PLENARY SPEECHES AND CONCURRENT SESSIONS AT THE ADEC CONFERENCE March 20 - 22, 1998
 

Life Stories in Therapeutic Settings: Maps Into the Soul

     The story as a therapeutic experience is a new and exciting approach for clinicians in
     the area of illness, dying and bereavement. When we can help our clients connect with
     the authenticity of their own rich, unique story, we offer them a gift as well as an
     opportunity for growth. This advanced workshop will help participants: 1) identify core
     life themes or "plots"; 2) understand the importance of Schema Inventories to explore
     and conceptualize dreams, drawings, childhood stories and photographs; 3) help
     clients find the authority in their own life story; and 4) capture life stories in imagery as
     a method for decreasing anxiety and completing unfinished business. Using storytelling,
     experiential exercise and video the presenter will reveal stories of loss and
     transformation, encouraging you to think about your authentic story. You also will
     come away from this workshop with an understanding of the importance of the
     therapist as "witness" to the client's process. Participants are asked to bring an 8 1/2" x
     11" unlined journal.

     Faculty: Juanita Johnson, M.A., CGT, CDE, is a master storyteller and therapist
     in private practice in Norwich, NY. She has produced an award-winning video
     entitled Inner Views of Grief and is featured in Who's Who of American Women.

Spirituality and Grief: Pathways and Detours Thurs 1:30-4
     The life journey of spirituality often is challenged during a period of bereavement.
     "How could God allow this to happen to me?" is a frequently asked question. Some
     may not express specific religious language, but nevertheless share in a similar struggle
     which we call the search for meaning. Distancing from one's religion or spiritual path is
     an all-too-common occurrence in the life of the bereaved. In this workshop, you will
     learn how to:

     1) differentiate between spirituality and religion;

     2) listen for and hear the language of spirituality and religion;

     3) identify the place of spirituality and religion in complicated mourning; and

     4) use the model of listen/assess/care to help the bereaved connect with their personal
     spiritual resources.

     This intermediate workshop also will help caregivers address their personal issues of
     comfort with spiritual concerns, through interactive groups. You will be provided with
     extensive resources for both professionals and the bereaved.

     Faculty: Rev. Richard B. Gilbert, M.Div., FAAGC, CPBC, is the
     founder/director of Connections-Spiritual Links in Valparaiso, IN. He currently is in
     the doctoral program for Pastoral Psychology at Graduate Theological Foundation.

Friday, March 20, 1998, 9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
" 'Companioning' Versus Treating: Beyond the Medical Model of Bereavement Caregiving"

     Dr. Alan Wolfelt, author, educator and clinician in the field of thanatology, is known to
     thousands of people across North America for his inspirational teaching gift. Based on
     years of study, his message about the complex set of emotions we call grief speaks not
     only to the intellect but to the hearts of all who hear him. Founder and director of the
     Center for Loss and Life Transition in Fort Collins, CO, Dr. Wolfelt serves as an
     educational consultant to hospices, hospitals, schools, universities, funeral homes and a
     variety of other agencies. He is also a faculty member of the University of Colorado
     Medical School's Department of Family Medicine. He has appeared on the Oprah
     Winfrey, Larry King Live, Joan Rivers and Sally Jessy Raphael shows and was
     featured in three internationally televised forums on adult and child grief and caring for
     the caregiver. Dr. Wolfelt is editor of the "Children and Grief" department of
     Bereavement Magazine and is a regular contributor to the journal Thanatos. His
     books include Understanding Grief: Helping Yourself Heal; Death and Grief: A
     Guide for Clergy; and Interpersonal Skills Training: A Handbook for Funeral
     Home Staffs.

Jeanne M. Harper, M.P.S.

Friday, March 20, 1998, 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
"Persevering Through Adversity: Circles of Love, Rays of Hope, Winds of Life"

