Armfuls of Time : The Psychological Experience of the Child with a Life-Threatening Illness
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0415132932
ISBN-13
9780415132930
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint
Routledge
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Mar 14th, 1996
Print length
224 Pages
Weight
410 grams
Product Classification:
Social, group or collective psychologyTerminal care nursing
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Describes the work with, and psychological experience of, those children who are diagnosed as terminally ill. Makes extensive use of case studies and the words of children, and offers sound practical advice.
''I just wish I had armfuls of time.'' These are the poignant words of a four year old facing a life-threatening illness. Armfuls of Time eloquently portrays the psychological experience of such children, who are irreversibly changed from the moment of diagnosis.
Barbara M. Sourkes, Ph.D. describes how she works with these children, using drawings, soft toys and dolls, stories and real medical objects, to allow them to communicate their feelings about the treatment they undergo, their relationship with their families, their experience of the illness and living with the threat of loss.
Making extensive use of the words of children, offering astute interpretations and sound practical advice, this is a book that will be welcomed by all those concerned with the care of children with life-threatening illnesses.
Barbara M. Sourkes, Ph.D. describes how she works with these children, using drawings, soft toys and dolls, stories and real medical objects, to allow them to communicate their feelings about the treatment they undergo, their relationship with their families, their experience of the illness and living with the threat of loss.
Making extensive use of the words of children, offering astute interpretations and sound practical advice, this is a book that will be welcomed by all those concerned with the care of children with life-threatening illnesses.
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