Caregiving category: 223 books
by Adam Lee D'Amato-Neff, Tracy R. McElligott
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2002
Tracy McElligott is dying. This is the profound true life account of her experiences in dealing with her illness, her lung transplant at Stanford University, and recovery. During this crisis, she must struggle with the love and care for her two young children and undergo a divorce. In this dark time comes the love of her life, a modern-day knight in shining armour.
So Far Away
A Daughter's Memoir of Life, Loss, and Love
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2011
Christine Hartmann's mother valued control above all else, yet one event appeared beyond her command: the timing of her own death. Not to be denied there either, two decades in advance Irmgard Hartmann chose the date on which to end her life. And her next step was to tell her daughter all about it....
Prescription Humor
The Compassionate Application of Medicinal Humor
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2018
Behind her outrageous makeup, musical kazoo, and silly tricks, Piccolo the Clown does much more than tell a joke or cause a distraction. She dares to reach out and connect with people during their most vulnerable times – illness and death. Humor and music are the vehicles used to lighten the mood. It...
Female Offenders of Intimate Partner Violence
Current Controversies, Research and Treatment Approaches
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2014
The perpetration of intimate partner violence by women has long been a controversial topic. More recently, researchers, treatment providers and other professionals have begun to critically examine theoretical, research and practice perspectives to gather a better understanding of this controversial...
Transforming Systems for Parental Depression and Early Childhood Developmental Delays
Findings and Lessons Learned from the Helping Families Raise Healthy Children Initiative
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2013
The Helping Families Raise Healthy Children initiative addressed depression among parents of children with early childhood developmental delays, aligning the early intervention and behavioral health systems with a focus on relationship-based care. The initiative focused on identification of at-risk families,...
Spiritual Care with Sick Children and Young People
A handbook for chaplains, paediatric health professionals, arts therapists and youth workers
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2015
Exploring both principles and best practice of the spiritual care of sick children and young people, this remarkable and inspiring book equips the reader to think critically and creatively about how to provide care in hospitals, hospices and other care contexts for ill and disabled children.
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Breaking Into My Life
Growing Up with a Bipolar Parent and My Battle to Reclaim Myself
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2018
“I heard he was just diagnosed with a mental illness. Can you believe that?” The speaker is laughing so hard she can hardly get the words out. “That sure explains a lot.”
Oh my God, I think to myself. *They could be laughing about my mother. *
In some ways things have not...
The Practical Caregiver's Guide to Home Hospice: How to Help Someone You Love (Second Edition)
The Practical Caregiver, #2
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2017
Are you a caregiver for someone who needs home hospice, unsure of what your job is for your loved one at the end of life?
The Practical Caregiver's Guide to Home Hospice Care will help you understand not only how to take care of your loved one, but also yourself. Make the care you provide fit the real needs of the person needing help.
When Reasoning No Longer Works
A Practical Guide for Caregivers Dealing with Dementia & Alzheimer's Care
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2017
Nearly five million families deal with Alzheimer’s Disease and other forms of dementia on a daily basis. They do this with little training, and often only their good intentions guide them. When Reasoning No Longer Works is the training manual these family caregivers have been searching for.
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Understanding Fibromyalgia
An Introduction for Patients and Caregivers
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2016
Fibromyalgia is a chronic disorder associated with overall body pain and discomfort. Although the condition is not a variety of other neurological disorders or even arthritis, it possesses some of the same symptoms. There are an estimated 10 million Americans suffering with fibromyalgia, and estimates...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2010
Although the need for improved care for dying patients is widely recognized and frequently discussed, few books address the needs of the physicians, nurses, social workers, therapists, hospice team members, and pastoral counselors involved in care. Care of the Dying Patient contains material not found...
Cracking the Dementia Code
Creative Solutions to Cope with Changed Behaviours
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2016
A New Creative Non-Drug Approach to Coping with Dementia As exciting discoveries continue for Alzheimer’s disease and other related dementias, hope for a cure remains. In the meantime, day to day challenges continue for many families and caregivers. Karen Tyrell offers her expertise...
by Carole Trotter, Ian Gunn, Joanne Franks
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2013
Take the guesswork out of BTEC assessment with sample student work and assessor feedback for all pass, merit and distinction criteria.
By focusing on assessment this compact guide leads students through each pass, merit and distinction criterion by clearly showing them what they are required...
Decision Assessment and Counseling in Abortion Care
Philosophy and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2012
In today’s contentious political environment surrounding abortion, clinicians, counselors and social workers need a clear framework for providing skilled, compassionate decision counseling. They need help working with the hard stuff: “What do I do when my patient asks me if God will forgive her?”...