Communication and Counselling in Health Care

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Counselling in Terminal Care and Bereavement

by Colin Murray Parkes, Marilyn Relf, and Ann Couldrick

Published 29 January 1996

The book covers both caring for the terminally ill and the 'actual' bereavement, thus providing guidance on the whole process of counselling patients and their families. Case studies include examples from cancer, AIDS, suicide , murder and fatal accidents. Problems counsellors may face in their work are discussed and a chapter is devoted to the needs of the counsellor themselves.