Equipping Professionals for Impactful Connections with Bereaved Persons

Interactive virtual professional education to grow providers knowledge and skills in palliative, end-of-life, and bereavement care

 

Dr. Julie A. Guistwite is the owner of Ripple of Light Bereavement Resource Center, LLC. She is an Advanced Certified Thanatologist, Certified Social Work Manager, and Pennsylvania Licensed Social Worker with 20 years of professional experience across nursing home, home health, hospice, and funeral home settings. She has more than a decade of higher education instructor expertise and over six years of virtual professional development presenter experience. Dr. Guistwite authored an undergraduate level palliative care and bereavement course and has taught courses on end-of-life care, older adults, health policy, and families. She developed the first scale within the social work profession to evaluate and refine practitioners’ expertise in death, dying, and bereavement care. Dr. Guistwite's areas of expertise include older adults, thanatology, spirituality and health, healthcare equity, and families in the final life cycle stages. She is passionate about improving the well-being of individuals/families through advancing providers skills and competence in death-related care.

 

Vision

Improving bereavement literacy and care through empowering education and consultation services.

Mission

Equipping professionals and organizations with the knowledge and skill to engage, empower, and enrich the well-being and quality of care among persons navigating a death experience. 

Values Statement

The core values of the Ripple of Light Bereavement Resource Center underscore the Center’s passion for equipping those encountering persons navigating the death of someone close with proper knowledge and skill to create engaging and impactful connections.

 

Core Values

Lifelong relationships

Empathy and respect

                                     Professional/organization-centered focus

             Listening for understanding

          Innovation and excellence

               Interactive, hands-on learning

Continuous learning

Professional Memberships

 

Assocation for Death Education and Counseling

National Association of Social Workers

 

 

 

 

 

This website is intended for informational purposes only, and is not intended to be a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis, counseling, or treatment. Nothing is meant to diagnose or treat a medical or behavioral health condition and is not a substitute for the advice of a qualified professional. Please consult your physician or other qualified mental health care provider immediately if you are experiencing any suicidal thoughts. If you are in crisis, help is available free, 24/7 in the US by calling the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at: 988 or contact 911. More information is available here: Lifeline (988lifeline.org)