ADEC Grant Opportunity
Integrating Research with Practice in the Study of Dying, Death and Bereavement Grant

In an effort to promote integration of theory and research findings with “best practices” in clinical care of the dying and the bereaved, the Association for Death Education and Counseling (ADEC) has announced a one-time grant of $5,000 to be awarded on a competitive basis to support research in thanatology designed to improve the well-being of the dying and the bereaved.

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We are no longer accepting applications. Deadline for submission of applications was midnight, May 31, 2007.

Proposed research must meet all requirements for research protocols established by the American Psychological Association and must be approved by an official Institutional Review Board (IRB).

ADEC members and others in the professional community with an interest in integrating thanatology theory and research with clinical practice may apply.

Applicants may be:

1. clinicians who have been active in the field of thanatology for at least three years
2. health care professionals with state licensure or Certified in Thanatology (CT) by ADEC
3. students in accredited college programs.

This grant opportunity was approved by ADEC’s Board of Directors in 2006 and is consistent with ADEC’s mission to promote excellence in death education, care of the dying, grief counseling and research in thanatology. Its creation was prompted by a groundswell of support among the membership for better linkage between research findings, theory development and practical application in caring for the dying and the bereaved.

The grant opportunity is open both to ADEC members and to others in the professional community with an interest in integrating thanatology theory and research with clinical practice.

ADEC President Jack LoCicero expressed hope that this grant award would lead to tangible progress in the care of the dying and bereaved in keeping with ADEC’s goal to remain in the forefront of developments in the field of thanatology.

Updated: June 25, 2007