Hospice Care for Children
Hospice Care for Children

Author: Ann Armstrong-Dailey

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 442

ISBN-13: 9780195133301

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Children with life-threatening and terminal illnesses--and their families-- require a unique kind of care to meet a wide variety of needs. This book, the first edition of which won the 1993 Pediatric Nursing Book of the Year Award, provides an authoritative source for the many people involved in caring for dying children. It draws together contributions from leading authorities in a comprehensive, fully up-to-date resource, with an emphasis on practical topics that can be put to immediate use. The book covers the entire range of issues related to the hospice environment and is intended for all those who participate in the hospice-care process: physicians, nurses, social workers, teachers, clergy, family therapists, parents, and community service volunteers.

Themes for Therapy
Themes for Therapy

Author: New York University. Nordoff-Robbins Center for Music Therapy

Publisher: Carl Fischer, L.L.C.

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 113

ISBN-13: 0825836336

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Music
Music

Author: Jane Edwards

Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Published: 2009-03-26

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 1443807427

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Playing live music with people who are ill to promote optimal states of health and well being is as at least as enduring as the written historical record. This book explores applications of music in healthcare with reference to the research and applied work in the disciplines of music therapy, music sociology and music psychology. Authors from six countries present aspects of healthful and health creating experiences in music participation, providing theoretical and philosophical reflections on music’s capacities for creating community, promoting health and delivering patient-centred care in a range of contexts.

Integrated Team Working
Integrated Team Working

Author: Karen Twyford

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 1843105578

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The authors explain the development of the music therapist's role within the multidisciplinary team and discuss the prevalence of collaborative partnerships between UK music therapists and other professionals such as occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, psychologists, physiotherapists and other arts therapists.

Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine
Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine

Author: Geoffrey W. C. Hanks

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2011-07-21

Total Pages: 1697

ISBN-13: 0199693145

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Emphasising the multi-disciplinary nature of palliative care, the fourth edition of this text also looks at the individual professional roles that contribute to the best-quality palliative care.