|
|
 |
|
Viewing report
|
|
|
|
Clinical Supervision for Palliative Care
Quay books, June 2006, Pages: 140
Palliative care is arguably the most stressful area of nursing and care work, as well as being one of the most rewarding. It is an enormous privilege to share the final part of anyone’s life journey - a journey that can too often feel lonely - and helping to ease that loneliness as part of a palliative care team is fulfilling and valuable. It is work that requires a high level of practical skill, which can help the dying person to feel more comfortable and confident.
But practical skills, valuable though they are, are not enough. Palliative care demands from its practitioners an equally high level of compassion and resilience. Offering this combination of practical comfort and deeply felt concerned support is hugely demanding. Palliative care is a relatively new area of expertise and is growing rapidly, yet in its initial inspiration (and it was and is inspirational) and in its growth, little consideration has been given to the wants and needs of those who provide the care. Although there is an increasing and welcome realisation that more help is needed for those close to the dying person (those people who we might term ‘informal carers’ - the relatives and friends) there has been rather less thought given to the wants and needs of the professional carer. Some research has shown that the challenge of providing care at such a profound level can result in the use of ‘burn out’ and ‘distancing’ as coping strategies, and it has shown that neither is very desirable. This book is an attempt to suggest a strategy for professional help which will also enhance patient and client care.
Clinical supervision has been researched, promoted, and proven as a very effective strategy for constantly developing skills, for maintaining and raising standards, for encouraging personal and professional development, and for building team ethos. This book therefore explores clinical supervision and the qualities, skills, models and ethics needed to ensure success.
Clinical Supervision for Palliative Care is written as a workbook. You will find pauses for reflection and it is recommended that you keep paper and pen to hand to write down your answers to questions. Good palliative care is based on good communication - so you are asked to interact with the text.
Customers who bought this item also bought
Counselling Skills in Palliative Care
An Integrated Approach to Palliative Care
Fundamental Aspects of Palliative Care Nursing, 2nd Edition
Learning the Language of Addiction Counseling, 3rd Edition
End-of-Life Issues, Grief, and Bereavement: What Clinicians Need to Know
Pediatric Nursing
Fundamental Aspects of Caring for the Person with Dementia
Help Wanted?: Providing and Paying for Long-Term Care
Terminating Therapy: A Professional Guide to Ending on a Positive Note
Best Practice for Clinical Monitoring
|
|
|
|
