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AUTHOR
Noemi Venturella
The acrobatics of dying: A psychodynamic framework for palliative care
This article aims at summing up the reflections of a small group of psychologists who work in the domain of palliative treatment. The theory and methodology supporting it are borrowed by a group analysis approach; the group's purpose is a research based on the workers' experience elaboration, which aims at finding out both the specificities of the work apparatus with the people accompanied to the conclusion of their lives, and the main thematic areas of the relationship between healthcare team, patients, and families. The work we present aims at introducing the most meaningful themes that emerged during group meetings: first of all, some service criticalities examined in the area of termina…
Introduzione. L'acrobatica del morire
The contribution exposes the research path of the group "Acrobatics of dying", highlighting the political, professional and intersubjective values connected with thinking about death in contemporary society.