Marie Price

Qualified in social work, counselling and supervision, I have spent most of my career working with, researching or writing about loss, death and bereavement.

When I first qualified as a social worker and worked with children, especially through fostering and adoption, I realised that loss was something that accompanied every area of life. Even when the situation appeared joyful or longed for. None more so than when working in various hospices in England and Wales and supporting people facing the ultimate loss – the loss of their own lives. I also provided care for their loved ones, after their death, and witnessed the very different approaches to dealing with bereavement.

More recently, and through the Covid-19 pandemic, I worked on a project with my local hospice on supporting teachers and other school staff to help children manage their losses and bereavements, while also managing their own feelings of uncertainty. I also contributed a chapter to Critical Publishing's Social Work and Covid 19 on the support we all need when dealing with loss and bereavement, and particularly how supervision can help.