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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Sign up for our Grief Education Webinar - Becoming Grief-Informed: Foundations of Grief Education. Thursday, January 18th, 2024, 10 - 11:30 am PST.
Making Grief Less Lonely - Reid Peterson & Grief Refuge
Grief Is Not The Great Equalizer - Supporting Queer, Trans, & Justice Involved Youth With Lamya Broussard, Uplift
Grief & Money: (Re)Building A Life's Purpose - Robert Pardi
Titrating Grief
Grief Wanted My Attention - Nnenna Freelon
End Of Life Care With A Death Doula - Oceana Sawyer
When Your Pillar Parent Dies - Grief As A Young Adult With Monday Mourning
Living Brave In Grief - Shannon Dingle
Interviewing Grief - Caitlin Garvey & The Mourning Report
Grief Doesn't Stop When You Clock In - Supporting Employees In Grief
Anger & Grief
When Grief Goes To Camp - Brie Overton
Widowed By COVID-19
Superhero Grief - Dr. Jill A. Harrington
I Had A Brother Once - Adam Mansbach
Find The Helpers - Fred Guttenberg
Caregiving For A Parent - Priya Soni & The Caregiving Effect
Grieving While Black - Breeshia Wade
Living With Loss Over A Lifetime - Hope Edelman & The AfterGrief
"Am I Even Safe In My Home?" Collective Grief In Communities With Marginalized Identities - Dr. Amber Nelson PsyD
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