Communicating with Children When a Parent is at the End of Life (eBook)

Rachel Fearnley (Autor)

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2012
192 Seiten
Jessica Kingsley Publishers (Verlag)
978-0-85700-475-8 (ISBN)

Infos

An accessible guide to communicating with children when a parent is at the end of life. Covering types of communication, language, sharing appropriate information, barriers to effective communication and developing communication skills, it will help professionals to support children through the challenges of coping with parental terminal illness.

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When a parent is nearing the end of life, children can feel like their world has been turned upside down, and they are often scared and confused about what is happening. Sensitive and clear communication with children is vital to help them understand and cope with their parent's illness.This accessible book demonstrates how to support children through effective and sensitive communication, covering types of communication, language, information sharing, and overcoming common barriers. Developing confidence and skills such as talking, listening, giving children a voice and breaking bad news is also covered. The author outlines the concept of a 'communication continuum' which can be used to assess how much a child knows or understands about their parent's illness and how much they would like to know. The book contains a wealth of practical strategies and ideas, as well as case vignettes, practice tips and reflective exercises.This is an essential resource for anyone working with or supporting a child whose parent is at the end of life, including palliative care workers, nurses, social workers, teachers and counsellors.

Autor

Rachel Fearnley is an independent researcher and consultant, and a teaching fellow within the Department of Social and Policy Sciences (Centre for Death and Society) at the University of Bath, UK. She is a qualified social worker and has over thirty years' experience working with children and families. Her doctoral research focused on the experiences of children whose parent is at the end of life.

Inhalt

Acknowledgements. Preface. 1. Why Communication? 2. Communication, Communication, Communication. 3. Negotiating Conversations: Barriers and Hurdles. 4. The Communication Continuum. 5. Talking to Children. Stephanie Barker and Rachel Fearnley. 6. Children's Experiences of Different Death Circumstances. Stephanie Barker and Rachel Fearnley. Conclusion. References. Subject Index. Author Index.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.3.2012
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 140 x 140 mm
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Entwicklungspsychologie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Trennung / Trauer
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Schlagworte: Bereavement • Counsellors • Death • Dying • Families • Grief • Loss • nurses • Palliative Care • social workers • Teachers • terminal illness • Young people
• ISBN-10: 0-85700-475-1 / 0857004751
• ISBN-13: 978-0-85700-475-8 / 9780857004758