Overview
- Argues for the pressing need for a re-humanization of end of life care workers
- Summarises care workers experiences in terms of existential challenges
- Explores an under-researched topic within health and social care
Part of the book series: Studies in the Psychosocial (STIP)
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This book explores how, in encounters with the terminally ill and dying, there is something existentially at stake for the professional, not only the patient. It connects the professional and personal lives of the interviewees, a range of professionals working in palliative and intensive care. Kjetil Moen discusses how the inner and outer worlds, the psychic and the social, and the existential and the cultural, all inform professionals’ experience of work at the boundary between life and death. Death at Work is written for an academic audience, but is accessible to and offers insights for practitioners in a variety of fields.
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Reviews
“While the book is primarily aimed at academics and students, it will be of interest to practitioners working in end-of-life care. This text is written in a clear, precise, and scholarly manner; it is well researched and extensively documented (bibliographies and index included) and makes a valuable addition to collections on health and psychology.” (J. Bailey, Choice, Vol. 56 (5), January, 2019)
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Kjetil Moen is Associate Professor at the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Stavanger, Norway. He also works as Chaplain at the University Hospital of Stavanger.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Death at Work
Book Subtitle: Existential and Psychosocial Perspectives on End-of-Life Care
Authors: Kjetil Moen
Series Title: Studies in the Psychosocial
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90326-2
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Behavioral Science and Psychology, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-90325-5Published: 18 July 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-07991-8Published: 19 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-90326-2Published: 05 July 2018
Series ISSN: 2662-2629
Series E-ISSN: 2662-2637
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXI, 332
Topics: Psychosocial Studies, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Community and Environmental Psychology, Emotion, Palliative Medicine