Dale Larson's Blog

Dale interviews graduate students in the program

jdelacruz@scu.edu (Jefferson Dela Cruz) — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 00:00:00 PST

Dale Larson's Recent Publication

jdelacruz@scu.edu (Jefferson Dela Cruz) — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:04:46 PST

Larson, D. G., & Hoyt, W. T. (2009). Grief counseling efficacy: What have we learned? Bereavement Care, 28 (3), 14-19.

Zombie TIDE Claim of Harmful Effects Strikes Again

jdelacruz@scu.edu (Jefferson Dela Cruz) — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:55:04 PST

George Bonanno's new book, The Other Side of Sadness: What the New Science of Bereavement Tells Us About Life After Loss, is being heralded as the definitive scientific statement on bereavement-related research. Unfortunately, the book fails to live up to this advance praise, especially in its treatment of grief counseling. Bonanno's view is that grief counseling "has…proved to be not only notoriously ineffective but sometimes even harmful" (p. 105). Later in the same paragraph he again raises the specter of harmful effects, this time citing a 2007 article by Lilienfeld in Perspectives on Psychological Science. But what evidence from the new science does Bonanno marshall to support this negative, almost damning view of grief counseling?

Gave Keynote Address

msmith@scu.edu (Martha Smith) — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:34:42 PST

Dale Larson gave a keynote presentation titled, “A Person-Centered Approach to End-of-Life Care: Learning from our Mistakes,” for the European Association of Client-Centered Psychotherapy and the Person-Centered Approach in Naples, Italy, on Oct. 10.

Publication

msmith@scu.edu (Martha Smith) — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:20:21 PST

(Co-authored with William T. Hoyt) (2008). A realistic approach to drawing conclusions from the scientific literature: Response to Bonanno and Lilienfeld (2007). Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 39, 378-379.

Honor

msmith@scu.edu (Martha Smith) — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:19:52 PST

Elected to Fellow status, American Psychological Association, Division 17, Counseling Psychology, August 16, 2008. The American Psychological Association describes Fellow status as “an honor bestowed upon APA Members who have shown evidence of unusual and outstanding contributions or performance in the field of psychology” and whose work “has had a national impact on the field of psychology.”

Presentation

msmith@scu.edu (Martha Smith) — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:19:13 PST

Symposium Chair (“ A New Look at Grief: Evidence on Process and Treatment Outcome”) with William T. Hoyt, U. Wisconsin-Madison, George Bonanno, Teachers College, Columbia University, and Stephen Connor, National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, at the 2008 American Psychological Association Convention, Boston, MA, 8/16/08.

Dale Larson Quoted

msmith@scu.edu (Martha Smith) — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 13:11:12 PST

An on line publication called the Daily News from Los Angeles, has an article titled Mourning Changed by Technology written by By Jerry Berrios, Staff Writer. "Technology, especially the Internet, is helping people maintain their memories of the person who died", said Dale Larson, professor of counseling psychology at Santa Clara University.

New Appointment

msmith@scu.edu (Martha Smith) — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 17:04:04 PST

Dale G. Larson was appointed to Board of the California Hospice and Palliative Care Association. December, 2007

Awards

sbabbel@scu.edu (Susan Babbel) — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 12:07:14 PST

2007 Kara Pioneer Award, “In recognition of pioneering work in end-of-life care,” Palo Alto, CA, 11/2/2007

2007 Hospice Award of Excellence, for Hospice of Northeastern Illinois. This award honors individuals or organizations that have made a significant difference in the arena of hospice care on a regional, state, or national level. Award presented March 20, 2007, Barrington Illinois.

Publications

sbabbel@scu.edu (Susan Babbel) — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 12:06:16 PST

Chapter
Larson, D. G., & Hoyt, W. T. (2007). The bright side of grief counseling: Deconstructing the new pessimism. In K. J. Doka (Ed.), Living with grief: Before and after the death (pp. 157-174). Washington, DC: Hospice Foundation of America.

Larson, D. G., & Hoyt, W. T. (2007). What has become of grief counseling: An evaluation of the empirical foundations of the new pessimism. Professional Psychology:
Research and Practice, 38, 347-355.

Presentations

sbabbel@scu.edu (Susan Babbel) — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 12:05:38 PST

Keynote presentation (“The Helper’s Journey: Working with People Facing Grief, Loss, and Life-Threatening Illness”) and concurrent presentation (“Grief Counseling Today: Hot Topics and Cool Skills”) at the New Jersey Hospice and Palliative Care Organization annual conference, Learning Experiences in End-of-Life Care, Eatontown, NJ, 11/7/2007

Plenary presentation (“The Helper’s Journey and the Challenge of Caring”) at the Kara conference, Good Grief: The Helper’s Journey, Palo Alto, CA, 11/2/2007

Keynote presentation (“The Caregiver’s Journey: Risks, Resilience, and Rewards”) at the Trinity Health Systems Spirituality and Health Conference, Rock Island, IL, 10/26/2007

Symposium presentation (“Deterioration effects in grief counseling: What went wrong?”) at the 2007 American Psychological Association Convention, San Francisco, CA, 7/18/07

Symposium Chair (“Self-concealment and secret keeping: Implications for counseling and mental health”) at the 2007 American Psychological Association Convention, San Francisco, CA, 7/17/07

Concurrent presentation (“The bright side of grief counseling: Deconstructing the new pessimism”) at the National Hospice and Palliative Care Convention, Caring for Mind, Body, and Spirit, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 7/30/07