What does it mean to be grief-informed? In 2020, Dr. Donna Schuurman, EdD, FT, and Dr. Monique Mitchell, PhD, FT, authored the paper, "Becoming Grief-Informed: A Call to Action," which outlines: what it means to be grief-informed, why it's so important, and Dougy Center's 10 Core Principles and Tenets of Grief-Informed Practice. This paper is based on the foundational understanding of grief as a natural and normal response to loss that is interwoven into a sociocultural context. It recognizes grief not as an experience that needs to be fixed, treated, or pathologized, but one that deserves understanding, support, and community.
Donna L. Schuurman, EdD, FT, is the Senior Director of Advocacy & Education at Dougy Center. Dr. Schuurman was the Executive Director of Dougy Center from 1991–2015. Dr. Schuurman is an internationally recognized authority on grief and bereaved children, teens, and families, and the author of Never the Same: Coming to Terms with the Death of a Parent (St. Martin’s Press, 2003), among other publications.
Monique B. Mitchell, PhD, FT is the Director of Training and Translational Research at Dougy Center. Dr. Mitchell is a nationally recognized authority on children, teens, and families who are grieving in foster care, and the author of The Neglected Transition: Building a Relational Home for Children Entering Foster Care (Oxford University Press, 2016) and Living in an Inspired World: Voices and Visions of Youth in Foster Care (Child Welfare League of America Press, 2017), among other publications.
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Navigating Grief At Work
When Every Item Is Precious - The Grief Gallery
Signs & Messages - Psychic Mediumship
Are We Going To Be Okay? - Grief, Collected & The Mash-Up Americans
"I Needed To See People Who Looked Like Me" - Luna Peak Foundation
One In A Million
The (Not) Most Wonderful Time Of The Year - Holidays & Grief Mini-Episode
Grief Doesn't Fit In A Box, But You Can Make A List - What's Your Grief
"These Relationships Matter" - Grieving The Death Of A Pet
Celebrating Día de Los Muertos
"They Were Part Of My Firefighter Family" - Grieving A Coworker
Caring For A Parent At The End Of Life - Mark Chesnut & Prepare for Departure
The Awkwardness Around Grief Is International
"We Did Everything We Could Not To Be Here"
Embracing Grief In Community - Adam Stevens, RDT
It's Complicated
Things Others Never Even Have To Think About - Grief & Identity
Born For This Work - Supporting Grief & Death (Valenca Valenzuela, MSW)
We Have No New Memories - Amanda Drews & Buzzy's Bees
Comedy & Grief & Father's Day - A Reprise
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