基本説明
The only book to discuss management of caregiver stress and staff support from social, political and cultural perspectives.
Full Description
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.
Contents
Foreword ; Introduction ; 1. Four decades of selected research in hospice/palliative care: have the stressors changed? ; 2. Workplace well-being: a psychosocial perspective ; 3. Compassion in healthcare - the missing dimension of healthcare reform? ; 4. Revisiting empathic engagement: countering compassion fatigue with 'Exquisite Empathy' ; 5. Working and living with cancer, death, and dying: a personal reflection ; 6. Jumping the fence: the impact of a life-threatening illness in the workplace ; 7. The challenge of staff support in hospice care in Zimbabwe ; 8. Prevention of burnout and compassion fatigue through education and training: the project ENABLE ; 9. Staff support: a shared responsibility at Victoria Hospice Society, British Columbia, Canada ; 10. Leadership and staff care, self-care and self-awareness: reflections from St Christopher's Hospice, London ; 11. Seeing beyond the sadness: Hope, resilience sustainable practice in childhood bereavement ; 12. Compassion: the essence of end-of-life care ; 13. Clinical supervision and reflective practice in palliative care: luxury or necessity? ; 14. When answers elude us: spiritual care as a tool for healing ; 15. Reflections on caring: a brief essay on presence
