Grief and the Healing Arts
Subtitle: Creativity as Therapy
Edition: First edition.
Series: Death, Value and Meaning Series
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Published: 2017
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 440
ISBN-13: 9781315231594
Subjects: Grief; Counseling; Arts; Therapeutic use; Death; Psychological aspects; Attitude to Death; Chagrin; Emploi en thérapeutique; Mort; Aspect psychologique
Description: "For nearly three decades, Sandra Bertman has been exploring the power of the arts and belief--symbols, metaphors, stories--to alleviate psychological and spiritual pain not only of patients, grieving family members, and affected communities but also of the nurses, clergy and physicians who minister to them. Her training sessions and clinical interventions are based on the premise that bringing out the creative potential inherent in each of us is just as relevant-- perhaps more so--as psychiatric theory and treatment models since grief and loss are an integral part of life. Thus, this work was compiled to illuminate the many facets that link grief, counseling, and creativity. The multiple strategies suggested in these essays will help practitioners enlarge their repertoire of hands-on skills and foster introspection and empathy in readers."--Provided by publisher.
Table of contents: title: Chapter Grief and the Healing Arts: Introduction; title: chapter The Five Stages of Grief; title: chapter The Arts, Personal Griefs, Professional Roles; title: chapter Some Ways Caregivers Use the Arts for Themselves and for Those They Companion; title: chapter Lessons from Cultures Old and New; title: chapter Basic Needs of Grieving People; title: chapter List of Contributors.