Loss, grief and bereavement resources

Loss, grief and bereavement resources 

• Check out the Communication topic in the Nurses Hub for tips on communicating with confidence and sensitivity.
  
• Here you can watch a selection of videos by the Palliative Care Bridge:
• In this presentation, Professor Liz Lobb defines key terminology, discusses normal grief, risk factors and models of bereavement counselling Loss, grief and bereavement
• Dr Catherine Mason talks about prolonged bereavement and what health professionals can do to reduce the risk of it occurring Complicated grief – what is it and can it be prevented?
• In this presentation, Dr Catherine Mason provides a definition and outlines the key criteria for diagnosis of Persistent Complex Bereavement Disorder
• CLiP suite of resources has three worksheets on bereavement: 
• The loss begins
• The effect of death on staff
• Assessing risk
• PCC4U has two modules:
• Terminal care and bereavement support for ENs
• Bereavement for nurses and allied health
• Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement (ACGB) offers several online self-paced courses (for nurses; payment required)
• GriefLink provides information for people who are dealing with the grief caused by the death of someone close to them, and for those who are supporting them (for nurses, families, and carers)
• Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement's - MyGrief app provides information, tools and resources to support bereaved people and also provides practical ways in which families and friends can support someone in their grief (for nurses, families, and carers)
• This article from Psychology Tools provides a good overview of Grief, Loss, and Bereavement (for nurses, patient, families, and carers)
• From the CareSearch Community Bereavement, Grief and Loss section including Bereavement, Grief and Loss Resources (for patients, families and carers)
• For older people in residential aged care, knowing what to expect can help. You can order copies of the RePaDD booklet When someone dies in residential aged care: Grief and loss for families (5.3MB pdf), and give a copy to members of residents’ families.
• Health professionals and careworkers also experience grief and bereavement. You can look after yourself by practising self-care. Use the palliAGED self-care plan for staff (161kb pdf) for yourself, other nursing and health professional colleagues. Recommend the palliAGED self-care plan for family (205kb pdf) for families caring for someone with advanced illness.