Trauma, Death and Death Notification: A Seminar for Professional Counselors and Victim Advocates

• NCJ Number: 162360
• Author(s): J H Lord
• Date Published: 1996
• Length: 154 pages
• Grant Number(s): 95-MU-GX-K007
• Sponsoring Agency: Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)
• Corporate Author: MADD Mothers Against Drunk Driving
• Sale Source: NCJRS Photocopy Services; OVC Resource Ctr
• Publication Type: Curriculum
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: Breaking the Bad News With Concern for the Professional and Compassion for the Survivor: A Seminar for Crime Victim Advocates

Annotation

This document contains guidelines on trauma and death notification that were developed by Mothers Against Drunk Driving as part of a seminar for professional counselors and victim advocates.

Abstract

Guidance is presented on how to plan a trauma, death, and death notification seminar for professional counselors and victim advocates and on how to succeed in reaching and training adult audiences. Tips on the use of flip charts and transparencies are offered. A curriculum is included that contains materials on crisis responder stress, post-traumatic stress disorder, and secondary traumatization and that may be particularly useful for mental health counselors and victim advocates. An annotated literature review and sample overheads and handouts for use in conducting a seminar are provided. References