CARING FOR THE DYING - A BURDEN FOR PROFE SSIONALS AND MEMBERS OF THEFAMILY

Within a framework of the results of thanatological research the main concerns of caring for the dying are worked out. It is shown that the personal besides education and training on the job needs a sort of per manent supervision in that field of work. Nevertheless caring for the dying will be a burden as long as the society neglects and ignores the needs of dying people. This is also true for the members of the famil y, friends and other nonprofessional people, who engage themselves in the care for the dying.