In the Face of Death – Professionals who care for the dying and the bereaved

In the Face of Death – Professionals who care for the dying and the bereaved

In the Face of Death – Professionals who care for the dying and the bereaved 

Danai Papadatou, PhD

Springer Publishing Company

360 pp., Hardcover   ISBN-13: 9780826102560

Description

In the Face of Death explores the experiences of health care professionals who care for the seriously ill, the dying, and the bereaved. In this book, Danai Papadatou offers a practical approach to caregiving, as well as a breadth and depth of insight into both the patient's and the caregiver's responses to death.

The author discusses the issues and challenges health care professionals face when treating dying and bereaved patients. Topics include: compassion fatigue, the inevitability of suffering το να υποφέρεις and the potential for growth, suffering in the workplace, team functioning in death situations, and team resilience ανθεκτικότητα της θεραπευτικής μονάδος.

The main themes are:

  • The Caring Relationship focuses on the relationship between the care provider and the person who is dying or grieving, and proposes a new, relationship-based model of care
  • The Care Provider in Death Situations addresses the health professional's personal responses to death, using a model that illustrates the grieving process of the health professional
  • The Team in the Face of Death provides recommendations for effective, interdisciplinary care services that support dying or bereaved patients as well as the health care provider

Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments

 SECTION I: THE CARING RELATIONSHIP
1. Society, Science and Death
2. A Relationship of Care
3. Distinct Features of the Helping Relationship
4. The Accompanying Process

 SECTION 2: THE CARE PROVIDER IN DEATH SITUATIONS
5. The Wounded Healer
6. A Model on Professionals' Grieving Process
7. The Rewards of Caregiving

 SECTION 3: THE TEAM IN THE FACE OF DEATH
8. Caregiving Organizations and Death
9. Team Functioning in Death Situations
10. The 'Good Enough' Team

 SECTION 4: EDUCATION AND TRAINING

 11. The Challenges of Educating Health Care Professionals
Epilogue Appendix A: Brief Description of Bowlby's Theory on Attachment
References