Revising ruling discourses: The griefwork evidence-to-practice gap and the mental health workforce
JLM McCoyd, E Goldblatt Hyatt, K Hennessy… - Death …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Death Studies, 2023•Taylor & Francis
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross' pioneering work focused on dying, yet some clinicians persist in
prescribing it as a path through grief. We surveyed 964 mental health clinicians who
completed a five-section mixed methods survey: two sections assessed knowledge with
multiple choice questions and a case study to assess clinicians' knowledge-base and
approach to grief/loss in practice. Analysis of four items related to Kübler-Ross' model and
66/962 case studies indicates ongoing use of “stages” and Kübler-Ross' model. Only 330 …
prescribing it as a path through grief. We surveyed 964 mental health clinicians who
completed a five-section mixed methods survey: two sections assessed knowledge with
multiple choice questions and a case study to assess clinicians' knowledge-base and
approach to grief/loss in practice. Analysis of four items related to Kübler-Ross' model and
66/962 case studies indicates ongoing use of “stages” and Kübler-Ross' model. Only 330 …
Abstract
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross’ pioneering work focused on dying, yet some clinicians persist in prescribing it as a path through grief. We surveyed 964 mental health clinicians who completed a five-section mixed methods survey: two sections assessed knowledge with multiple choice questions and a case study to assess clinicians’ knowledge-base and approach to grief/loss in practice. Analysis of four items related to Kübler-Ross’ model and 66/962 case studies indicates ongoing use of “stages” and Kübler-Ross’ model. Only 330 (34.2%) of the clinicians were deemed knowledgeable; 462 (47.9%) were questionable; and 172 (17.9%) were misinformed, continuing to use Kübler-Ross’ stage theory for grief.
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