     The reality of the "winds of life" . . . death, illness, loss . . . cannot be changed. What
     can be changed is HOW we, as caregivers, respond to the winds that enter our lives
     and the lives of those we serve. "To see the pain, illness or hurt as creative
     opportunities for growth was and is my choice - the lifeblood of my soul!" says
     Harper. When were you melted by the "winds of life," molded by the "circles of love,"
     filled with "rays of hope," used your experiences and growth to assist others? Jeanne
     will take you on a journey to see and experience her thoughts, prayers, music, and
     people who helped her persevere through life's adversity and determine, "If it is to be,
     it is up to me - to make a difference for me, you and the world." Ms. Harper, a
     psychotherapist, is President of Lakeshore Professional Counseling and Owner of
     Alpha-Omega Venture. She is a certified Death Educator and Grief Therapist;
     Certified Criminal Justice Specialist; Trauma Counselor; Clinical Director of Business
     n' Industry Incident Response Team; coordinator of Marinette-Menominee Youth
     Suicide Prevention statewide network; and a HOPE consultant. She is the co-author
     of Hurting Yourself; author of Jason's Picture and numerous chapters in edited
     books including a chapter in Doka's Death & Spirituality and author of various
     articles in newsletters/magazines; editor of three newsletters and a Thanatos
     contributing editor. She was awarded the WI State Superintendent's Youth Suicide
     Prevention Council Award in 1990 and is a recipient of ADEC Service Award.
 
 

Phyllis R. Silverman, Ph.D., LICSW

Saturday, , March 21, 1998, 9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
"Promoting Competence or Treating Illness"

     Dr. Phyllis R. Silverman developed the widow-to-widow concept and directed the
     research project that demonstrated that the most relevant help for the bereaved comes
     from other mourners like themselves. She has contributed to our understanding of
     change and development as part of the grief process, and of how gender differences
     affect how people cope, and to our knowledge about children in grieving families. She
     is currently Professor Emerita at the MGH Institute of Health Professions and an
     Associate in Social Welfare in the Department of Psychiatry at Massachusetts General
     Hospital and Harvard Medical School, where she has been Co-Principal Investigator
     and Project Director of the Child Bereavement Study. She has been recognized by her
     alma mater, Brooklyn College and by the National Center for Death Education at Mt.
     Ida College for her contributions to the field. In 1995 she received ADEC's first
     Research Recognition Award for her contributions to research in bereavement and
     loss. To her excitement and delight she has been appointed 1998
     Scholar-in-Residence at Mandlebaum House, the Jewish College at the University of
     Sydney in Sydney, Australia where she will teach about death and bereavement. She
     has published extensively in professional journals. Her books include: Mutual Help
     Groups: A Guide for Mental Health Professionals; Mutual Help Groups:
     Organization and Development; Helping Women Cope with Grief;
     Widow-to-Widow and, with Scott Campbell, Widower: When Men Are Left Alone.
     With Dennis Klass and Steven Nickman she edited Continuing Bonds: New
     Understanding of the Resolution of Grief. She is currently working on a new book
     dealing with death in children's lives, to be published by Oxford University Press in late
     1998.

Rev. Michael B. Jemmott, M.Div., BCC

Saturday, March 21, 1998, 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
The Significance of Theology and Spirituality in the Human Experience with Grief

     Of the many issues presented during the human experience with grief, those involving
     spirituality present some of the greatest challenges and some of the greatest
     opportunities. Rev. Jemmott will identify and discuss concepts and perspectives found
     useful in responding to spiritual needs in bereavement aftercare. Rev. Jemmott is
     Senior Chaplain at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD and co-facilitator of "A
     Time of Sharing" with The March Funeral Homes, Inc.
 

Barbara Julion, B.S.N., RN

Saturday, March 21, 1998, 4:45 p.m.-6:15 p.m.
"Addressing the Impact of Perinatal Loss in the African-American Community"

     Barbara Julion, T.O.U.C.H. Coordinator at Bethany Hospital in Chicago, is a pioneer
     in the field of perinatal loss and a community leader in the movement to focus both
     community concern and interdisciplinary expertise on the plight of young, bereaved
     mothers. In this very special arena, her dedication and personal commitment have
     created programs for education as well as support and have raised the awareness of
     the medical and professional communities along with lay and religious centers of
     influence. Her keynote address will illustrate unique multicultural dynamics of perinatal
     loss as well as the special challenges faced by those who seek to organize and manage
     effective education and support programs in multicultural community settings.

Damon K. Marquis, M.A.

Sunday, March 22, 1998, 9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
Education for Physicians on End of Life Care

     Mr. Marquis is the Project Manager for the EPEC Project at the Institute of Ethics,
     American Medical Association. This presentation will describe the Education for
     Physicians on End-of-Life Care (EPEC) Project of the American Medical
     Association's newly formed Institute for Ethics - an academically independent center
     devoted to scholarly research and practical outreach on ethics-related issues. The
     EPEC Project, supported by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, is
     an ambitious, two-year initiative designed to educate physicians across the United
     States on the essential clinical competencies in the End-of-Life Care that every
     physician should have.
 
