Counseling Clients Near the End of Life: A Practical Guide for Mental Health Professionals
This highly accessible guide to counseling people who are terminally ill and their families fills a critical need in the counseling literature. Written for front-line mental health professionals and counseling graduate students, the text integrates research with practical guidance. It is replete with the experiences of contributing authors who are leaders in counseling terminally ill individuals , real-life case examples, clinical pearls of wisdom, and tables of practice pointers that provide quick access to valuable knowledge.
The text offers information that is requisite for all counselors who provide services to persons who are terminally ill and their families. It addresses common issues that influence different types of counseling approaches, such as how the age, ethnicity, or religion of a client affects counselor conceptualizations and actions. The book discusses how to manage symptoms of depression, anxiety, and cognitive impairment near the end of life. It explains how advance directives can be used to assist dying individuals and their loved ones. The counseling needs of family members before and after death are addressed as well as counseling loved ones experiencing complicated grief. The text also examines the particular concerns of counselors regarding self-care and the benefits of working as part of a professional team. Woven throughout are important considerations such as cultural diversity, ethical challenges, laws, and regulations; and advocacy at client and social policy levels. Readers will also benefit from the inclusion of additional references for more in-depth study.
Key Features:
Integrates research with practical and accessible information
Provides clinical "pearls" that can be put to use immediately
Provides a reader-friendly format that includes real-life case studies and tables with important pointers
Describes the counseling experiences of leading practitioners that include examples of successful and unsuccessful interventions
Based on a comprehensive framework developed by a Working Group of the American Psychological Association
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Counseling Clients Near the End of Life: A Practical Guide for Mental Health Professionals
This highly accessible guide to counseling people who are terminally ill and their families fills a critical need in the counseling literature. Written for front-line mental health professionals and counseling graduate students, the text integrates research with practical guidance. It is replete with the experiences of contributing authors who are leaders in counseling terminally ill individuals , real-life case examples, clinical pearls of wisdom, and tables of practice pointers that provide quick access to valuable knowledge.
The text offers information that is requisite for all counselors who provide services to persons who are terminally ill and their families. It addresses common issues that influence different types of counseling approaches, such as how the age, ethnicity, or religion of a client affects counselor conceptualizations and actions. The book discusses how to manage symptoms of depression, anxiety, and cognitive impairment near the end of life. It explains how advance directives can be used to assist dying individuals and their loved ones. The counseling needs of family members before and after death are addressed as well as counseling loved ones experiencing complicated grief. The text also examines the particular concerns of counselors regarding self-care and the benefits of working as part of a professional team. Woven throughout are important considerations such as cultural diversity, ethical challenges, laws, and regulations; and advocacy at client and social policy levels. Readers will also benefit from the inclusion of additional references for more in-depth study.
Key Features:
Integrates research with practical and accessible information
Provides clinical "pearls" that can be put to use immediately
Provides a reader-friendly format that includes real-life case studies and tables with important pointers
Describes the counseling experiences of leading practitioners that include examples of successful and unsuccessful interventions
Based on a comprehensive framework developed by a Working Group of the American Psychological Association
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Counseling Clients Near the End of Life: A Practical Guide for Mental Health Professionals

Counseling Clients Near the End of Life: A Practical Guide for Mental Health Professionals

by James Werth Jr. PhD (Editor)
Counseling Clients Near the End of Life: A Practical Guide for Mental Health Professionals

Counseling Clients Near the End of Life: A Practical Guide for Mental Health Professionals

by James Werth Jr. PhD (Editor)

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This highly accessible guide to counseling people who are terminally ill and their families fills a critical need in the counseling literature. Written for front-line mental health professionals and counseling graduate students, the text integrates research with practical guidance. It is replete with the experiences of contributing authors who are leaders in counseling terminally ill individuals , real-life case examples, clinical pearls of wisdom, and tables of practice pointers that provide quick access to valuable knowledge.
The text offers information that is requisite for all counselors who provide services to persons who are terminally ill and their families. It addresses common issues that influence different types of counseling approaches, such as how the age, ethnicity, or religion of a client affects counselor conceptualizations and actions. The book discusses how to manage symptoms of depression, anxiety, and cognitive impairment near the end of life. It explains how advance directives can be used to assist dying individuals and their loved ones. The counseling needs of family members before and after death are addressed as well as counseling loved ones experiencing complicated grief. The text also examines the particular concerns of counselors regarding self-care and the benefits of working as part of a professional team. Woven throughout are important considerations such as cultural diversity, ethical challenges, laws, and regulations; and advocacy at client and social policy levels. Readers will also benefit from the inclusion of additional references for more in-depth study.
Key Features:
Integrates research with practical and accessible information
Provides clinical "pearls" that can be put to use immediately
Provides a reader-friendly format that includes real-life case studies and tables with important pointers
Describes the counseling experiences of leading practitioners that include examples of successful and unsuccessful interventions
Based on a comprehensive framework developed by a Working Group of the American Psychological Association

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780826108500
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Publication date: 12/05/2012
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 256
File size: 2 MB

About the Author

James L. Werth, Jr., PhD, is Professor of Psychology and Director of the Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) Program in Counseling Psychology at Radford University, Virginia.

Table of Contents

1. Counseling Clients Near the End of Life

2. Ethical Challenges when Counseling Clients Nearing the End of Life

3. Diversity Considerations with Clients who are Dying

4. Advance Directives

5. Lifespan Considerations

6. Mental Health Symptom Management

7. Cognitive Impairment Near the End of Life

8. Counseling the Caregivers of Clients Who are Near the End of Life

9. Complicated Grief and the End-of-Life: Risk Factors and Treatment Considerations

10. Team Issues

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