Enhancing Compassion in End-of-Life Care Through Drama - The Silent Treatment (Paperback, 1st New edition)

Enhancing Compassion in End-of-Life Care Through Drama explores a broad range of plays from Greek tragedy to the present day and investigates how particular theatrical dynamics help to understand complexities in the setting of end-of-life care. It examines fresh ways to interpret the action and subtext represented on the stage and find symmetries in a clinical context. Good communication forms the heart of patient-centred care and is the cornerstone of a trusting relationship between the healthcare professional and the patient. Focusing on this, the book presents inspirational ways in which healthcare professionals can improve their delivery of psychosocial and spiritual support to patients and their families. It considers a wide variety of topics including patient choice, inequality, relationships between the healthcare professional and the patient, notions of care, loss and death, grief, blame, anger, assisted suicide and euthanasia, ethical dilemmas and ethnic minority groups. It is ideal for use in a range of educational contexts, with practical ideas for workshops and summaries of key points in each chapter. This book will motivate all members of the multidisciplinary palliative care team including palliative care professionals, doctors, nurses, psychologists, spiritual advisers and social workers. Although based in the setting of palliative care, the learning points are relevant to all areas of clinical practice.