Dying, Bereavement and the Healing Arts

By: David Head and John Graham-Pole and Diana Greenman and Sandra Bertman and Kaichiro Tamba and Mark Cobb and Tim Jeeves and Ted Bowman and Sheelagh Gallagher and River Wolton and Rogan Wolf and Giles Legood and Chris Rawlence and Tim Metcalf and Yvonne Yi-Wood Mak and Haifa Al Sanousi and Paul Schatzberger and Corine Koppenol and Robert Hamberger and Kate D'Lima and Amy Kuebelbeck and Oliver Samuel and Julie Sanders and Gillie Bolton and Frans Meulenberg and Monica Suswin and Sue Eckstein and Nigel Hartley and Sinead Donnelly and Judy Clinton and Kieran Walsh and Filipa Pereira-Stubbs and Anna Lidzey and Mike White and Bobbie Farsides and Steve Seagull and Christopher Johns and Christina Mason and Ashley Barnes and Mitzi Blennerhassett and Lesley Schatzberger and Lindsay Buckell and Hilary Elfick

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Synopsis: Dying, Bereavement and the Healing Arts describes a range of successful programmes pioneered by artists, writers, nurses, musicians, therapists, social workers, and chaplains in palliative care settings. These range from simple painting and writing activities to organized communal activities like writing and performing a play. The arts are shown to offer a means to reflect on memories, hopes, fears and anxieties, and gently explore the emotional, spiritual, and psychological issues which can aid a fuller understanding of oneself and one's condition. The arts also serve as a way to communicate difficult and complex feelings to professionals or family members not possible in everyday conversation. Dying, Bereavement and the Healing Arts offers valuable insights and inspiration for any practitioner working in a palliative care setting.