Innovations in End-of-Life Care
an international journal of leaders in end-of-life care

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Bereavement
Bereavement curricular materials from the Prevention Research Center at Arizona State University:
Child Program: Content and Process Objectives
Caregiver Program: Content and Process Objectives
Child/Adolescent Grief Discussions: Prompts by Topic
About Family Time —A short description of this weekly assignment, including ground rules.
Family Time Information Sheet —Ideas to help parents scaffold successful Family Times.
Mediators Targeted in Child/Adolescent and Caregiver Programs
© 1996 Prevention Research Center, Arizona State University.
["Coping with Loss," Vol. 3, No. 6, 2001]

From UCSF Children’s Hospital:
Bereavement Retreat Weekend Children's Program:
A working document with activities for different age groups of children, ages 3-17 who participate in the UCSF Children's Hospital Bereavement Retreat
Family Bereavement Retreat Breakout Session Topics by Location
Family Bereavement Retreat Program Schedule
© 2001 UCSF Children's Hospital.
["On Grief and Bereavement," Vol. 3, No. 3, 2001]

Prison
The Psychological Needs of the Terminally Ill Patient in a Prison Environment adapted by Tanya Tillman, RN, from the World Health Organization Cancer Pain Relief and Palliative Care: Report of a WHO Expert Committee, Technical Report # 804. Geneva: World Health Organization, 1990. This is a tool for use in training prison medical staff to work with terminally ill inmates.
["Hospice in Prison," Vol. 2, No. 3, 2000]

Residency Training
From the University of Cincinnati Internal Medicine Residency Program:
Intern Orientation Role Plays: DNR Discussions
© 2002 Eric J. Warm MD
["Designing Postgraduate Training in Palliative Care," Vol. 4, No. 5, 2002]

Training Teen Volunteers
From Hospice of the Florida Suncoast:
The Hospice Life Review Form A tracking sheet with key questions for performing a life review. Students should be trained in the process of conducting a life review before using this tool.
© 2000 The Hospice of the Florida Suncoast.
["Teen Hospice Volunteers," Vol. 2, No. 4, 2000]

From St. Thomas Hospice in Burr Ridge, Illinois:
Possible Junior Volunteer Services
Junior Volunteer Time Sheet
Volunteer Confidentiality Agreement —Three worksheets trainers use to teach teens about the process of listening:
Good Listeners...Listen with Love
The Heart of Listening
Listen ... Silent
© 2000 St. Thomas Hospice
["Teen Hospice Volunteers," Vol. 2, No. 4, 2000]