Bookshop: Psychosocial aspects of care

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The following books are available from the St Christopher's bookshop. For further information and details please contact the Librarian, St Christopher's Hospice

Altilio T, Otis-Green S (eds)

Oxford textbook of palliative care social work

Oxford University Press 2011
£65

Bayliss J

Counselling skills in palliative care

Quay Books 2008
£22.99

Barnett Laura

When death enters the therapeutic space

Routledge 2009
£20.99

Beresford P Adshead L Croft S

Palliative care, social work and service users. Making life responsible

Jessica Kingsley 2007
£22.99

Bolton G

Dying, bereavement and the healing arts

Jessica Kingsley 2008
£19.99

Craib I

The importance of disappointment

Routledge 1994
£27.99

Firth P

Picking up the pieces: groupwork in palliative care

In: Manor O (2000) Ripples: Groupwork in different settings

Whiting and Birch p16-31 2000
£0.80

Gilley J

Intimacy and terminal care

Journal Royal College of General Practitioners 1998 v38 p121-122
£0.20

Hudson P Payne S (eds)

Family carers in palliative care

Oxford University Press 2009
£29.95

Kaye P

Breaking bad news

EPL 1995
£5.99

Lloyd-Williams M

Psychosocial issues in palliative care. 2^nd edition

Oxford University Press 2008
£32.95

Moorey S, Greer S

Cognitive behavioural therapy for people with cancer

Oxford University Press 2002
£47.95

Oliviere D Monroe B

Good practices in palliative care. A psychosocial perspective

Ashgate 1998
£37.50

Oliviere D Monroe B (eds)

Death, dying and social differences

Oxford University Press 2011 (second edition)
£34.95

The book is edited by Barbara Monroe, CEO at St Christopher’s, David Oliviere Director of Education at St Christopher’s and Sheila Payne, Director of the International Observatory on End of Life Care, Lancaster University

It analyses the wide range of social factors and differences that can affect access to services, assessment, interventions and individual and family experience as death approaches.

The first part of the book addresses wider contextual issues such as geographical location, poverty and attitudes to death and dying

The second section examines some of the specific groups in our society that still often lack access to high quality palliative care. This includes the elderly and young people who are in the transition between childhood and adulthood. It includes people who may already have significant needs because of their disabilities or illnesses – people with learning difficulties, mental health needs and with dementia. It includes specific groups often seen as vulnerable such as homeless people, travellers, asylum seekers, drug abusers, prisoners.It also considers issues of social difference in terms of people who may be in need of safeguarding services such as children and those who lack full mental capacity, people with may be disenfranchised because of their sexual orientation, carers and those who have been bereaved.

The book illustrates well the diverse, multi-cultural, multi-faith and wide-ranging family structures in the UK today – as well as providing significant examples of social inequalities that may impinge on access to good quality palliative care. Problems of social inequality y are described and suggestions for addressing such issues are addressed. One good example of addressing these issues is given in a chapter that assesses a programme in one hospice which has used community outreach activities to involve all sections of the local ethnic community in order to provide a more inclusive service.

Petrone MA

Emotional cancer journey

MAP Foundation 2003
£12.00

Reith M Payne M

Social work in end-of-life and palliative care

Policy Press 2009
£18.99

Sage N

CBT for chronic illness and palliative care: a workbook and a toolkit

Wiley 2008
£31.99

Sheldon F

Psychosocial palliative care

Stanley Thornes 1997
£19.00