Dying Process : A Hospice Social Worker's Perspective on End of Life Care; a Helpful Guide for Coping and Closure During End of Life Care

The Dying Process - A Hospice Social Worker's Perspective On End Of Life Care provides a detailed exploration of issues pertaining to patient and family grief reactions, closure support needs, understanding pain, pain management and avenues to create a positive death experience.

Dana has worked in the social services field for 30 years. He has degrees in mental health technology, social work and counseling. Over his professional career his primary role has been as a medical social worker with 25 years of experience. He has a total of 17 years combined experience in the hospital setting with concentrations in family practice, internal medicine, emergency room, trauma, and transitional care.  He is currently employed in a large non for profit hospice agency where he has worked for the past 15 years. His professional experience in the hospice setting includes: admissions, hospital care, long term and assisted living care, home team support, general inpatient care, and triage. His social services role involves patient and family management of psychosocial and coping support needs, education regarding the dying process, anticipatory grief, post-bereavement support, resource and placement needs, and crisis care intervention.


Dana has authored 3 books including: The Dying Process - A Hospice Social Worker's Perspective On End of Life Care; The Grieving Process - A Hospice Social Worker's Perspective On Grief and Loss; and The Dying Process - Facing The Loss of A Loved One. 



Over the course of my career in the social services field my focus for helping others has come from my faith in the teachings of Jesus Christ. It is His focus of helping people who are hurting, lonely, depressed, isolated, rejected, guilty, grieving, in pain and often afraid in which I have emulated. In some small way I am hoping that God will use the books that I plan to write to continue to be available to help people during the most difficult times of life.  I have learned that the work which Christ does through those who choose Him, often takes us to places which are difficult to view.  His life, which prevails in the darkness, shines light which cannot be put out and promotes forgiveness, freedom, love and hope!