Book Description
This comprehensive guide for mental health practitioners and medical professionals addresses the delicate issues surrounding breast cancer and the processes involved in emotional coping and healing. The book covers concerns of family members as well as women worried about developing breast cancer.
About the Author
Merle Keitel (Ph.D. SUNY Buffalo) is a professor in the Counseling and Counseling Psychology Programs within the Division of Psychological and Educational Services at Fordham University. With Mary Kopala she is co-author of Counseling Women with Breast Cancer: A Guide for Professionals (Sage, 7/00) and author of numerous journal articles and book chapters. In addition to her teaching and research, Dr. Keitel maintains a private counseling practice.
Mary Kopala (Ph.D. Pennsylvania State University) is an associate professor in Educational Foundations and Counseling, Division of Education, at Hunter College, CUNY. In addition to her book with Merle Keitel, Counseling Women with Breast Cancer: A Guide for Professionals (Sage, 7/00), she is editor of Using Qualitative Methods in Psychology (Sage, 1999) and numerous journal articles and book chapters. She is also a licensed psychologist in private practice.