How to Be an Even Better Listener: A Practical Guide for Hospice and Palliative Care Volunteers - Softcover

Mundle, Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1785924540 ISBN 13: 9781785924545

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2018

Synopsis

Providing guidance and advice on the challenging art of listening, this book responds directly to the expressed learning needs of hospice and palliative care volunteers regarding their communication skills in end-of-life care.

Listening can be mentally, physically, and spiritually exhausting, often highlighted in books about hospice and palliative care but never taking the spotlight. This accessible companion provides hospice and palliative care workers with a variety of helpful insights and suggestions drawn from a solid base of current theoretical concepts and clinical research.

With personal reflections on being listened to, the guide includes strategies for becoming a more effective listener, as well as exploring the challenges of listening, the need for self-care and spiritual and ethical considerations. By expanding their own capacity for empathy, compassion and understanding the wider narrative of illness, hospice and palliative care volunteers will become even better listeners in their essential roles.

About this title

About the Author

Robert Mundle is a Certified Spiritual Health Practitioner at the Providence Care Hospital. He is a Registered Psychotherapist, and has a published a number of articles for palliative care publications.

Edition details

• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1785924540
• ISBN 13: 9781785924545
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 152