Barbara Rubel, MA, BCETS, CBS New Jersey, USA

Barbara Rubel, MA, BCETS, CBC, CPBC is a nationally recognized leader in the field of sudden loss and compassion fatigue. Barbara is the author of the best-selling book, But I Didn?t Say Goodbye: Helping children and families after a suicide (2nd Ed). She is the author of the widely acclaimed 30 hour continuing education course book for Nurses, Death, Dying, and Bereavement: Providing compassion during a time of need, sold through Western Schools. Barbara is the co-author of the Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime Training Curriculum, Compassion Fatigue. She was featured in the Emmy award winning Documentary, Fatal Mistakes, narrated by Marriot Hartley, sold through the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Barbara developed Palette of Grief®: The art of dealing with loss and life-changing events. As a hospice bereavement counselor, she supported individuals who were terminally ill. She has facilitated anticipatory and sudden loss bereavement support groups and taught under graduate and masters level courses at Brooklyn College. Barbara was a consultant with the NJ Attorney General and UMDNJ to support those impacted by 911. Currently, she's a consultant with the Department of Justice. As a bereavement specialist with www.sharegrief.com, Barbara supports the bereaved internationally. She received a BS in Psychology and MA in Community Health with a concentration in thanatology from Brooklyn College and is a Board Certified Expert in Traumatic Stress, Diplomate, American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress, Certified Bereavement Specialist, and Certified Pastoral Bereavement Counselor.

Consultant
* Since 2003, Barbara has been a consultant for the U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime offering training programs across the US on topics related to traumatic grief in victims of crime and compassion fatigue in victim services professionals
* Barbara was a consultant with the 4-U-NJ-911 program sponsored by UMDNJ and the NJ Attorney General's Division of Criminal Justice to support those impacted by the events of September 11th
* Barbara was a Hospice Bereavement Counselor supporting patients who were terminally ill and consulted with professionals across the state of NJ to assist communities in crisis

Membership in Educational / Professional Organizations:
* National Speakers Association
* American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
* American Association of Suicidology
* Association for Death Education and Counseling
* Small Publishers Association of North America
* International Critical Incident Stress Foundation

Honors and Awards

* U.S. Dept. of Justice Office of Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crime, Certificate of Appreciation in recognition of role as guest host of OVC Online Discussion Board
* William T. Cashdollar Distinguished Visiting Professorship Award, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Nursing, Memphis, TN
* Plaque of Appreciation for Work Promoting Better Understanding of Sudden Loss and Traumatic Grief, Texans for Equal Justice, Conroe, TX
* 305th Air Mobility Wing McGuire Air Force Base, Presented by the Command Chief Master Sergeant, For Excellence, McGuire Air Force Base, NJ

Education / Credentials:
* Board Certified Expert in Traumatic Stress
* Diplomate, American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress
* Certified Bereavement Specialist
* Certified Pastoral Bereavement Counselor
* Certificate of Advanced Study in The Skilled Helper
* Training in Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) Basic and Advanced Group Crisis Intervention
* Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Brooklyn College
* Masters of Arts, Community Health with Thanatology concentration, Brooklyn College

* University Teaching Experience includes Brooklyn College, City University of New York, Department of Health and Nutrition Sciences
* Graduate courses: Children and Death, Health Crisis Intervention, and Health Counseling
* Undergraduate course: Death, Life and Health

Publications:
* But I Didn't Say Goodbye: Helping Children and Families After a Suicide
* Death, Dying, and Bereavement: Providing Compassion During a Time of Need
* (Co Author) Dept. of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime, Training curriculum, Compassion Fatigue
* A Doctor?s Note, In H. Stone. (Ed.), ?Remembering our Angels? (book chapter)

Television Appearances:

• 1998 PBS Emmy winning documentary, Fatal Mistakes: Families Shattered by Suicide
  
• AM Philadelphia Live
  
• Family Talk

Workshops, Presentations and Educational Seminars:

• April 16, 2005, Traumatic Bereavement, Diocese of Rockville Centre, Kellenberg High School, Long Island, NY
  
• April 22, 2005, Perinatal Loss, 17th Regional Conference Toward Excellence in Advanced Practice Nursing, Lexington, KY. Kentucky Coalition of Nurse Practitioners and Nurse Midwives, Lexington, KY
  
• April 29, 2005, Suicide Postvention, Grand Round, Rutgers Health Center, New Brunswick, NJ
  
• May 2, 2005, Traumatic Grief: After suicide, homicide, disaster, terrorism, car crash or sudden loss, National Association of Social Workers Conference - NASW-NJ, Bally's Park Place, Atlantic City, NJ
  
• May 4, 2005, 4UNJ911 Program, South Jersey Geriatric Care, Somers Point, NJ
  
• May 9, 2005, 4UNJ911 Program: Mental health professionals supporting those impacted by terrorism and sudden loss, Bayshore Hospital, NJ
  
• May 13, 2005, Teleconference Speaker: Pastoral Intervention after a Terrorist Act, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio; Teleconference Network Of Texas, Discourses in Healthcare Social Work Series
  
• May 18, 2005, 4UNJ911 Program, Bayshore Fitness and Wellness Center, Hazlet, NJ
  
• May 20, 2005, Supporting Victims of Crime with Brain Injuries, 23rd Annual Brain Injury Association of New Jersey Conference, Eatontown, NJ
  
• May 25, 2005, 4UNJ911 Program, Coping with Sudden, Traumatic Loss, Gloucester Township Human Resources Dept., Camden County, NJ
  
• June 17, 2005, Empowering the Elderly: Understanding the Life and Losses of our Older Generation, Health Care Ministry Education day, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY
  
• July 1, 2005, Compassion Fatigue in School Nurses, National Association of School Nurses - NASN's 37th Annual Conference, Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Washington, DC
  
• July 13, 2005, 4UNJ911 Program, Clinical Rounds, Children's Specialized Hospital, Mountainside, NJ
  
• July 21, 2005, 4UNJ911 Program, Trauma Grand Rounds, Cooper Health System, Camden, NJ
  
• September 6 - 7, 2005, Suicide Survivors, 2005 Suicide Prevention: It's Everybody's business Conference, KY Dept. for Mental Health and Mental Retardation Services and the KY Suicide Prevention Planning Group, Galt House, Louisville, KY
  
• September 29, 2005, Death, Dying, and Bereavement: Providing compassion during a time of need, American Association of Office Nurses - AAON Convention, Miami Beach, FL
  
• November 2 - 4, 2005, How to Respond in Traumatic Grief Situations, College of Nursing, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Cashdollar Distinguished Visiting Professor, Memphis, TN

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