 

Simon Shimshon Rubin, Ph.D.

Ira Nerken International Speaker
Sunday, March 22, 1998, 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
"The Two-Track Model of Bereavement: Retrospect and Prospect"

     Simon Shimshon Rubin has devoted much of his career to the study and care of the
     bereaved across the life-cycle in the U.S. and Israel. In his clinical work, research, and
     publications on loss, Dr. Rubin has addressed the continuing relationship to the
     deceased as well as the biopsychosocial correlates of loss and bereavement. He is
     coeditor of Traumatic and Non-traumatic Loss and Bereavement: Clinical
     Theory and Practice, to be published by Psychosocial Press later this year. Professor
     Rubin is chairman of the Postgraduate Psychotherapy Program at the University of
     Haifa, where he has been on the faculty since 1980. He has held visiting faculty
     appointments at the Harvard University and Northwestern University Medical
     Schools, served as chairman of the Clinical Psychology Program at his university and
     directed the Child, Adolescent and Family Clinic in Haifa. A master clinician, Dr.
     Rubin has lectured and published internationally in the areas of professional and
     bio-ethics, training and supervision in psychotherapy, and the emotional problems of
     children, adults and families.

Providing Support in a Rural Setting for Culturally Diverse Families Experiencing Pregnancy Loss or Newborn Death
     Charlotte Manges, RN, B.S.N., Indiana Hospital, Indiana PA

     Controlled vs. Uncontrolled Death: Impact on Death Anxiety
     Olivia Wile, B.A., Robert R. Rittle, Ph.D., Gordon Thornton, Ph.D. Indiana University of PA

     Chronic Sorrow: The Unending Loss
     Sandra K. Krafft, Ed.D., Allegheny University of the Health Sciences
     Larry J. Krafft, Ph.D. Temple University

     "Big Boys Don’t Cry" Do They? Should They?
     Men’s Experiences of Spousal Bereavement
     Phillip A. Carverhill, M.A. (Univ. of Saskatchewan)

     Anticipatory Grief and Depression in the Classroom/ Workplace
     Alfred J. Liotta, Ed.D., M.S.W. (Teacher - Board of Education, City of New York)

     Using Children’s Books with Bereaved Adults: An Intentional and Creative Approach
     Harold Ivan Smith (St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, MO.)

     How Near-Death Experiences Affect (and are Affected by) Cultures
     Laura Suzanne Gordon, M.A. (Univ. of Maryland)

     Selecting and Evaluating Web Sites: An Educational Issue
     Kathleen R. Gilbert, Ph.D. (Indiana Univ., Bloomington)

     Death Anxiety in Older Adults: A Quantitative Review
     Barry Fortner, M.S., Robert Neimeyer, Ph.D. (Univ. of Memphis)

     Group Grief — The Art and Skill of Effective Bereavement Support
     Group Leadership: An Interactionist Perspective
     John J. Reynolds, ACSW (Adjunct Faculty, Fordham Univ., Tarrytown, NY 10591
     914-674-0995)

     Strings of Solace: Music Vigils for the Dying
     Sue V. Moore(Hand in Hand Hospice, Gainesville, GA)

     Therapists Are from Venus, Researchers Are from Mars: Opening the Dialogue (or Let’s Do
     Lunch Together on Earth)
     John Jordan, Ph.D., Robert Neimeyer, Ph.D.,(U. of Memphis), Simon Shimshon Rubin,
     Ph.D., (U. of Haifa),Phyllis Silverman, Ph.D.(Dept. of Psychiatry, Mass. General Hospital)

     Hospice and Assisted Death: The Structure and Process of an Inherent Dilemma
     Mark A. Mesler, Ph.D.,(Mass. College of Pharm. and Allied Health Sciences) Pam Miller,            Ph.D.(Portland State Univ)

     The Grief Process and Interventions Within Five Dimensions of the Human System
     Joyce Ashton, RN, Dennis Ashton, L.M.S.W.-ACP (Dallas, TX)

     Keepers of the Memory: Making a Difference With AIDS
     Jeanne Harper, M.P.S., Jon Doemel, Jeremy Doemel

