Transitions in Dying and Bereavement A Psychosocial Guide for Hospice and Palliative Care By the Victoria Hospice Society, and Moira Cairns, R.S.W., Marney Thompson, M.A., and Wendy Wainwright, M.Ed.

Introduction
Perspective On: Support for the Care Team

1. Establishing the Framework: Integration of Psychosocial and Palliative Care
   Perspective On: The Role of Counselors
   
   
2. Beginning the Journey: Early Diagnosis and Treatment
   Perspective On: Assessment
   
   
3. The Path Not Chosen: Recurrence and Chronic Illness
   Perspective On: Family Care
   
   
4. Entering the Unknown: The Shift Toward Hospice and Palliative Care
   Perspective On: Dying Children
   
   
5. The Long and Winding Road: Illness Predominates
   Perspective On: Alternative Therapy
   
   
6. Watching and Waiting: As Death Approaches
   Perspective On: Body Image, Sex, and Intimacy
   
   
7. Parting of the Ways: Time of Death
   Perspective On: Deep Emotions
   
   
8. Walking the Edges: When a Death Occurs
   Perspective On: Cultural Competence
   
   
9. Entering the Depths: Adjusting to Loss
   Perspective On: Difficult Grief
   
   
10. Mending the Heart: Reconnecting with the World
    

Afterword: The Last Word
Index