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Alternate Endings: Insight Into Alternative End Of Life Care Options, Rachelle Henkel
Alternate Endings: Insight Into Alternative End Of Life Care Options, Rachelle Henkel
Master of Social Work Clinical Research Papers
Alternative end of life care options aim to serve people in their home to provide person-centered support at the end of life, but there is a dearth of research on the impacts of these emerging practices. The author of this study reviewed current literature regarding various alternative end of life options and interviewed eight alternative end of life practitioners from around the United States of America. Emerging practice include death doulas, death midwifes, end of life guides, home funeral guides and green burial. Hospice and palliative care are recognized as current practices and current published literature examining what best serves …
Grief As A Skill, Michael Sadowsky
Grief As A Skill, Michael Sadowsky
Master of Social Work Clinical Research Papers
This qualitative research study examined seven professionals’ views on grief and loss and opinions regarding reframing grief as a skill. Seven semi-structured interviews were conducted to provide data for this research study. Analytic induction was used for data analysis, with the research question being “how is grief a skill?” Major themes included grief being something that is done instead of an affliction or just emotions. Barriers to grieving was a theme, such as: grief not being taught and being sheltered from death, cultural norms that discourage grief or socialize grief out of people. Another theme was the ways that grief …