     Concept of Death in a Sample of Israeli Children
     Margaret M. Mahon, Ph.D., RN, CPNP, M.S.N., Ellen Z. Goldberg, M.S.N., RN, Sarah K.
     Washington (Univ. of Pennsylvania)

     Beyond Broken Bonds and Broken Hearts: The Bonding of Theories of Attachment and Grief
     Illene C. Noppe, Ph.D. (Univ. of Wisconsin - Green Bay)

     Abduction to the Planet Grief
     Carolyn M. Rutherford, M.A.(Indiana County Guidance Center)

     After Suicide: A Ray of Hope
     E. "Betsy" Ross, CDE (Ray of Hope, Iowa City, Iowa)

     Sudden Infant Death: Disaster Relief
     Kenneth Kuratko, M.Ed., Marguerite A. O’Connor, B.S (Worsham College of Mortuary  Sciences)

     The Right to Die: Healthcare Workers’ Attitudes About End of Life Issues, Physician–Assisted
     Suicide, and Euthanasia
     Gail C. Walker, Ph.D. (Alfred University, Alfred,NY)

     A Solution Oriented Model for Bereavement Groups in Rural Areas: Advantages and More
     Advantages
     H. Wilker,M.S.W., St. Rita's Hospice, 675 W.Market St., Lima Ohio, 45801 419-226-9064
     Susan Gray, Ph.D, Ed.D, Dept. Social Work Barry University,11300 N.E. 2nd Ave. Miami, Fla 33161 305-899-3918
     Marilyn Zide, Ph.D, LCSW, Dept Social Woork, Barry University, 11300 N.E. 2nd Ave, Miami, FL 33161 305-899-3918

     AIDS Bereavement and African American Churches: Survey of Pastors Phase One
     Penelope J. Moore, M.S., D.S.W., Wurzweiler School of Social Work, Yeshiva Univ.
     Arlene M. Conboy, M.S.W., Ph.D., Wurzweiler School of Social Work, Yeshiva Univ.

     The Impact of a Children’s Hospice Program on Children and Families: A Qualitative Evaluation
     Betty Davies, RN, Ph.D., Professor Scholl of Nursing, Univ. British Columbia
     John Collins, Ph.D.,Dept of Adult Education, University of British Columbia
     Ingrid Pipke, M.Ed., Rose Steele, RN, M.Sc., Karen Cook, RN, M.S.N.

     Enhancing the Concept of Disenfranchised Grief
     Charles A. Corr, Ph.D., CDE, Professor, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville

     Who Am I . . . Life After the Loss of a Spouse
     Irma Starr, Ph.D., LPC, National Council of Jewish Women, Greater Detroit Section

     A Survivor Shares What Helps Suicide Survivors Heal
     Monica M. Eblen, M.S. Bereavement Counselor, Hospice of St. Joseph Co., South Bend, Indiana

     Death of a Newborn: Healing the Pain Through Carper’s Ways of Knowing
     Deborah Witt Sherman, Ph.D., RN, ANP, CS, ACCE

     A Grieving–Loss Simulation About Alzheimer’s Disease
     Charles F. Petranek, Ph.D., Dept of Sociology, Univ. of Southern Indiana, Evansville, IN

     Entering Into a Dialogue with Death: Journal Writing as a Healing Art
     Richard E. Keady, Ph.D., Professor of Comparative Religious Studies at San Jose State Univ.
     Carolyn Kelley Williams, B.A. Senior Editor of Publications, Dept of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Nortwestern Univ. Medical School

     Grief Narratives in Films Popular With Children
     Mary Anne Sedney, Ph.D., aprofessor of Psychology, Providence College, Providence, RI
     John E. Baker, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist, Family Service Clinic, Middlesex Probate Court, Cambridge Mass.

