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Peer-Reviewed Publications

A collection of peer-reviewed publications focused on grief, loss, and psychosocial care. Drawing from both clinical experience and research, this work aims to deepen understanding and support more thoughtful, informed care for individuals and families navigating illness, loss, and bereavement.

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The Implementation of a Caregiver Distress Screening Initiative in a Pediatric Oncology Healthcare Setting: A Quality Improvement Project

Findings from this project highlight the potential benefits and challenges of such screening and can provide a foundation for other pediatric oncology psychosocial departments considering the implementation of standardized caregiver distress screening.

An Interprofessional Approach to Developing Family Psychosocial Support Programs in a Pediatric Oncology Healthcare Setting

The Standards for the Psychosocial Care of Children with Cancer and their Families provide a framework for the delivery of psychosocial care to families experiencing pediatric cancer.

To characterize how dignity is defined, evaluated, and/or measured in pediatrics.

Defining the Scope of Psychosocial Care Across Disciplines in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology

To provide the standard of psychosocial care for children with cancer and hematological disorders and their families, multidisciplinary teams must clearly define their scope and collaborate in ways that optimize the quality and efficiency of care.

Overcoming Barriers to Using Empirically Supported Therapies to Treat Childhood Anxiety Disorders in Social Work Practice

This article provides an overview of ESTs for childhood anxiety disorders, highlighting options for overcoming common barriers to implementing ESTs.

College Student Experiences of Grief and Loss amid the COVID-19 Global Pandemic

This study examined types of and reactions to loss experienced by a sample of 162 undergraduate and graduate students in the United States amid the COVID-19 global pandemic.

Predictors of Continuing Bonds Among Bereaved Adolescents

This study examined the relationship between continuing bonds (CBs) among 50 bereaved youth (ages 11–17) and their bereaved adult caregivers, and predictors of CBs among youth.

Development and Implementation of a Telemental Health Program for Caregivers

Caregivers of children with chronic illness, such as hematology-oncology conditions, face numerous stressors, and a subset experience persistent distress and poor psychological outcomes.

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