As academic practitioners, we know that a strong evidence base and effective evaluation are crucial to ensuring the sustainability and lasting benefit of training or interventions. We also recognise that you may be coming to our website wondering 'do my staff/colleagues really need this training or support?'. We can help you to discover your starting point - death competency is a straightforward concept to measure and we are experienced in the following research techniques:
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Here you can find publications from the CDCD team:
Krawczyk, M., Clare, E., Collins, E., Farr, S., Johnson, E., Mallmes, J., ... & Rigal, J. (2023). End-of-life doulas: international reflections on a transnational movement. Palliative Care and Social Practice, 17, 26323524231186826.
Clare, E., Elander, J., & Baraniak, A. (2022). How healthcare providers’ own death anxiety influences their communication with patients in end-of-life care: A thematic analysis. Death Studies, 46(7), 1773-1780.
Krawczyk, M., Clare, E., Collins, E., Johnson, E., Mallmes, J., Mallon, A., ... & Rigal, J. (2022). The International End-of-Life Doula Symposium Report.
2024 - Integrating End of Life Doulas into the UK National Health Service. Presented at the 3rd Annual End of Life Doula International Research Symposium (Glasgow, UK)
2024 - Death, Dying and Bereavement Support and Training for Care Providers. Presented at Care Managers Show (Birmingham, UK)
2023 - Rethinking End of Life Doula Impact Evaluation: Early Pilot Findings. Presented at the 2nd Annual End of Life Doula International Research Symposium (Vancouver, Canada)
2022 - Integrating End of Life Doulas within Existing Health and Social Care Systems. Presented at the 1st Annual End of Life Doula International Research Symposium (online)
2021 - The Changing Face of Death and Dying in the UK: The Role of Death Competency Development. Presented at East Midlands Doctoral Network (EMDOC)
2019 - The Role of Death Anxiety in Practitioner-Patient End of Life Care Communication: A Thematic Analysis. Presented at Midlands Health Psychology Network Annual Conference
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