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Using a combination of compelling vignettes and reflective exercises, Robert Mundle provides readers with practical strategies to enhance their communication skills. Although directed to a hospice volunteer...

... someone who is seriously ill or dying and when to say it can be difficult. This infographic provides information that is helpful for talking with someone who is dying.

Pema Chodron draws from traditional Buddhist guidance and provides considerations contrary to what one might expect when facing some of life’ s most difficult situations.

... relationships with family and friends, lifestyle, work habits, and hopes for the future.” It includes statements and insights from bereaved individuals who share their unique voices around the topic of...

... contrasts with the traditional " treatment" model. Concise and engaging, this is a primer designed to spread the companioning philosophy among everyone who walks alongside mourners-counselors,...

This report provides an overview of the state of palliative care in Canada. It identifies gaps in palliative care and their implications for patients, families and our healthcare systems and makes recommendations...

... the foundation for the Framework on Palliative Care in Canada. In Part I, the Framework provides an overview of palliative care, setting out the World Health Organization's definition in the Canadian...

... differently, most people feel confused or uncertain about the next steps. This checklist provides information on all the important things to be considered.

This article describes how scrapbooking and creative art can be used to prolong memories and also help during grief. It provides helpful suggestions and options for artistic expression after experiencing...

This book , written by well-known author, Alan Wolfelt, PhD, provides many practical suggestions as well as a comprehensive funeral planning worksheet .