Dr. Sue Morris is the Director of Bereavement Services at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. She also overseas the Bereavement Task Force at Boston Children's Hospital and is a member of Robert's Program on Sudden Unexplained Death in Pediatrics. Dr. Morris studied Clinical Psychology specializing in adult mental health and cognitive behavior therapy. She has worked in bereavement for the past 20 years in both Sydney and Boston and is the author of Overcoming Grief and An Introduction to Coping with Grief, published in London by Constable Robinson. Dr. Morris also lectures on the topic of bereavement for the Harvard Medical School Center for Palliative Care continuing medical education courses and teaches medical students, residents and fellows about grief and loss. She currently holds the position of Instructor in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.
Publications
Primary Mental Health Competencies for Hospice and Palliative Medicine Physicians: A Delphi Study. View Abstract
Self-Care for Psychosocial and Palliative Care Clinicians: Stakeholder-Informed Recommendations for Medical Education and Clinical Training. View Abstract
Storytelling Through Music With Parents Whose Children Have Died From Cancer: A Randomized Controlled Feasibility Trial. View Abstract
Interventions for Children of Parents With Cancer From the Time of Cancer Diagnosis Through Bereavement: Two Systematic Reviews. View Abstract
A Randomized Controlled Feasibility Study to Evaluate the Online Delivery of Storytelling Through Music With Oncology Nurses. View Abstract
The Development of a Bereavement Support Group Curriculum for Bereaved Parents of Young Adult Children: Bridging the Gap. View Abstract
Survey Study of a Hospital-Based Bereavement Program During COVID-19: Insights to Improve Support of the Bereaved. View Abstract
At a Loss: Patient Deaths and Clinical Research Coordinators. View Abstract
Early Bereavement Psychosocial Outcomes in Parents of Children Who Died of Cancer With a Focus on Social Functioning. View Abstract
Caring for People We Know: An Unrecognized Risk for Burnout? View Abstract
"I think that she would have wanted. . .": Qualitative interviews with bereaved caregivers reveal complexity in measuring goal-concordant care at the end of life. View Abstract
One Size Doesn't Fit All in Early Pediatric Oncology Bereavement Support. View Abstract
The parental role before and after SIDS. View Abstract
Burnout in psychosocial oncology clinicians: A systematic review. View Abstract
Parental Perceptions of Hospital-Based Bereavement Support Following a Child's Death From Cancer: Room for Improvement. View Abstract
The Development of a Bereavement Support Group Curriculum for Young Adults Dealing with the Death of a Partner: A Quality Improvement Project. View Abstract
Grieving and Hospital-Based Bereavement Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic. View Abstract
Engaging Parents of Children Who Died From Cancer in Research on the Early Grief Experience. View Abstract
Bereavement care for family caregivers of neuro-oncology patients. View Abstract
Caring for Bereaved Family Members During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Before and After the Death of a Patient. View Abstract
Insights from Bereaved Family Members about End-of-Life Care and Bereavement. View Abstract
A standardized approach to bereavement risk-screening: a quality improvement project. View Abstract
Reconsidering early parental grief following the death of a child from cancer: a new framework for future research and bereavement support. View Abstract
Initial validation of a needs instrument for young people bereaved by familial cancer. View Abstract
The Grief of Parents After the Death of a Young Child. View Abstract
"Remembrance": A Self-Care Tool for Clinicians. View Abstract
Primary Care for the Elderly Bereaved: Recommendations for Medical Education. View Abstract
Pre-loss personal factors and prolonged grief disorder in bereaved mothers. View Abstract
The "Liaison" in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry: Helping Medical Staff Cope with Pediatric Death. View Abstract
The Grief of Mothers After the Sudden Unexpected Death of Their Infants. View Abstract