Whole Person Caring: An Interprofessional Model for Healing and Wellness
Lucia Thornton's book is a welcome addition to visions of what health care can be and should be. Thornton's conceptual model of whole-person caring builds on Martha Rogers s science of unitary human beings to give us a much needed, practical framework for interprofessional collaboration and coordination of care with an emphasis on optimal wellness. --Jacqueline Fawcett, PhD, ScD (hon), RN, FAAN Professor, Department of Nursing, University of Massachusetts BostonNo reader will be able to put down Whole Person Caring. It makes a teacher want to rush to the classroom to use the book with eager academic minds for round-table or fromthe- podium discussions. It quickly takes one outside of the self and into the world of concepts, theories, and grand ideas. Evolving consciousness, changing paradigms, cosmic consciousness, and the infinite and sacred nature of being are the very elements that enlighten the soul. --Lynn Keegan, PhD, RN, AHN-BC, FAAN Director, Holistic Nursing ConsultantsFinally, a book that puts together what health and healing are really all about! It describes simply, thoroughly, and brilliantly how to achieve well being through whole-person caring. This book will change how we view health, and it will help create healing for both patients and providers. I loved this book. --Bill Manahan, MD Past President, American Holistic Medical Association Assistant Professor Emeritus, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health University of Minnesota Academic Health Center