Dying, Bereavement and the Healing ArtsGillie Bolton Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 15 okt 2007 - 216 pagina's Dying, Bereavement and the Healing Arts describes a range of successful programmes pioneered by artists, writers, nurses, musicians, therapists, social workers, and chaplains in palliative care settings. These range from simple painting and writing activities to organized communal activities like writing and performing a play. |
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... sense, cannot and should not be used therapeutically. Yet this would impose an arrogance of artists that would deny the intrinsic human expression from all those who write, compose, draw, paint or tell their story in a different way ...
... sense of the trajectory of their life, even if it is much shortened. And if they can come to have a satisfying life story, then their dying will be gentler for them, and enhance the lives of their loved ones, and those who care for them ...
... sense of their potential as creative individuals, as individuals in control of aspects of their lives, as individuals who have a meaningful personal narrative to relate. An artist-led charity, Rosetta Life aims to deliver artwork of a ...
... sense of place the patient has of himself or herself. People's sense of their role in their life, and in the life of their family and friends, changes. One lady we worked with had fought a terrible battle of bitterness fuelled by her ...
... sense of well-being. Even in the face of one's mortality it is possible to exude well-being. People work to very different levels. Some will do something short, quick and personally satisfying. Others will work at more complicated ...
Inhoudsopgave
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6 Healing Arts in Palliative Care | 57 |
7 Imagination and Health in Cancer
Care and Palliative Care | 67 |
8 Visual Art in Cancer Care
and Palliative Care | 72 |
14 A Legacy of Understanding | 139 |
15 Reading to Help Practitioners
and Patients | 148 |
Survivors | 156 |
Artists | 164 |
Memorial Services | 176 |
19 The Art of Care | 186 |
20 Reflections Towards the Future | 200 |
LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS
| 204 |
9 Making Music in Childrens
Hospices | 88 |
10 Healing Writing in Palliative Care | 98 |
A Palliative Care Play | 113 |
12 The Power of Music | 120 |
13 Writing through Bereavement | 126 |
REFERENCES
| 207 |
SUBJECT INDEX
| 212 |
AUTHOR INDEX | 215 |
back cover
| 218 |