Group bereavement support for spouses who are grieving the loss of a partner to cancer

Social Work with Groups

Volumn 29, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 259-278

  Schneider, Rachel M ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Beginnings; Bereavement; Endings; Group work in oncology setting; Middles; Mutual aid; Pre group planning; Spousal support group; Time limited group

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748348663     PISSN: 01609513     EISSN: 15409481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J009v29n02_17     Document Type: Article

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