How to talk with family caregivers about cancer
By: Ruth Cohn Bolletino.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: How to talk series; How to talk series
Publisher: Norton
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780393705768
Subjects: Oncologists; Caregivers -- Counsiling of; Cancer -- Patients -- Family relationships; Communication in medicine; Cancer -- Psychological aspects; Caregivers -- psychology; Neoplasms -- psychology; Family -- psychology; Psychotherapy -- methods
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The experiential world of the family member : where psychotherapy begins; title: Putting traditional approaches aside; title: Principles of psychotherapeutic work with family members; title: Toxic myths; title: The power of expectation; title: Dealing with feelings; title: Ethical and spiritual aspects of the work; title: The experiential world of the cancer patient; title: Choosing practitioners and treatments, and communicating with doctors; title: How family caregivers can help the cancer patient; title: Children in the family : guidelines for parents; title: Dealing with recurrence; title: When the cancer patient is dying; title: How family caregivers can best help themselves; title: Afterward; title: Preventing burnout and discovering unexpected gifts.