Clark, Elizabeth J.

Elizabeth J. Clark (1944–2020) was an author, speaker, and hope advocate. She was a healthcare professional who worked extensively with cancer survivors, those facing life-challenging illnesses, and those struggling with loss and grief. Clark grew up in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania. She earned multiple degrees from the University of Pittsburgh, the University of North Carolina, and Wartburg College. She served as chief executive officer of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) for over a decade and was a member of the Academy of Certified Social Workers (ACSW), the National Academies of Practice (NAP), and the international work group on Death, Dying and Bereavement.

A Consensus Statement About Therapeutic Residential Care for Children and Youth - Residential Treatment for Children and Youth (2016), 33, 2, 89–106. Publisher: Taylor and Francis.

In April 2016, an international work group on therapeutic residential care (TRC) met at Loughborough University in England (see Appendix A for the list of 32 participants from 11 countries). The purpose was to plan and endorse a definition of TRC, to develop key principles stemming from that definition and to promote a consensus statement about TRC that had international standing. Given the current world-wide discussion about TRC and its place in the continuum of child welfare services this was an important goal.

The Impact of the Document International Work Group in Death, Dying and Bereavement: Assumptions and Principles Underlying Standards for Terminal Care

This article reflects on the development and impact of the International Workgroup on Death, Dying and Bereavement's (IWG) pivotal document on The Assumptions and Principles Underlying Standards for Terminal Care. It was at the Ars Moriendi meetings in Columbia, Maryland that the author first met Bob and Bunny Kastenbaum. The meeting led to the development of IWG and the first task of this group was the development of the “Standards” document. The initial document reflected the pioneering work already being done by Kastenbaum and others on the committee and then was formative in the development of other documents such as the National Hospice Association Standards. Participants in the original workgroup were asked for their reflections on the significance of the document and the literature was surveyed to assess the impact of the “Standards” document on the field.

Forschung zu Sterben, Tod und Trauern

Der Artikel gibt eine Übersicht über weltweite Forschungsaktivitäten im Bereich der Psychologie des Todes. Einleitend werden inhaltliche Verbindungen zwischen der Thanatopsychologie und anderen Gebieten der Psychologie aufgezeigt. Die Kennzeichnung der Association of Death Education and Counseling einerseits und der International Work Group on Death, Dying and Beravement andererseits leitet zu einer Übersicht über die internationale Publikationstätigkeit der Jahre 2000 bis 2009 in der Zeitschrift Death Studies über. Daran schließen sich wissenschaftliche Arbeitsschwerpunkte in Belgien, China/Hongkong, Griechenland, Großbritannien/UK, Israel, Kuweit/Ägypten, den Niederlanden, Norwegen sowie den Vereinigten Staaten an, und es werden kulturvergleichende Befunde zu den Einstellungen zu Sterben und Tod in Deutschland und Kongkong vorgestellt. Abschließend werden sechs Schwerpunkte der zukünftigen Entwicklung hervorgehoben.