How to Talk with Family Caregivers About Cancer (Norton Professional Books (Paperback)) - Softcover

Bolletino PhD, Ruth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0393705765 ISBN 13: 9780393705768

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, 2009

Synopsis

Cancer affects not only the patient, but all their loved ones as well.

This book will guide professionals on issues critical to effectively and compassionately counseling caregivers and other family members, from dealing with their feelings of grief and despair and realistically fostering hope, to helping them provide emotional and practical support to the patient during the illness and treatment.

About this title

About the Author:

Ruth Bolletino, PhD in Clinical Psychology, is a psychotherapist in private practice in New York City specializing in work with patients and family members dealing with life-threatening illness, and people dealing with crisis, trauma and loss She has published professional articles on topics including psychotherapy with people with cancer, dealing with grief and loss, ethical considerations in psychotherapy and medicine, and spiritual factors in psychotherapy. She has presented numerous lectures and workshops in the U.S., England, Israel, Argentina and Chile for patients, their family members and health care professionals, and has supervised psychotherapists in their work with clients with life-threatening illnesses.

Review:

“[A]n easy and enjoyable read, and includes good use of literature, relevant quotes, and narrative examples... [R]ecommended for psychotherapists and other mental health professionals... [E]xtremely worthwhile.”
- Psycho-Oncology

“Without disciplined compassion and an open-hearted acceptance of other experiences and world views, the work of any therapist or counselor degenerates into the mechanical. Bolletino . . . demonstrates and teaches what psychotherapy is at its best: a human interaction moving toward both curing and healing. I know of no practitioners, advanced or beginning, who would not benefit from reading this book.”
- Lawrence LeShan, psychologist, author of Cancer as a Turning Point

“Seldom have I read a book that radiates such wisdom and compassion from every page . . . This landmark work will lessen the toll that cancer takes on caregivers, and in so doing will benefit those suffering from cancer as well . . . Bolletino sets a new standard in insight, clarity, conciseness, and caring. Highly recommended.”
- Larry Dossey, MD, author of The Power of Premonitions and Healing Words

“[A] book every therapist should read. I would also recommend it be read by anyone entering the field of psychotherapy.... In the 30 years I've worked with cancer patients and their families, I have not found a book that so succinctly and thoroughly addresses the fundamental social, spiritual, and psychological needs of family members caring for a loved one with cancer.... As one who has served as a direct provider of hospice care, as executive director of hospice programs, as a provider of end-of-life counseling, and as a grief therapist working with separation, loss and integration, I highly recommend How to Talk with Family Caregivers About Cancer.”
- Annals of the American Psychotherapy Association

“As a doctor who has worked with many cancer patients, I have studied how to help them with the difficult emotional challenges that can come with the diagnosis. When a beloved in my own family received a serious cancer diagnosis, I became so distraught that I couldn't think clearly and didn't know what to do. This wonderful book calmed me, focused me, and helped me stay present and genuinely helpful. Ruth Bolletino is a seasoned compassionate professional who can teach any caregiver, professional or family, to truly support people with cancer.”
- Martin L. Rossman, MD, author of Fighting Cancer from Within

“Bolletino...crafts her experience in language that is at once recognizable and empowering, as she transforms the person’s cancer experience from an unknown pathway of darkness and fear into a meaningful and well-lit passageway for the patient, family and therapist.”
- MAMFT Newsletter

“Let me state at the outset that this is the best book on this subject I have ever read, and I have been active in this field for a score of years.... If you work with caregivers whose loved ones have cancer, this is the book to own, study, and heed.”
- The Milton H. Erickson Foundation Newsletter

“[U]seful and insightful.”
- Journal of the Norwegian Medical Association

About this edition

• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0393705765
• ISBN 13: 9780393705768
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304