Engaging Community Members in Providing Support for the Dying and the Bereaved: Activities in Social Work Community Practice. Issue 4 (December 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Crowe, Kelsey; D'Andrade, Amy
• Is Part Of: Families in society. Volume 99:Issue 4(2018)
• Page Start: 338
• Page End: 346
• Publication Date: 2018-12
• Subjects: community practice -- social work education -- professional issues -- caregiving; Social service -- Periodicals; Social case work -- Periodicals; Family social work -- Periodicals; Social service -- United States -- Periodicals; Family social work; Social case work; Social service; United States; Periodicals; 362.82097305
• DOI: 10.1177/1044389418810021
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1044-3894

Abstract

In this practice note, the authors describe three main community engagement strategies around empathy in times of suffering: (1) raising public awareness about the value of community support in times of grief with the creation of a neighborhood-based public campaign; (2) providing educational, skill-building workshops to instill confidence and communication skills among lay people in community, business, and medical settings that want to connect with people they know experiencing a personal difficulty; and (3) publishing a lighthearted, illustrated trade book and website/blog to make a difficult topic palatable and engaging to a broad audience. Activities were housed in a fiscally sponsored nonprofit the authors founded in 2014 called Help Each Other Out.