Cancer and the Family Life Cycle: A Practitioner's Guide
by Theresa A Veach, Donald R. Nichols, Marcie A. Barton
Publisher: Taylor & Francis, Inc.Hardcover
ISBN: 9781583910160
Synopsis of Cancer and the Family Life Cycle: A Practitioner's Guide
Not just a disease of the individual, cancer affects the entire family system. With three out of four families likely to experience some form of cancer, more and more families are in need of therapeutic assistance in dealing with long-term treatment regimens, treatment side effects, rehabilitation, loss, and survival concerns. Drawing perspectives from medical oncology, psychosocial oncology, and health psychology, Cancer and the Family Life Cycle is a practitioner's guide to assisting families of all stages through the clinical course of cancer.
The book explores diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, survivorship, recurrence, and the terminal phase, and for each phase, addresses concerns specific to families in each of the six stages of the family life cycle. Each chapter covers medical variables and current psychosocial literature and illustrates their clinical application through case studies that follow six families through their experience with cancer. Written and organized to be straightforward and accessible, Cancer and the Family Life Cycle is an essential resource for psychologists, therapists, counselors, social workers, and all other professionals who seek to help families as they adapt to cancer.
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Reviewer:Becky Stepp, BBA, MEd, BS, M, LMSW(Seton Medical Center)
Description:With the likelihood of three out of four families experiencing some form of cancer in their lifetime, more and more families are in need of assistance in coping with this disease. This book is a much needed practitioner's guide to assisting families through the clinical course of cancer.
Purpose:The authors set out to provide practitioners with a guide for working with cancer patients and their families. As the focus of practice and research shifts from one of coping with loss and bereavement to one of adapting to prolonged life with cancer, this book places emphasis on long-term treatment regimens, treatment side effects, cancer rehabilitation, and survival concerns. Since cancer is not just a disease of the individual, this timely book integrates the current literature on families of adult cancer patients and places it within the rich context of family systems theory.
Audience:The book is written to assist psychologists, marriage and family therapists, counselors, social workers, clergy, oncology nurses, and all other professionals who are helping to facilitate the family's adaptation to cancer. Although this is a book about adult cancer and its impact on the family system, much of the information can be applied to families who have children with cancer. As current oncology practitioners, the authors bring a rich background of experience and psycho-oncology research.
Features:The book explores diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, survivorship, recurrence, and the terminal phase of cancer. For each phase, the book addresses concerns specific to families in each of the six stages of the family life cycle. Case studies enrich and illustrate the family systems as they face each stage.
Assessment:This is a much needed addition to the body of knowledge for professionals providing therapeutic assistance to families dealing with cancer. The authors integrate in an organized manner the stages of dealing with cancer and stages of the family life cycle. This book is rich with resources and highly readable.
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