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Podcast: The Hospice Chaplaincy Show with Saul Ebema
Episode: Episode 44: A Conversation with Cathy Siebold about the early years of the hospice movement
Description: In this interview, Cathy Siebold who has witnessed firsthand the evolution of hospice care since its modern incarnation in the 1960s, presents a balanced and objective analysis of the movement’s accomplishments and failings.You can also read more about that in her book “The Hospice Movement: Easing Death’s Pains.” She uses social movement theory to frame her discussion. Siebold traces the bell curve of growth, maturity, and decline that, to a point, has characterized the hospice movement. Founded by a diverse group of religious leaders, nurses, social workers, and laypeople, the movement was galvanize...