The first text to explore the history, characteristics, and challenges of hospice social work, this volume weaves leading research into an underlying framework

Pepper, a Hospice Nurse cares for his patients as they are dying and shortly after their death. He is responsible for guiding them through that last journey as

Compassionate communities are communities that provide assistance for those in need of end of life care, separate from any official heath service provision that

“Wise, vulnerable, and surprisingly relatable . . . funny in all the right places and enormously helpful throughout. It will change how you think about death.

When a loved one dies we mourn our loss. We take comfort in the rituals that mark the passing, and we turn to those around us for support. But what happens when