     Mourning a Life and a Death: The Death of an Alcoholic Father
     William R. Bauer, D.Min., BCC, Hux Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Terre Haute, IN

     A Telecourse on "A Personal Understanding of Death"
     Dana G. Cable, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, Hood College, Frederick, MD

     Voices from SheBoss: The Spiritual Value of Country Cemeteries
     David H. Martin, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology at Tenessee State Univ., Nashville, TN

     Trauma Response Kit: Short Term Intervention Children/Adolescents
     William Steele, M.A., M.S.W.,
     Melvyn Raider, M.S.W., Ph.D., Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

     A Hospital-Based Bereavement Care Initiative with Suddenly Bereaved Parents Utilizing
     In-Home Initiatives
     Ronald C. Oliver, Ph.D., Chaplain, Kosair Children's Hospital, Louisville, KY
 

     The Impact of Bereavement Interventions on HIV-Negative Gay Widowers from HIV/AIDS
     Doneley Meris, M.A., Founder and Executive Director HIV Arts Network Inc., NYC, NY

     Death Rituals and Funeral Ceremonies of Four Major Ugandan Tribes of East Africa
     Pamilla C. Morales, Ph.D., Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas

     Sudden Traumatic Death: Forging Caregiver Connections Across Culture and Discipline
     Rev. Jessie Griffin, Director of the Afrocentric Grief Center, Minneapolis, Minn.
     Lisa Eiche, M.S.W., LISW, Counselor to the Hennepin County Attorney's Office, Minneapolis, Minn.
 

     Bereavement Salutations Among the Yorubas of South Western Nigeria
     Kemi Adamolekun, Virginia Commonwealth Univ

     Heather’s Return: The Amazing Story of Communications from Beyond the Grave
     Geri Colozzi Wiitala, M.S.

     Lessons from the Dead: The Graveyard as a Death Education Class
     Roberta Halporn, M.A.

     "911" to the Grave
     Susan D. Milhoan, RN, NCBF

     Developing a Bereavement Seminar in a Minimum Security Prison
     Helen Fitzgerald, CDE, Mt. Vernon Center for Community Mental Health, Springfield, VA

     The Bereavement Process
     Marsha R. Riely, M.S.N., RN, Assistant Professor at Med Center One College of Nursing, Bismarck, ND

     Narratives of the Early Aftermath of Sexual Assault: Stories of Change, Loss, and Grief
     Kathleen V. Cowles, RN, Ph.D., Associate Professor, School of Nursing, Univ. Wisconsin-Milwaukee
     Marlene Putz, RN, M.S., Coordinator of the Sexual Assault Treatment Center of Greater Milwaukee

     The Impact of Early Pregnancy Loss on Adolescent Women Aged 13-19: A Comparison Study
     Sara Rich Wheeler, D.N.S., M.S.N., RN, Univ. Illinois at Chicago, Urbana Regional Campus

     Bereavement Experiences and Challenges in a Rural Hospice
     Andrew Demaree, M.A., Bereavement Care Coordinator for Family Hospice, Visiting Nurses Association of Indiana County, PA., Gordon Thornton, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology, Indiana University of PA.

     Bereavement Packets: Discharge Instruction Following In-Hospital Deaths
     Gail Weatherill, RN, B.S.N, CCRN, president, Choices Through Education, Charlottesville, VA, Catherine Easter, RN, M.S.N., FNP, CEN,Clinician III, University of VA Medical Center, Jane Deaton Univ. VA Medical Center Bereavement Committee

     Hard Times for Superman: Stress, Coping, and Change Among Hospice Care Workers
     Maria DiTullio, Ed.D.,Assistant Professor of Psychology at Lemoyne College, Syracuse, NY, Douglas MacDonald, M.S.W.,Hospice of Central NY

     ". . . and the Princess Died and No One Lived Happily Ever After. The End."
     The Sociology of Women's Grief Following the Death of Diana
     Nancy J. Federman, Ph.D. Department of Sociology, San Diego State University

     Multiple Loss "Syndrome" Among HIV Infected and Affected Men and Women
     Karl Goodkin, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psyciatry, Neurology and Psychology at Univ. Miami (Fla) , Sandra Jacoby Klein, M.A., MFT

     Spiritual Issues in Grief Groups: Incorporating Paradigms to Elicit Grief Responses
     Herbert I. Wilker, M.S.W., LSE, Hospice Social Worker and Bereavement Coordinator, St. Rita's Hospice, 675 W. Market St. Lima, OH 45801, Benjamin Lowell, M.Div. Hospice Chaplain, St. Rita's Hospice, Lima, Ohio

     The Effectiveness of Psychosocial Interventions for Bereaved Individuals: A Quantitative Review
     Barry Fortner, M.S. Doctoral Candidate, University of Memphis

     The Uganda AIDS/HIV Crisis: Positive Living and Dying in the Face of an Epidemic
     Pamilla Morales, Ph.D., Steven Bender, M.A., Rafael Cuellar, M.S., Wendi Hirsch, M.Ed., Alisa
     Howze, M.S.
 
