© Columbia University Press
Living With Dying: A Handbook for End-of-Life Healthcare Practitioners
July, 2004
Cloth, 928 pages, 6 tables , 4 figures illus.
ISBN: 978-0-231-12794-3
$96.50
/ £66.50
"Berzoff's and Silverman's text is a compendium of educational material uniquely edited to facilitate social workers' understanding of how to think about, talk with and practice caring for people with life-limiting illness, their caregivers and themselves. It should be required reading for all healthcare professionals who provide end-of-life care. From its use of personal narratives to its emphasis on the theoretical underpinnings of social work practice and research, this resource models excellence in teaching. It is authoritative, comprehensive, practical and readable. Although each of the chapters could stand alone, together they carefully weave the complex elements of what healthcare professionals need to know to be both competent and compassionate in providing end-of-life care. This resource thoroughly addresses the educational challenges set forth in the three Institute of Medicine reports calling for the education of healthcare professionals to facilitate improved care to people with life-limiting illness.Kathleen M. Foley, MDProfessor of Neurology, Neuroscience & Clinical PharmacologyWeill Medical School of Cornell University Attending NeurologistMemorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterPalliative Care Initiative Network PublicHealth ProgramOpen Society Institute" — Kathleen M. Foley, MD
"I would highly recommend Living with Dying." — Reverend Francis C. Zanger, American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
"This text offers a successful interdisciplinary approach to understanding suffering, the vital relationship of self to others (and the importance of self-care), and the competencies needed to promote compassionate, professional palliative care...Recommended." — Choice
"This text is an excellent resource." — Katherine Miller, Palliative Medicine
"It beautifully encapsulates the profession of social work and the care that social workers provide for the dying and bereaved." — Cheryl-Anne Cait, Smith College Studies in Social Work
"Living with Dying is the first comprehensive resource on end-of-life care... Social workers will find this text indispensable." — Carole A. Winston, Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care
"This book represents the first textbook for social work in palliative and end-of-life care, an area recently identified by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) as one of the four key emergent areas in the social work profession. As such, it is an extraordinary achievement of the Social Work Leadership Development Awards Program of the Project on Death in America. Half the contributors as well as one editor were among the forty-two social workers who received these awards from 1999 through 2003. Encompassing touching personal narratives, innovative theory, a broad range of skills, and firmly grounded in a case-based approach, this book is a must read for all social workers and other professionals working in palliative and end-of-life care." — Grace H. Christ, DSW, director, Social Work Leadership Development Awards Program, Project on Death in America; Associate Professor, Columbia University School of Social Work
"A comprehensive resource for end of life professionals covering a plethora of important topics. Especially valuable for psychosocial and spiritual caregivers working with patients and families at the end of life. A unique sourcebook that can be turned to again and again for guidance." — Stephen R. Connor, Ph.D., vice president for Offices of Research, International Development, & Children/Adolescents
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization