title: Communicating bad news: a model for emergency mental health helpers.
abstract: This article addresses the concerns of the messenger/helper who must convey tragic news to individuals and families. It offers a model to be used as a guide to ease the stress on both the deliverer and receiver of bad news. The model uses the mnemonic, PEWTER (Prepare, Evaluate, Warn, Tell, Emotional Response, Regroup), to represent the six components of the communication process.
authors.affiliation: New York Center for Eclectic Cognitive Behavior Therapy, USA. tnardi@pace.edu
authors.forename: Thomas J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Nardi
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Keefe-Cooperman
mesh_terms: D002985:Clinical Protocols; D003142:Communication; D003376:Counseling / Q000193:education* / Q000379:methods; D003419:Crisis Intervention / Q000193:education* / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*; D006379:Helping Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D024382:Professional Role; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011586:Psychology, Clinical; D014342:Truth Disclosure