ATTEND: Mindfulness-based Bereavement Care (MBC) Model

Attunement
Trust Therapeutic
Touch

Egalitarianism

Nuance

Death
education

Self skills: -Mindful -Responsive -Self-aware -Empathic -Mimicry

Active Skills: -Compassion -Communication -Client-centric -Accepting -Transparency -Open contact

Active Skills: -Judicious contact -Reexivity -Therapeutic intimacy

Active Skills: -Shared decision making -Humility -Creative and integrative therapies -Becoming a student

Self Skills: -Cultural awareness & sensitivity -Individual awareness & sensitivity

Stated Goals: Education of provider Education from provider to family

Self-compassion and self-care

Potential outcomes = -Reduced risk for patients/clients

-Posttraumatic growth -Better outcomes for individuals, families, and communities -Provider satisfaction and esteem

Cacciatore, 2011