Time to Talk about Dying (Paperback)

Fred Grewe

ISBN 10: 1785928058 / ISBN 13: 9781785928055

Published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers, London, 2018

About this Item

Paperback. Presenting clergy and chaplains with unique therapeutic tools for helping senior adults enrich their later years, this book gives advice on how to strengthen relationships, find meaning in life and feel comfortable approaching life's final chapter.It guides clergy and chaplains through how to effectively conduct "Soul Legacy" projects, in which older people reflect on what they want to leave behind for their loved ones and how they want to be remembered after they die. It enables older people to pay loved ones personal tributes and show them how important they are. By focusing on others rather than the self, it provides comfort for loved ones as well as the senior adult, prevents loneliness and negative feelings about ageing, and helps adults gradually become comfortable with the challenges of approaching the end of life. This guide provides clergy and chaplains with essential tools for supporting senior adults, helping them to feel comfortable about death and dying before they begin to approach life's end. Focusing on strengthening relationships with loved ones, it applies unique therapeutic methods for promoting a positive experience of ageing. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Time to Talk about Dying (Paperback)
• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, London
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1785928058
• ISBN 13: 9781785928055
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Presenting clergy and chaplains with unique therapeutic tools for helping senior adults enrich their later years, this book gives advice on how to strengthen relationships, find meaning in life and feel comfortable approaching life's final chapter.

It guides clergy and chaplains through how to effectively conduct "Soul Legacy" projects, in which older people reflect on what they want to leave behind for their loved ones and how they want to be remembered after they die. It enables older people to pay loved ones personal tributes and show them how important they are. By focusing on others rather than the self, it provides comfort for loved ones as well as the senior adult, prevents loneliness and negative feelings about ageing, and helps adults gradually become comfortable with the challenges of approaching the end of life.

About the Author

Fred Grewe is a Board Certified Chaplain (Association of Professional Chaplains) with a Doctor of Ministry Degree from the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, CA. He is also an ordained Congregationalist minister working for Providence Hospice in Medford. Grewe is the author of What the Dying Have Taught Me about Living and several peer reviewed articles. He has presented workshops on end-of life distress at numerous national conferences and at Kinsman Conferences in Oregon.