 

     Funeral Service in Transition: Challenges and Choices in Caring
     John C. Carmon, CFSP

     Preparation and Testimony as an Expert Witness
     Thomas W. Carey, J.D., LL.M., Lula M. Redmond, RN, M.S.

     Masculine Grief and Feminine Grief: Vive La Difference Ou Le Manque De Difference
     Eugene E. McDowell, Ph.D., Director of the Asheville Graduate Center of the University of North Carolina, Judith M. Stillion, Ph.D.,Univ. of North Carolina, Kenneth J. Doka, Ph.D.,Professor of Gerontology at the College of New Rochelle, Terry L. Martin,
     Ph.D., Bethany D. Stillion, Ph.D.

     Grief Support Groups on the Internet: A New Form of Interpersonal Communication
     Cendra Lynn, Ph.D.

     Stone Soups and Support Groups: A Nurturing Grief Group Format
     Patricia H. Zalaznik, M.A.

     A Cross Marks the Spot: Roadside Death Memorials in Texas and Oklahoma
     Jon K. Reid, Ph.D.

     Therapy as Griefwork: Mourning as Metatherapeutic Category
     Jeffrey Kauffman, M.A., Daniel Liechty, Ph.D.

     Death at Birth: Intense Images of Grieving and Recovery
     Janis Keyser Heil, Ph.D.

     The Archetype of the Wounded Healer: Adult Facilitators in Children's Bereavement Groups
     Joseph Sivak, M.D., Madeline Sivak, RN

     "I Want to Exit Laughing": The Importance of Humor in the Life of a Cancer Patient
     Janet Trever, M.Ed., Robert Wrenn, Ph.D.

     What? Me Worry About "Horrendous Death"?
     Daniel Leviton, Ph.D.

     Friends Without Faces: Online Support for Older Grievers
     Joan Gibala, B.Ed., Anne Studner, M.S.W.

     The Experience of the Laboratory for Studies and Services on Bereavement in São Paulo, Brasil
     Maria Helena Bromberg, Ph.D.

     Grief Coping Mechanisms as Reflected in Newspaper Obituary Anniversary Tributes
     Bruce J. Horacek, Ph.D.

     Treating Complicated Grief and Bereavement with EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and
     Reprocessing)
     Barbara M. Anderson, M.A., LMHC, LMFT

     Miscarriage in the ER: Meeting Parents' Needs in a Chaotic Environment
     Diane L. Midland, M.S.

     Cognitions, Depression, Quality of Life, and Will to Live in Lung Cancer Patients
     Brenda M. Guerrero, Ph.D., John C. Cavanaugh, Ph.D.

     How We All Grieve Differently
     Marilyn Willett Heavilin, B.A.

     Working with Children and Complicated Grief: How to Talk to Children About Suicide
     Linda Goldman, M.S.

     Rage, Regrets, and Revenge . . . Uncovering and Assisting with the "Dark Side" Feelings in
     Children's Grief
     Toni Griffith, M.S.A., M.S.W., LCSW

     Unspoken Grief: Daughters Without Mothers
     Sharon M. Phillips, Psy.D., Sandra Emeric Horta, Psy.D.

     Ethical Issues in Death, Dying and Bereavement Research: A Symposium on Ethical
     Considerations, Obligations, and Guidelines
     Judith A. Strickland, RN, M.S.N., Jennifer R. Egert, M.A., David E. Balk, Kim Mooney, Dennis
     Klass, Ph.D., Pat Murphy, Ph.D., Margaret Mahon, Ph.D., RN, CPNP, M.S.N.

     Bereavement: Guidelines for Care for the Interdisciplinary Team in the Hospital Setting
     Bonnie K. Gensch, RN, Christine Miller, M.D., Elaine Colvin, RN, M.S.N., Ken Eggen, M.Div., Kris
     Linner, M.Div., Diane Midland, M.S.W., Terri Discher, RN, M.S.N., Sandy Nelson, RN, Mary Jo
     Klos, RN

     Bridging the Mental Health and Peer Support Models: An Innovative Program for and by
     Widowed People
     Arleen R. Stern, CSW

     A Journey Toward Death: One Man's Story and a Professional's Response
     Rev. Bruce D. LeBlanc, Ed.D., M.A., M.P.A., ACS

     The Grief Counselor's Grief: Occupational Hazard or Opportunity!
     Constance Read, D.P.C., RNCS-P

     Faith, Hope, and Love: Using I Corinthians 13:13 as a Model for the Care of Those Who Grieve
     Ronald A. Ritter, ABS, B.S., B.Th.

