Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-211) and indexes.
Contents:
Introduction: Dying, bereavement and the healing arts / Gillie Bolton -- A death photographed: Michael Willson's story / Paul Schatzberger and Gillie Bolton -- Arts, electronic media, movement: Rosetta life / Filipa Pereira-Stubbs and Chris Rawlence -- Theatre for professional development / Ashley Barnes -- Visual art for professional development / Sandra Bertman -- Healing arts in palliative care / Christina Mason [and others] -- Imagination and health in cancer care and palliative care / John Graham-Pole -- Visual art in cancer care and palliative care / Anna Lidzey [and others] -- Making music in children's hospices / Lesley Schatzberger -- Healing writing in palliative care / Sheelagh Gallagher [and others] -- Creating the Tuesday group: a palliative care play / Bobbie Farsides and Sue Eckstein -- The power of music / Diana Greenman, Frans Meulenberg and Mike White -- Writing through bereavement / River Walton [and others] -- A legacy of understanding / Monica Suswin -- Reading to help practitioners and patients / Ted Bowman and Rogan Wolf -- Artists: survivors / Tim Jeeves, Mitzi Blennerhasset and Michele Angelo Petrone -- Professionals: artists / Steve Seagull [and others] -- Spiritual and artistic care: memorial services / Mark Cobb and Giles Legood -- The art of care / Yvonne Yi-Wood Mak [and others] -- Reflections towards the future / Nigel Hartley.
Summary:
Offers valuable insights and inspiration for any practitioner working in a palliative care setting. Australian contributor.
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