
ERIC Number: EJ437215
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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Group Interventions with Caregivers of the Dying: The "Phoenix" Alternative.
Smith, Douglas C.; Maher, Michael F.
Journal for Specialists in Group Work, v16 n3 p191-96 Sep 1991
In an effort to address the stressors accompanying work with the dying, a special "Phoenix" group for caregivers is introduced. Planning considerations, group format, and accompanying structured activities are presented. Describes individual sessions which focus on mourning, transition from mourning to disengaging, disengaging, transition from disengaging to revitalizing, and revitalizing. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Caregivers, Death, Family Caregivers, Social Support Groups, Stress Variables, Terminal Illness
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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