Category: Research
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Breaking the silence on Sexuality in Hospice Care
Anne Katz, RN, PHD
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Disenfranchised Grief
Kenneth J. Doka Ph.D. Editor’s Note: You can purchase Dr. Doka’s book “Disenfranchised Grief “Here! Every society has external rules or norms that govern how we are expected to behave. Yet societies also have internal rules that set expectations on internal states—how we are expected to think, feel, and even believe. A subset of these…
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Rhythms of Spiritual Care in Hospice
Dr. Saul Ebema
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What is their grieving style?
Melissa Wright, MA, LPC, RPT, NCC, We all experience losses, big and little, throughout our lives. When enduring a big loss, people fall into patterns that may be considered masculine or feminine ways of reacting. Men and women tend to process their losses differently, but the way they grieve is affected by many other factors…
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African Immigrant family caregivers, their challenges and changes needed in End of life care
Dr. Saul Ebema A few years ago, my wife befriended an elderly African woman from west Africa. Recently, that woman had a serious health scare. Due her limited understanding of the English language, communication with her healthcare team became hard. Her children and other family members who were somewhat fluent in English began to take…
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Grieving the Death of an Adult Child
Kenneth J. Doka, Ph.D.
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Meaning making and death acceptance
Elijah O’Donell
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Biopsychosocial-spiritual model of Care
Patrice Richardson.
Hospice Chaplaincy 