Hospices and Caregivers

For Hospices and Other Caregivers

Caregivers have special needs of their own. The following articles are designed to help caregivers take care of themselves as well as those who are suffering from loss.

Companioning the Bereaved: An Introduction
Tenet 1: Companioning Principle
Tenet 2: Companioning Principle
The Awesome Power of “Telling The Story”: Why I’m Proud to be a Grief Counselor
Caregiver as Gardener: A Parable
Companioning vs. Treating: Beyond The Medical Model of Bereavement Caregiving
Growing Through Grief: The Role of Support Groups
Responding to Problems in the Support Group Setting
The Bereavement Caregiver’s Self-Care Guidelines

“Grief lasts longer than sympathy, which is one of the tragedies of the grieving.”

Elizabeth McCracken

“They should make earplugs for people who are grieving, so we don't have to hear the stupid things people say, but I'd look like a dork in them."

Carole Geithner, If Only

“I knew what it was like to lose someone you loved. You didn't get past something like that, you got through it.”

Jodi Picoult, Change of Heart

Hospices / Caregivers

Hospices and Caregivers

For Hospices and Other Caregivers