Monday, September 01, 2008
A book, a report, an organisation…
Hooyman Nancy R, Kramer Betty J.
Living through Loss. Interventions
across the lifespan.
Columbia University Press, 2006
This is an ambitious book written from the perspective of social work. General chapters focus on theories of grief, processes of grief, resilience, meaning making and self care.
The authors have divided the lifespan into five categories – childhood, adolescence, young adulthood, middle adulthood and older adulthood. Two chapters are devoted to each age group – one identifies issues that particularly pertain to that age group and the other details appropriate interventions for them. There are various useful charts and tables scattered throughout the text eg a summary of recommendations for grief counsellors, given current empirical evidence. This is a book worth dipping into!
Department of Health (UK)
End of life strategy
Department of Health 2008
Throughout the report there is great emphasis on practical and emotional support of patients and their carers and on the provision of information at all stages of dying through to bereavement. In fact this is one of the ten key objectives in the report. There is almost no mention of counselling per se in any part of the document.
Various examples of good bereavement support are provided. They tend to focus on the immediate aftermath of a death. The needs of bereaved children are mentioned a number of times.
In the measurement framework, the importance of education and training for health and social care and widespread provision of appropriate information on bereavement is regarded as vital. The number of carers supported by care after death on the Liverpool Care Pathway will be regarded as a measure of progress and measures of outcome will be assessed by carers’ reports of their own experience of support and care after bereavement.
The kind of training needed to support bereaved people in the aftermath of either a sudden or unexpected death is not provided. However, research into models of bereavement care is suggested.
It is also suggested that occasions of remembrance should be organised to help and support bereaved people. At these events, information about bereavement support should be available and further opportunities provided for people to self refer to bereavement services. The full report can be accesed via:
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_086277
Bereavement Research Forum.
This UK based organisation provides a forum for interested professionals to discuss, promote and develop bereavement research. Its website provides information on its own conferences as well as on other key bereavement conferences in the UK, useful research sites and some recent publications.
http://www.brforum.org.uk/
Living through Loss. Interventions
across the lifespan.
Columbia University Press, 2006
This is an ambitious book written from the perspective of social work. General chapters focus on theories of grief, processes of grief, resilience, meaning making and self care.
The authors have divided the lifespan into five categories – childhood, adolescence, young adulthood, middle adulthood and older adulthood. Two chapters are devoted to each age group – one identifies issues that particularly pertain to that age group and the other details appropriate interventions for them. There are various useful charts and tables scattered throughout the text eg a summary of recommendations for grief counsellors, given current empirical evidence. This is a book worth dipping into!
Department of Health (UK)
End of life strategy
Department of Health 2008
Throughout the report there is great emphasis on practical and emotional support of patients and their carers and on the provision of information at all stages of dying through to bereavement. In fact this is one of the ten key objectives in the report. There is almost no mention of counselling per se in any part of the document.
Various examples of good bereavement support are provided. They tend to focus on the immediate aftermath of a death. The needs of bereaved children are mentioned a number of times.
In the measurement framework, the importance of education and training for health and social care and widespread provision of appropriate information on bereavement is regarded as vital. The number of carers supported by care after death on the Liverpool Care Pathway will be regarded as a measure of progress and measures of outcome will be assessed by carers’ reports of their own experience of support and care after bereavement.
The kind of training needed to support bereaved people in the aftermath of either a sudden or unexpected death is not provided. However, research into models of bereavement care is suggested.
It is also suggested that occasions of remembrance should be organised to help and support bereaved people. At these events, information about bereavement support should be available and further opportunities provided for people to self refer to bereavement services. The full report can be accesed via:
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_086277
Bereavement Research Forum.
This UK based organisation provides a forum for interested professionals to discuss, promote and develop bereavement research. Its website provides information on its own conferences as well as on other key bereavement conferences in the UK, useful research sites and some recent publications.
http://www.brforum.org.uk/
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