Care-givers' support group: One hospice's approach

Abstract

The Care-givers' Support Group has been a successful intervention in helping hospice family members work through the numerous emotional tasks with which they are faced in the dying process and in bereavement. This paper focuses on the significance of a support group setting as illustrated through case studies of hospice families.

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