Three Lives: Counselling the Terminally Ill
Synopsis
Made with Shanti Project of San Francisco, with a grant from the US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. An in-depth sharing of the counselling process between psychologist Dr. Charles Garfield and three women who are dying of cancer. "Beautifully and sensitively done. Very beneficial to our training program." - Barb Taruscio, Bon Secours Hospital, Grosse Point, Michigan
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