Bereavement Professional

  • 1.  Grief in Healthcare Professionals

    Posted 06-15-2017 02:02 PM

    Hello.  I'm wondering if anyone has any resources - books or articles - that speak to how being a medical professional (MD, RN, SW, etc) might affect your grieving process when you have a personal loss.  I've spoken with so many medical professionals who, after having their own parent, spouse, child etc. die, feel like they should be "handling it better" because of what they do for a living.  We all say "it's so different when it's your own family".  I've tried searching for helpful articles on-line, but haven't found any.  Many speak to coping with multiple patient deaths, but not personal losses.  Any help would be appreciated!

     

     

    Lori M.Williams, MSW, LISW

    Social Worker/Bereavement Coordinator

    St. Luke's Hospice Duluth

     

    220 North 6th Ave East | Duluth, MN 55805

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  • 2.  RE: Grief in Healthcare Professionals

    Posted 06-16-2017 02:16 PM

    Go to hospicefoundation.org for more info on this webinar.

    When Death and Loss are Part of the Job - Webinar

    Expert Panelists: Patti Anewalt, PhD, LPC, FT, and Kenneth M. Ralph, PhD
    Live Stream: June 20, 2017 12:00PM - 1:30PM ET
    On Demand: to registered individuals and organizations through June 19, 2018
    Length: 90 minutes
    CE Hours: 1.5 CEs available for a variety of boards. Board Approvals List.
    CE Fees: CEs are $7 per certificate
    Hospice professionals face many losses every day in their professional lives-not only the deaths of patients but also their own personal losses. Many other professionals also come into contact with the bereaved-first responders, funeral directors, spiritual leaders. This program will discuss the impact that this work can have on professionals and provide organizational and personal strategies to help them thrive.


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    Kisha R. Davis
    Bereavement Coordinator
    Griefshare Facilitator
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  • 3.  RE: Grief in Healthcare Professionals

    Posted 06-19-2017 10:06 AM
    ​Also here are some good books and articles on the topic of Compassion Fatigue

    Books and Articles on Compassion Fatigue/ Burn-out

     

    Jevne, R. & Williams, D. (1998). When dreams don't work, Professional Caregivers Burnout. Amityville, NY: Bayword Publishing Company, Inc.

     

    Katz, R. & Johnson, T. (2006). When Professionals Weep. New York, NY:

    Taylor & Francis Group.

     

    Keidel, G. (2002). Burnout and compassion fatigue among hospice caregivers.

    American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care, 19(3), 200-205.

     

    Larson, D. & Bush, N. (2006). Stress management for oncology nurses: Finding a healing balance. In R. M. Carrol-Johnson, L.M. Gorman, & N.J. Bush (Eds.), Psychosocial nursing care along the cancer continuum (2nd ed.) (pp. 587-601). Pittsburgh, PA: Oncology Nursing Society

     

    Larson, D. (1993). The Helper's Journey-Working With People Facing Grief Loss and Life- Threatening Illnesses. Champaign, IL: Research Press.

     

    Loehre, J. & Schwartz, T. (2003). The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal. New York: Free Press.

     

    Maslach, C. & Leiter, M. (1997). The Truth About Burnout: How Organizations Cause Personal Stress and What to Do About It. San Francisco, CA:  Jossey-Bass Publishers. 

     

    Pfifferling, J.H., & Gilley, K (2000). Overcoming compassion fatigue. Family Practice Management, 7(4), 39-44.

     

    Rothschild, B. (2006). Help for the Helper, Self-Care Strategies for Managing Burnout and Stress. New York, NY: W.W. Mortana Company.

     

    Sherman, D. (2004). Nurses' stress and burnout. American Journal of Nursing, 104 (5), 48-56.

     

    Stamm, B.(Ed.). (1999). Secondary Traumatic Stress, Self-Care Issues for Clinicians, Researchers & Educators. Baltimore, MD: Sidran Press.

     

    Wright, B. (2004). Compassion fatigue. Palliative Medicine, 18, 3-4.

     

     



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    Robin Fiorelli LCSW
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