Dying and Bereavement Special Interest Group

On Thursday the 23rd Match 2006, the inaugural meeting of the PSI Special Interest Group on Dying and Bereavement. The meeting was held at the offices of The Irish Hospice Foundation. Twenty Psychologists attended.

Susan Delaney, Bereavement Services Manager, Irish Hospice Foundation welcomed attendees and read an e-mail of congratulations from Dr James Brennan of the British Psychological Society Special Interest Group for Oncology and Palliative Care. Dr Brennan looked forward to future collaborations between the two groups.

Susan Delaney welcomed Prof Sheila Payne, University of Sheffield, who gave a comprehensive talk on the role(s) for psychology in dying, death and bereavement - based on the fundamental acknowledgement that loss was a key issue with strong implications for research, theories, education and intervention. Using examples from her research and from policy documents such as ‘Guidelines for improving supportive and palliative care for adults with cancer’ Prof Payne provided a rich context for the ongoing work of the SIG.

Committee Members 2006/07
Susan Delaney (Chair), Orla Keegan (Secretary/Treasurer), Nicky O'Leary, Helen Greally, Margaret Daly, Sinead O'Toole and Anne Marie McMahon (Ordinary Members).

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