I'll Never Forget Those Words: A Practical Guide To Death Notification - Softcover

Janice Harris Lord And Alan E. Stewart

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1878321331 ISBN 13: 9781878321336

Publisher: Compassion Press, 2008

Synopsis

Death notification is one of the most difficult and stressful tasks facing health care and law enforcement professionals. Authors Lord and Stewart have compiled this comprehensive guide to the training and understanding needed for conveying painful news to survivors in an appropriate and compassionate manner. It provides practical recommendations on how to deliver notifications in a range of scenarios such as a vehicular crash scene, at a hospital, or at the survivors' home. Also discussed in depth are important strategies for self-care and enhancing resiliency in death notifiers.

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About the Author

Janice Harris Lord, MSW, is the author of many books and articles on trauma, grief, and spirituality in social work practice and victim advocacy. She served as National Director of Victim Services for Mothers Against Drunk Driving for fourteen years and is a licensed social worker, professional counselor, and private consultant on crime victims' issues. She is a Fellow in Thanatology with the Association of Death Education and Counseling (ADEC) and a member of International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies. Ms. Lord has a broad background focusing on homicide, catastrophic injury, death notification, and standards and ethics in victim services. Alan Stewart, Ph. D. is associate professor in the Department of Counseling and Human Development at the University of Georgia. He began studying death, loss, and trauma at the University of Memphis under the direction of Professor Robert A. Neimeyer. A board member of the American Society of Victimology, he received the 2007 John R. Dussich Research Award in Victimology for his work in death notification. Stewart has published numerous works on the topics of death, loss, and trauma.

Review

There are many books available on grief and bereavement for professionals and the bereaved. Finally, the field has a volume that tackles the first moments of grief, where the stage is set for what will happen thereafter. Although the words of the death notifier may be a blur to some bereaved persons, for others they will certainly be the words that will never be forgotten. In either case, some comfort comes to the bereaved from knowing that at the start, someone treated them with respect and compassion at the worst of times...it is a very well done work and will certainly be welcomed by those working in the field who are responsible for death notifications. There are many books available on grief and bereavement for professionals and the bereaved. Finally, the field has a volume that tackles the first moments of grief, where the stage is set for what will happen thereafter. Although the words of the death notifier may be a blur to some bereaved persons, for others they will certainly be the words that will never be forgotten. In either case, some comfort comes to the bereaved from knowing that at the start, someone treated them with respect and compassion at the worst of times...it is a very well done work and will certainly be welcomed by those working in the field who are responsible for death notifications. --Richard G. Tedeschi, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, UNC Charlotte, Charlotte, NC

I'll Never Forget Those Words: A Practical Guide for Death Notification" delivers on its promise. It is a sensitive and critical resource for anyone in a hospital or emergency service who has to notify another that someone they love has died. Lord and Stewart, coming from years of experience, provide sound and wise counsel for those assigned this difficult task. This book is a gift an essential resource that needs to be in every emergency room, police department, and other places charged with this awesome responsibility. --Dr. Kenneth J. Doka, Professor, The College of New Rochelle, NY, Senior Consultant, The Hospice Foundation of America

Edition details

• Publisher: Compassion Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1878321331
• ISBN 13: 9781878321336
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 135