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Caring Together
The caring can last a few months or go on for years.
It is frequently demanding and often rewarding.
Talking about it in a supportive environment can make the caring more effective and manageable.
This ten session course provides a framework for such conversations. Suggestions for discussion arise from what carers have written about the experience, from reflection on some things Jesus said and did, and from the ideas of thinkers and writers from different epochs. Sessions cover topics such as Looking after yourself, Listening, Getting support, Anger.
This book is best used in a group set up specifically to study it. But the material also provides a rich resource for individual reflection on how to care better.
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Details:
| Product Code | 1501318 |
| Author | Chris Morley - Bio |
| ISBN | 9781848674646 |
| Barcode | 9781848674646 |
| Pack Size | 1 |
| Weight | 400g (approx.) |
| Availability | In Stock |
| Product Code | 1501318 |
| Author | Chris Morley |
| ISMN | No |
| ISBN | 9781848674646 |
| Barcode | 9781848674646 |
| Product Range | No |
| Pack Size | 1 |
| Note | No |
| Size | No |
| Count | No |
| Cover | No |
| Date Published | No |
| Lead Time | N/A |
Customer Reviews
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I wish this had been around when I was submerged in the "parent care" chapter of life Review by Joanna Cox
Star Rating I have just been sent a review copy of this thoughtful new "group study guide" by Chris Morley (published by Kevin Mayhew). It is aimed at those caring for others (not exclusively those technically defined as 'carers') and its recognition of the commitment, tensions and frustrations involved feels realistic, relevant, respectful and supportive. Each session starts and ends with appropriate prayers; each has possible questions for reflection / discussion based on a helpful extract (e.g. from Sheila Cassidy / Frances Young), a Gospel passage, and another perspective (sources as varied as Brother Lawrence and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy).
Maybe my positive reaction is partly personal - I wish this had been around when I was submerged in the "parent care" chapter of life. But I also think it could be of interest to those on the training networks. It certainly offers resources that could be valuable for pastoral ministry training. And it also offers an example of printed resource and website working in tandem - so (for example) it offers additional links to follow, it is possible to listen to reflections on a biblical passage as an alternative to reading them, or to download (for a small cost) suggested musical resources. The website is www.caring-together.com - where you can also see a sample session and the topics looked at.
It is suggested that this can be "most fruitfully used by a group". A hospice chaplain tells me that this would work well - though my own experience of the unpredictability of crises when caring made me uncertain whether gathering for 10 group sessions would be easy. But I found this was a resource that could be valuable for individuals too - an encouragement for all of life to be a formative and learning experience. (Posted on 29/02/2012)

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