Links
The links in this section of the
site are carefully chosen to give the reader additional resources to further their exploration
into the Degriefing Process. Please note that degriefing.com is not responsible for the content of those sites.
Resources for the Healthcare Professional
- The Association for Death Education and Counseling®, The Thanatology Association®, is one of the oldest interdisciplinary organizations in the field of dying, death and bereavement. Its nearly 2,000 members include a wide array of mental and medical health personnel, educators, clergy, funeral directors and volunteers. ADEC offers numerous educational opportunities through its annual conference, courses and workshops, its certification program, and via its acclaimed publicaton, The Forum.
- Hospice Foundation of America provides leadership in the development and application of hospice and its philosophy of care with the goal of enhancing the U.S. health care system and the role of hospice within it.
Complementary Bereavement Resources
- Association of Humanistic Psychology (AHP), began in 1962 as a new force in psychology, emphasizes wholistic, person-centered therapy, exploration and realization of individual potential, and conscious and community efforts to expand human knowledge and build a more humane world. Members practice humanistically in many therapeutic, healthcare, educational, business, and creative arts professions.
- Satyoga - Yoga and Yogatherapy - Antonio Sausys(B.A. Psychology, M.A. body-oriented Psychotherapy) is a somatic health practitioner and yoga professor specializing in one-on-one yoga therapy for people with medical and emotional conditions, both chronic and acute.
- GoodGrief.net - A useful site with a pragmatic and a spiritual emphasis.
- Foundations.org - A Directory of Charitable Grantmakers (provided as a service of the Northern California Community Foundation).
- AARP about Grief and Loss - Useful information from AARP about Grief and Loss.
- AmandaThePanda.org - A non-profit organization that provides support to children and their families who are grieving the death of a family member through accident, illness, suicide, or homicide.
- The Sena Foundation has been a leader in the field of Grief and Lossfor over a decade. A direct outgrowth of the hospice/death dying movement, Sena Foundation offers free support for those going through catastrophic loss.by the Sena Foundation.
Other health resources
- The Mesothelioma Cancer Network as well as the Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance have created and developed sites to provide answers and support for people diagnosed with mesothelioma, as well as their families and loved ones. Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer that is caused by exposure to asbestos and has long been considered a mystery and incurable.