Barbara Rubel, MA, BCETS, D.A.A.E.T.S. – How to Help Suicide Loss Survivors & the Traumatic Impact of Suicide

By thehealingplacepodcast | April 24, 2020

It was a pleasure to have Barbara Rubel, MA, BCETS, D.A.A. E.T. S. join me on The Healing Place Podcast to address the impact of suicide and the hope found within post-traumatic growth. Please join us as we discuss:

Barbara’s personal story of suicide loss
how to help suicide loss survivors
Thanatology
suicide survivor grief
the impact of traumatic loss
her book “But I Didn’t Say Goodbye: Helping Families After a Suicide”
post-traumatic growth
and more!

Welcome to The Healing Place Podcast! I am your host, Teri Wellbrock. You can listen in on Pandora, iTunes, Blubrry, Spotify, Deezer, Google Podcasts, Podbean, and more, or directly on my website at www.teriwellbrock.com/podcasts/. You can also watch our insightful interview on YouTube.

Bio:

“Today, we welcome BARBARA RUBEL, who is joining us to discuss HOW TO HELP SUICIDE LOSS SURVIVORS. Have you personally been touched by suicide? Do you know someone who had a loved one die because they took their own life? Or are you a professional who wants to provide support to a suicide loss survivor? If you answered yes to any of these questions, this program is for you. Barbara Rubel is a suicide loss survivor and leading thanatologist. Thanatology is the scientific study of death. As a thanatologist, Barbara Rubel specializes in suicide loss survivor grief and educating professionals about traumatic loss. The third updated and revised edition of her book, But I Didn’t Say Goodbye: Helping families after a suicide, just launched on Amazon.”

Postvention Resources

After a Suicide: A Postvention Primer for Providers: lifegard.tripod.com/After_a_Suicide.pdf

A Guide for Medical Examiners and Coroners: Best Practices for Talking with Families About Suicide https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/a0415f_3160611bae3f4be69c8e86b1ec7ed4ce.pdf

Alliance of Hope for Suicide Loss Survivors: allianceofhope.org

American Association of Suicidology (AAS): suicidology.org

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP): afsp.org

Befrienders Worldwide: befrienders.org/

Beyond Blue: https://www.beyondblue.org.au/the-facts/suicide-prevention/understanding-suicide-and-grief/supporting-a-loved-one-after-they-have-lost-someone-to-suicide

Breaking the Silence in the Workplace: http://www.sprc.org/sites/default/files/migrate/library/Breaking%20the%20Silence%20Final.pdf

California Institute for Behavioral Health Solutions: After Rural Suicide: A Guide for Coordinated Community Postvention Response: https://www.cibhs.org/sites/main/files/file-attachments/after_rural_suicide_guide_2016rev.pdf

The Catholic Charities: Loving Outreach to Survivors of Suicide: https://www.catholiccharities.net/GetHelp/OurServices/Counseling/Loss.aspx

Center for Suicide Awareness: https://www.centerforsuicideawareness.org/

Clinicians as Survivors: After a Suicide Loss:/pages.iu.edu/~jmcintos/basicinfo.htm

Compassionate Friends: Surviving Your Child’s Suicide: https://www.compassionatefriends.org/surviving-childs-suicide/

Cope Foundation: copefoundation.org/

Davenee Foundation: daveneefoundation.org/

The Dougy Center: National Center for Grieving Children and Families: dougy.org/

Friends for Survival: Offering Help After a Suicide Death: friendsforsurvival.org/

Griefwork Center, Inc.: suicide postvention speakers bureau www.griefworkcenter.com

The Gift of Second: http://thegiftofsecond.com/

The Glendon Association: glendon.org/

Heartbeat: https://www.heartbeatsurvivorsaftersuicide.org/

Hope Squad: hopesquad.com/postvention/

How to Talk to Kids About Suicide: https://drrobynsilverman.com/how-to-talk-to-kids-about-suicide-with-dr-dan-reidenberg/

International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP): info/postvention.php

The Jason Foundation: www.jasonfoundation.com

The JED Foundation: jedfoundation.org/

LOSS Team: lossteam.com/

A Manager’s Guide to Suicide Postvention in the Workplace: suicidology.org/Portals/14/docs/Survivors/Loss%20Survivors/Managers-Guidebook-To-Suicide-Postvention.pdf

NASPA Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, Postvention: A guide for response to suicide on college campuses https://www.naspa.org/focus-areas/mental-health/postvention-a-guide-for-response-to-suicide-on-college-campuses

Our Side of Suicide: http://www.oursideofsuicide.com/

Parents of Suicides/Friends & Families of Suicides: pos-ffos.com/

Pastoral Postvention: https://theactionalliance.org/sites/default/files/fhl_competencies_v8_interactive.pdf

Reach Out.com: ie.reachout.com/loss-and-grief/supporting-a-friend-after-someone-dies-from-suicide/

Suicide Awareness Voices of Education (SAVE): https://save.org/

Suicide: Finding Hope: suicidefindinghope.com/

Suicide Grief Support Forum: suicidegrief.com/

Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC): sprc.org

Support After a Suicide: supportaftersuicide.org.au/

Surviving After a Suicide Loss Blog: https://survivingafterasuicide.com/blog/

Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS): https://www.taps.org/suicidepostvention

United Suicide Survivors International: https://unitesurvivors.org/

Website: www.griefworkcenter.com

Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/barbararubel

NEW BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT: Third edition of But I Didn’t Say Goodbye: Helping FAMILIES After a Suicide (3rd ed.) is now available

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Links:

E-Mail: BarbaraRubel@BarbaraRubel.com

Website: barbararubel.com

Rubel, B. (2020). But I Didn’t Say Goodbye: Helping families after a suicide, (3rd ed.), Kendall Park, NJ: Griefwork Center, Inc. https://amzn.to/2FwS6JI

Rubel, B. (2015). Loss, Grief, and Bereavement: Helping individuals cope. (4th ed.). SC Publishing, Western Schools, westernschools.com