago in her studies, yet broadens the scope to include significant social, political, and cultural variations on the theme.

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Author:   Irene Renzenbrink (Social Worker and Educator, Australia and Canada)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.60cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.30cm
Weight:   0.354kg
ISBN:  

9780199590407

ISBN 10:   0199590400
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   24 March 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Dr Sandra Bertman: Foreword Irene Renzenbrink: Introduction 1: Mary L.S. Vachon: Four decades of selected research in hospice/palliative care: have the stressors changed? 2: Neil Thompson: Workplace well-being: a psychosocial perspective 3: Robin Youngson: Compassion in healthcare - the missing dimension of healthcare reform? 4: Radhule Weininger and Michael Kearney: Revisiting empathic engagement: countering compassion fatigue with 'Exquisite Empathy' 5: Yvonne Yi Wood Mak: Working and living with cancer, death, and dying: a personal reflection 6: Ann Saville and Rosemary Feeley: Jumping the fence: the impact of a life-threatening illness in the workplace 7: Val Maasdorp: The challenge of staff support in hospice care in Zimbabwe 8: Amy Yin Man Chow: Prevention of burnout and compassion fatigue through education and training: the project ENABLE 9: Wendy Wainwright and Susan Breiddal: Staff support: a shared responsibility at Victoria Hospice Society, British Columbia, Canada 10: Andrea Dechamps: Leadership and staff care, self-care and self-awareness: reflections from St Christopher's Hospice, London 11: Danny Nugus: Seeing beyond the sadness: Hope, resilience sustainable practice in childhood bereavement 12: Philip Larkin: Compassion: the essence of end-of-life care 13: Pam Firth: Clinical supervision and reflective practice in palliative care: luxury or necessity? 14: Rena Arshinoff: When answers elude us: spiritual care as a tool for healing 15: Ted Bowman: Reflections on caring: a brief essay on presence

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The spectrum of ideas on offer in this book is challenging, but if your team needs to discuss it more, then this book would be a good starting point.

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Irene Renzenbrink is an Australian social worker and pioneer in the field of death, dying and bereavement. Having worked in hospitals and hospice/palliative care services as well as the funeral industry she has acquired a depth of practice wisdom and knowledge about all aspects of occupational stress for helping professionals.

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