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Synopsis
The book contains black-and-white illustrations. For nearly three decades, Sandra Bertman has been exploring the power of the arts and belief symbols, metaphors, stories to ...
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An anthology of essays, fiction, poetry, and first-person accounts on coming to terms with grief through the catharsis and insight of the creative arts. Selections are grouped in sections on personal grief and professional roles, ways caregivers use the arts for themselves and for those they companion, lessons from other cultures, and basic needs of grieving people. Specific subjects include Therapeutic Touch, healing and the Internet, music and the grief process, and using art therapy with pediatric oncology patients. The editor is a professor of humanities in medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center. For therapists, counselors, social workers, physicians, nurses, and clergy. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)