     Sib's Day: A Workshop Supporting Siblings Whose Brothers or Sisters are Chronically or
     Terminally Ill, or Have Special Needs
     Ben Wolfe, M.Ed., L.I.C.S.W., Gina Dixon, M.A., LP

     The Ministry of Contemplative Presence to Traumatized Police Officers
     Edward H. Jensen, B.A.

     The Psychological Experience of Grief in the Bangladeshi Community in Britain
     Jennifa Miah, B.Sc., Brigid MacCarthy

    Collaboration and the Physician: A Vital Component to Bereavement Care
     Christine D. Miller, M.D.

     A Nation Mourns: Healing the Wounds of Apartheid
     Shelley Neiderbach, Ph.D., CTS, BCFE, Laurie Kahn, M.A., LCPC

     Establishing a Rural Grief Center: Mission Possible
     David G. Rivers, M.Ed., LICSW

     A Journey Through Grief: An Analysis of an Adult Child's Grief in the Loss of a Mother
     Jeanine Cannon Bozeman, BCSW, ACSW, BCD, Ed.D.

     A Study of the Impact of Suicide Grief on Intimacy
     Katherine Ella Maycock, Ph.D., LMSW-ACP

     Spiritual Mentoring: Restoring Care to Staff Who Are Running on Empty
     Gail Weatherill, RN, B.S.N, CCRN

     "We Make You Kindly Welcome": Helping Gay and Lesbian Grievers Feel Welcome in
     Traditional Grief Groups
     Harold Ivan Smith, M.A., D.Min.

     Places in the Heart: Grief and Lasting Love
     Thomas Attig, Ph.D.

     Practical Applications of Grief Counseling
     Howard R. Winokuer, M.Ed., CGT, CDE

     Volunteers Providing Anticipatory Grief Support to Children in Hospice
     Laura R. Smith, ABS

     Media and Movie Depictions of Death and Grief: Training Opportunities for Hospices and Death
     Educators
     Marcia Lattanzi-Licht, M.A., RN, LPC, Galen W. Miller, Ph.D.

     Mothers Now Childless: Personal Transformation After the Death of an Only Child
     Kay Talbot, Ph.D.

     The Experience of Making Advance Directives
     Carl T. Wise, RN, Ph.D.

     Grieving the Death of Princess Diana: Mourning and Death Education in the Public Eye
     Carla J. Sofka, Ph.D.

     Listening to the Bereaved Caregivers: What Support Do They Really Want From Hospice?
     John A. Dohr, M.A.

     Hospice as Buddhist Practice: The Boulder Path of Enlightenment
     Kim Mooney, B.A., Dennis Klass, Ph.D.

     The Oklahoma City Bombing: Three Years Later
     Warren L. Wiard, M.Ed.

     Grief Issues and Supportive Care for Women Undergoing Treatment for Breast and
     Gynecologic Cancers
     Charlotte Manges, RN, B.S.N.

     Parental Bereavement in Organ Donation
     Henya Kagan (Klein), Ph.D.

     Aspects of the Search for Meaning in Parental Bereavement
     Inese Wheeler, Ph.D.

     Terminal Dehydration: A Peaceful Passage at the End of Life
     James M. Hoefler, Ph.D.

     Medical Music Therapy with Pediatric AIDS-A Walk of Remembrance
     Heather Fischer, CMT
 
     A Model for a Spiritually-Based Post-Abortion Group Facilitator Training
     Program
     Kathleen G. Moore, Ph.D.

     Stories as Means and Ends of Hospice Work
     Richard H. Steeves, RN, Ph.D., John Herrmann, B.S.

     Multidimensional Facets of Loss and Grief Resulting From a Natural Disaster
     Kevin Ann Oltjenbruns, Ph.D.

     The Hidden Survivor: The Dynamics of Loss, Grief and Healing for a Clinician in the Loss of a
     Patient to Suicide
     Judith Felts Meade, LPC, M.S.

     Network and Mutual Support for Parents Bereaved by Violent Death
     Shirley A. Murphy, Ph.D.