2009; Volume 10, No 10, October

 
Roger Woodruff, MD
 

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Palliative Care Book of the Month

WORKING WITH LOSS, DEATH AND BEREAVEMENT
A Guide for Social Workers

Jeremy Weinstein

Sage Publications, 2008
192 pp
ISBN 978-1-4129-2391-0
RRP £20.99, $US 42.95, $AU 58.95
Review copy supplied by Footprint Books www.footprint.com.au

This book makes you think. It covers the usual material—definitions and assessments of loss, psychological aspects of loss and grief, and the skills, methods and theories of working with individuals and groups—but it does so in a reflective manner. The text is enhanced with exercises, points for practice, case scenarios, and recommendations for further reading. There is a chapter on evidence, which discusses research mindedness, taking a step back to reflect on the validity of the assumptions that we carry with us and which underpin our day-to-day work. The last chapter deals with self-care, how we can deal with the personal, professional and organisational anxieties and other issues that arise in end-of-life work. Although written by a social worker for social workers, reading this book would be of value to any of the health care professionals in the palliative care team, both challenging and empowering them to reflect on what it is that we do.

Roger Woodruff
(September 2009)

Book review
COUNSELLING FOR GRIEF AND BEREAVEMENT
Second Edition

Geraldine M. Humphrey and David G. Zimpfer

Sage Publications, 2008
178 pp
ISBN 978-1-4129-3566-1
RRP $US 42.95, £20.99, $AU 62.00
Review copy supplied by Footprint Books www.footprint.com.au

This book is designed to be a resource for health care professionals for use in programs and services that address the issues of those who are both anticipating and subsequently coping with loss and grief. There are chapters on assessment strategies, counselling, family grief, group counselling and grief in children. The material is offered in a prescriptive manner, providing the carer with concrete directions, rather than inviting reflection on theory. The book is intended for a wider audience that includes clergy, educators and volunteers in addition to health care professionals. I thought the book might be a bit too technical for lay helpers although definitely useful to any health care professional from the palliative care team.

Roger Woodruff, Australia
(September 2009)


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