Hospice Counsellor Facing the Grief of the Terminally Ill Child and Its Family

Authors

  • Grzegorz Godawa The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Cracow, Poland

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15633/pch.907

Keywords:

Grief, ill child, support, hospice, counsellor

Abstract

The child’s illness, suffering and death provoke many emotions in  the family. The ill child and its family both experience grief which is an emotional reaction to the danger of losing health or life. Support offered by home hospices for children aims at overcoming the destructive influence of illness. A hospice counsellor’s task is to improve the ill child and its family’s quality of life. He is helping the family overcome grief and prepare for the child’s death. The hospice team supports the family members who experience anticipatory and later, actual mourning. Preventing pathological effects of grief is a basic challenge for people who offer help.

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Published

2012-10-01

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Vol. 2 No. 2 (2012)

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