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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"I Can't Even Imagine" - Grieving Both Parents
Widowish - Melissa Gould
The Indigenous Death Doula Mentorship Program - Chrystal Wàban Toop
Love Stories - A Griefy Valentine's Special
Ep. 182: Healing Trauma, Attending To Grief - Native Wellness Institute & Jillene Joseph
Ep. 181: "She's Always With Me" - Finding Peace In The Permanence Of Grief
Ep. 180: More Than Just A Number - Grieving When Someone Dies Of COVID-19
Ep. 179: Sons Of Suicide - 50 Years Of Friendship & Grief
Ep. 178: Survivor's Guilt - Julia Mallory
Ep. 177: The Relentless Nature Of Grief - Carmel Breathnach
Ep. 176: Grief In Your Twenties - Amber Jeffrey/The Grief Gang
Ep. 175: Grieving A Mother While Becoming A Mother - Dara Kurtz
Ep. 174: Holidays & Grief + A Pandemic
Ep. 173: Grateful In Grief? Never, Ever Give Up – Allison Hite
Ep. 172: Living After Your Child's Life Ends - Margo Fowkes
Ep. 171: Reckoning With Grief At The End Of Life - BJ Miller
Ep. 170: Grief & Identity - Alica Forneret
Ep. 169: When It Comes To Grief, What Counts? - Shelby Forsythia
Ep. 168: Giving Forward - Grief & The Foster Care System (Derrick Kirk)
Ep. 167: (Trying To) Understand Suicide - Paula Fontenelle
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