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When All The Friends Have Gone: A Guide for Aftercare Providers
Edited by O. Duane Weeks and Catherine Johnson
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Death, Value and Meaning Series, John D. Morgan, Series Editor
IN PRAISE OF
"When All the Friends Have Gone: A Guide for Aftercare Providers,
edited by O. Duane Weeks and Catherine Johnson offers a series of chapters
that address issues seldom addressed in dying, death, and bereavement texts.
A text that is much needed and designed for professionals who are caregivers,
it is an excellent compendium of seventeen chapters that will inform the
reader in a excellent compendium of seventeen articles that will inform
the reader in a fashion that has not previously been available. . . . an
excellent text that should be required reading for funeral directors, clergy,
caregivers, educators, and others involved in the dying, death, and bereavement
process."
—Gerry R. Cox, University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse
"In their timely and helpful new resource, When All the Friends Have
Gone, my colleagues Duane Weeks and Catherine Johnson have assembled
an interesting and insightful variety of articles on establishing bereavement
aftercare programs. I recommend adding this book to your library today!"
—Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D., The Director Magazine
ABOUT THE BOOK
Offering aftercare to the bereaved in an organized,
formal program is a relatively recent phenomenon. A variety of programs
have been developed by individual professionals to meet the demands of
their institutions and client populations. Over time, these programs have
been modified to meet the ever-growing needs of a diverse clientele. Such
programs seem to share one common element—each was developed without the
advantage of having a model because there was none.
This is where When All The Friends Have Gone:
A Guide For Aftercare Providers will make its mark. This volume is
a collection of writings from pioneers who have created aftercare programs.
The perspectives they offer are wide—from the practical how-to’s in developing
a program to the more personal stories that enlighten the reader on the
motivation behind those who founded the programs. The chapters include
information on funeral home based programs as well as those based in schools,
hospitals and the military.
Regardless of the venue, the reader will find valuable
ideas that can be modified for use in his/her own professional setting.
Additional issues pertinent to the aftercare worker are also addressed,
such as serving the needs of a multi-cultural population, appreciating
the role of ritual in our lives, and knowing how to care for oneself as
a professional caregiver.
Whether creating a new aftercare program or modifying
an existing one, When All The Friends Have Gone: A Guide For Aftercare
Providers will be an invaluable resource.
ABOUT THE EDITORS
O. Duane Weeks, Ph.D., has been a licensed funeral director
and embalmer for 34 years and he owns four funeral homes in Washington
State. He earned a doctorate degree from the University of Minnesota, where
he studied with sociologist and death educator Robert Fulton. Dr. Weeks
is also the author of more than two dozen articles, reviews, and book chapters.
He was Director of the New England Institute of Funeral Service Education
at Mt. Ida College in Boston until his retirement in the summer of 1999.
Certified by the Association for Death Education and Counseling as a Death
Educator and Grief Counselor, he is also recognized by the Academy of Professional
Funeral Service Practice as a Certified Funeral Practitioner, and was honored
in 1996 as the Washington State Funeral Director of the Year.
Catherine Johnson, M.A., is the Bereavement Services Coordinator
for Weeks' Funeral Homes in Washington State. With a master's degree in
Psychology with an emphasis on death, dying and bereavement, she developed
and has facilitated the aftercare program of three funeral homes. In addition,
she is certified as a Grief Therapist and Death Educator and serves on
the Board of Directors for the Association for Death Education and Counseling.
Ms. Johnson authored several chapters and articles and is a past chairperson
of the Funeral Home Aftercare Special Interest Group within ADEC.
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