Counting On Kindness (Paperback)

Wendy Lustbader

ISBN 10: 0029195160 / ISBN 13: 9780029195161

Verlag: Simon & Schuster, New York, 1993

Beschreibung

Paperback. Seattle mental health counselor Lustbader here compells attention to and sympathy for those who must rely on caregivers for their needs. Stories are related by patients themselves. From incapacitated men and women we learn of the humiliations caused by the loss of autonomy, of the frustrations at not being able to manage on one's own. Accounts from widely different sorts of patients and those who begrudgingly or willingly see to their care provide graphic lessons in sensitivity. Synopsis coming soon. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9780029195161

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Counting On Kindness (Paperback)
• Verlag: Simon & Schuster, New York
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1993
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0029195160
• ISBN-13: 9780029195161
• Einband: Paperback
• Zustand: new

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Inhaltsangabe

Seattle mental health counselor Lustbader here compells attention to and sympathy for those who must rely on caregivers for their needs. Stories are related by patients themselves. From incapacitated men and women we learn of the humiliations caused by the loss of autonomy, of the frustrations at not being able to manage on one's own. Accounts from widely different sorts of patients and those who begrudgingly or willingly see to their care provide graphic lessons in sensitivity.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

 Wendy Lustbader, MSW, is the author of several books and essays that have earned her a national reputation in the field of aging. She is a skilled psychotherapist, a popular speaker throughout North America, and an Affiliate Associate Professor at the University of Washington Seattle School of Social Work.