Shirley Scott Author

Peggy Sapphire, MS (Lehman College, City University of New York), is an educator/counsellor in New York State public schools, specialised in issues of single-parent families and children of divorced parents, and has presented numerous workshops for educators related to these concerns. As an adjunct instructor, she taught graduate and undergraduate courses in Educational Psychology and Counseling. She is a member of the Association for Death Education and Counseling. Shirley Scott, MS (Health Science, Columbia Pacific University), BSN (magna cum laude, Florida Southern College), is a registered nurse, grief counselor, and certified Thanatologist (CT). As a researcher, her clinical commentaries in this anthology illustrate the issues and patterns reflected within each narrative. Her work is cited in Dr. Kenneth Doka's book Disenfranchised Grief: New Directions, Challenges, and Strategies for Practice. At state, national, and international conferences, Ms. Scott has presented workshops on grief counselling, palliative care concepts, and end-of-life care decision making. Her recent work is published in the American Journal of Nursing (2010). Scott was awarded the 1996 Annual Service Award by the Association for Death Education and Counseling.