{"product_id":"end-of-life-issues-grief-and-bereavement-isbn-9780470406939","title":"End-of-Life Issues, Grief, and Bereavement","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA practical overview of clinical issues related to end-of-life care, including grief and bereavement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe needs of individuals with life-limiting or terminal illness and those caring for them are well documented. However, meeting these needs can be challenging, particularly in the absence of a well-established evidence base about how best to help. In this informative guide, editors Sara Qualls and Julia Kasl-Godley have brought together a notable team of international contributors to produce a clear structure offering mental health professionals a framework for developing the competencies needed to work with end-of-life care issues, challenges, concerns, and opportunities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart of the \u003ci\u003eWiley Series in Clinical Geropsychology,\u003c\/i\u003e this thorough and up-to-date guide answers complex questions often asked by patients, their families and caregivers, and helping professionals as well, including:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow does dying occur, and how does it vary across illnesses?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat are the spiritual issues that are visible in end-of-life care?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow are families engaged in end-of-life care, and what services and support can mental health clinicians provide them?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow should providers address mental disorders that appear at the end of life?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat are the tools and strategies involved in advanced care planning, and how do they play out during end-of-life care?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eSensitively addressing the issues that arise in the clinical care of the actively dying, this timely book is filled with clinical illustrations, guidance, tips for practice, and encouragement. Written to equip mental health professionals with the information they need to guide families and others caring for the needs of individuals with life-threatening and terminal illnesses, \u003ci\u003eEnd-of-Life Issues, Grief, and Bereavement\u003c\/i\u003e presents a rich resource for caregivers for the psychological, sociocultural, interpersonal, and spiritual aspects of care at the end of life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors v\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction to End-of-Life Care for Mental Health Professionals 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJulia E. Kasl-Godley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Trajectories of Chronic Illnesses 26\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichelle S. Gabriel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Cultural Context of Spirituality and Meaning 43\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eE. Alessandra Strada\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Working With Family Caregivers of Persons With Terminal Illness 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid B. Feldman and Jasmin Llamas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Serious Mental Illness 85\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJulia E. Kasl-Godley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Advance Care Planning 116\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichelle S. Gabriel and Sheila Kennedy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Pharmacologic Management of Pain 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eW. Nat Timmins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Nonpharmacological Approaches to Pain and Symptom Management 148\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephanie C. Wallio and Robert K. Twillman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Grief and Bereavement Care 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShirley Otis-Green\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Complicated Grief 181\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eE. Alessandra Strada\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Health-Care Teams 201\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJulia E. Kasl-Godley and Donna Kwilosz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 End-of-Life Care in Long-Term Care Settings 229\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMary M. Lewis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Advocating for Policy Change: The Role of Mental Health Providers 252\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert K. Twillman and Mary M. Lewis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Physician-Assisted Suicide in the United States: Issues, Challenges, Roles, and Implications for Clinicians 263\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSilvia Sara Canetto\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Creating Ethics Conversations in Community 285\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMalham M. Wakin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Professional Self-Care 294\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eE. Alessandra Strada\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Embracing the Existential Invitation to Examine Care at the End of Life 310\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShirley Otis-Green\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuthor Index 325\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubject Index 335\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eSARA H. QUALLS, P\u003csmall\u003eH\u003c\/small\u003eD,\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Psychology, Director of Clinical Training in Geropsychology, and Director of the Gerontology Center at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. She has twenty years of academic, clinical, and continuing education training experience and is the co-chair of the Adult Development and Aging Division of the American Psychological Association (APA).  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJULIA E. KASL-GODLEY, P\u003csmall\u003eH\u003c\/small\u003eD,\u003c\/b\u003e is Coordinator of Psychology Training at the Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Interprofessional Palliative Care Fellowship Program in California. She has published on interventions for anticipatory grief and end-of-life care and is the recipient of the APA's 2003 Theodore Blau Early Career Award for Outstanding Contribution to Professional Clinical Psychology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA practical overview of clinical issues related to end-of-life care, including grief and bereavement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe needs of individuals with life-limiting or terminal illness and those caring for them are well documented. However, meeting these needs can be challenging, particularly in the absence of a well-established evidence base about how best to help. In this informative guide, editors Sara Qualls and Julia Kasl-Godley have brought together a notable team of international contributors to produce a clear structure offering mental health professionals a framework for developing the competencies needed to work with end-of-life care issues, challenges, concerns, and opportunities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart of the \u003ci\u003eWiley Series in Clinical Geropsychology,\u003c\/i\u003e this thorough and up-to-date guide answers complex questions often asked by patients, their families and caregivers, and helping professionals as well, including:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow does dying occur, and how does it vary across illnesses?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat are the spiritual issues that are visible in end-of-life care?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow are families engaged in end-of-life care, and what services and support can mental health clinicians provide them?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow should providers address mental disorders that appear at the end of life?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat are the tools and strategies involved in advanced care planning, and how do they play out during end-of-life care?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eSensitively addressing the issues that arise in the clinical care of the actively dying, this timely book is filled with clinical illustrations, guidance, tips for practice, and encouragement. 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