Gillie Bolton

Gillie Bolton
Dying, Bereavement and the Healing Arts
Foreword by Baroness Professor Ilora Finlay of Llandaff

Oct 2007 216pp ISBN 978 1 84310 516 9 pb £19.99

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Dying, Bereavement and the Healing Arts describes a range of successful programmes pioneered by artists, writers, nurses, musicians, therapists, socialworkers, and chaplains in palliative care settings. These range from simplepainting and writing activities to organized communal activities like writingand performing a play.

The arts are shown to offer a means to reflect on memories, hopes, fears and anxieties, and gentlyexplore the emotional, spiritual, and psychological issues which can aid a fuller understanding of oneselfand one's condition. The arts also serve as a way to communicate difficult and complex feelings toprofessionals or family members not possible in everyday conversation.  Dying, Bereavement and the Healing Arts offers valuable insights and inspiration for any practitionerworking in a palliative care setting.

Contents

• Foreword, Baroness Professor Ilora Finlay of Llandaff.
• Preface Poem: Nest, Penelope Shuttle
• 1: Introduction: Dying,Bereavementand the Healing Arts, Gillie Bolton.
• 2: A Death Photographed: Michael Willson’s Story, Paul Schatzberger and Gillie Bolton
• 3: Arts,Electronic Media, Movement: Rosetta Life, Filipa Pereira-Stubbs and Chris Rawlence.
• 4: Theatre for Professional Development, Ashley Barnes
• 5: Visual Art for Professional Development, Sandra Bertman
• 6: Healing Arts in Palliative Care, Christina Mason.
• 7: Imagination andHealth in Cancer Care and Palliative Care, John Graham-Pole
• 8: Visual Art in Cancer Care and Palliative Care, Anna Lidzey, MicheleAngelo Petrone, Julie Sanders and Gillie Bolton
• 9: Making Music in Children’s Hospices, Lesley Schatzberger
• 10: Healing Writing in PalliativeCare, Sheelagh Gallagher, Kate D'Lima, Kaichiro Tamba, Hilary Elfick, with David Head and Gillie Bolton
• 11: Creating The Tuesday Group:A Palliative Care Play, Bobbie Farsides and Sue Eckstein
• 12: The Power of Music, Diana Greenman, Frans Meulenberg and Mike White
• 13:Writing through Bereavement: River Wolton, Haifa Al Sanousi, Amy Kuebelbeck, Judy Clinton and Robert Hamberger
• 14: A Legacy ofUnderstanding, Monica Suswin
• 15: Reading to Help Practitioners and Patients, Ted Bowman and Rogan Wolf
• 16: Artists: Survivors, TimJeeves, Mitzi Blennerhassett and Michele Angelo Petrone, Artist
• 17: Professionals: Artists, Steve Seagull, Tim Metcalf, Oliver Samuel, Kieran Walshand Christopher Johns
• 18: Spiritual and Artistic Care: Memorial Services, Mark Cobb and Giles Legood
• 19: The Art of Care, Yvonne Yi-Wood Mak , Ann Williams, Corine Koppenol and Sinead Donnelly
• 20: Reflections Towards the Future, Nigel Hartey
• List of Contributors
• References
• Subject Index
• Author Index