a tool to facilitate communication about loss, bereavement and grief The Grief Cube a tool to facilitate communication about loss, bereavement and grief IASSIDD, 8 august 2019

Marjon Verboom Dr. Wim Smeets Prof. Michel Wensing & Experts by experience

Presentatie onderzoek Door Marjon Verboom, projectleider en onderzoeker

Feelings (How do I feel?) Behaviour (How do I behave?) Person (Who am I?) Event (What happened?) Feelings (How do I feel?) Behaviour (How do I behave?) Meaning (What does this mean for me?) Support (What do I need?)

Research question How can the Grief Cube help staff provide grief support to service users?

Sources of evidence Interviews Observations Team meetings Staff reports Questionnaires Consulting group

Research question How can the Grief Cube help staff provide grief support to service users?

Presentatie onderzoek Door Marjon Verboom, projectleider en onderzoeker

Staff member: “As staff, we often look at the here and now,but usually don’t go any deeper. The Grief Cube makes you do just that.”

Staff member: “I feel that now I’m able to support a service user because I can use the Grief Cube. I never have to do it on my own.”

Manager: “You see the issue coming alive, there is more discussion among staff on what loss can mean.”

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a tool to facilitate communication about loss, bereavement and grief The Grief Cube a tool to facilitate communication about loss, bereavement and grief IASSIDD, 8 august 2019