Dr. Terri Daniel

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

 

. Interdisciplinary educator with expertise in grief psychology, psychology of religion, spirituality and mental health, and meaning-centered approaches to trauma and loss.

. Graduate-level adjunct instructor with experience teaching death studies, inter-religious chaplaincy, bereavement, and spirituality in clinical practice.

. Published author/peer-reviewed scholar with clinical hospice, chaplaincy, and bereavement counseling experience.

 

PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES

 

Daniel, T. (2023). The Stubborn Persistence of Grief Stage Theory. OMEGA: Journal of Death and Dying, 0(0).

 

Daniel, T. (2019). Toxic Theology as a Contributing Factor in Complicated Mourning .
Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling, 73(4), 196–204.

 

Daniel, T. (2021).  Adding a New Dimension to Grief Counseling: Creative Personal Ritual
as a Therapeutic Tool for Loss, Trauma and Transition. OMEGA: Journal of Death and Dying.

 

Daniel, T. (2017). Grief as a Mystical Journey: Fowler’s Stages of Faith Development
and Their Relation to Post-Traumatic Growth. Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling, 71(4), 220–229.

 

ACADEMICS 

 

2019         Doctor of Ministry (DMin), Pastoral Counseling, San Francisco Theological Seminary
Intercultural Counseling, Trauma, Loss & Grief, Complicated Grief & Spirituality

 

2016         M.A. in Pastoral Care, Fordham University
Psychopathology/Diagnosis, Social & Cultural Foundations of Pastoral Counseling

 

2014         B.A. in Religious Studies, Marylhurst University
Psychology of Religion, Healing Communication, Psychology of Loss and Grief

 

RESEARCH INTERESTS

 

.     The influence of religion and spirituality on loss, trauma and grief

.     Emerging studies at the intersection of psychology and religion

.     Religious trauma syndrome

.     Meaning-making and post-traumatic growth

 

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

 

Graduate-Level Teaching

2024 - present      Adjunct Instructor, Inter-spiritual Chaplaincy program, United Theological Seminary
2020 - present      Adjunct Instructor, Inter-spiritual Chaplaincy program, Graduate Theological Union
2022 - present      Adjunct Instructor, Death Studies Program, Marian University
2018 - 2022          Adjunct Instructor, Spirituality and Mental Health program, University of Redlands
2022 - 2024          Adjunct Instructor, Death Studies Program, University of Maryland
2022- present       Guest lecturer, Lewis & Clark College, MCFT-563- Spirituality in Clinical Practice

 

Hospice and Clinical Work

 

2023 – present      Bereavement counselor/PRN chaplain – Forest Park Hospice
2023 – 2025          Workshop facilitator - Hopewell House, Portland, OR.
2021 - 2024           PRN chaplain, bereavement counselor, Accent Hospice, Portland, OR
2023 – 2023          Program start-up/staff training, Connected Hospice, Woodburn, OR
2020 - 2022           PRN chaplain, Signature Hospice, Tigard, OR.
2013- 2016            Volunteer chaplain, Legacy Meridian Park Hospital
2012 – 2015          Volunteer, Hopewell House in-patient hospice, Portland, OR.
2010-2012             Volunteer, Partners in Care Hospice, Bend, OR
2007-2009             Volunteer, Hospice of Redmond and Sisters, Redmond, OR.
2009 - Present      Founder/Director, The Conference on Death, Grief and Belief

 

CERTIFICATES AND TRAINING

 

2026                     Post-Master's Certificate in Trauma-Informed Clinical Practice
2023                     Certified in Family-Focused Grief Therapy, The Portland Institute (FFGT)
2015                     Certified in Death, Dying and Bereavement, ADEC
2012                     Unit One, Clinical Pastoral Education
2012                     Spiritual care internship, Hopewell House Hospice, Portland, OR.
2011                     Conscious Dying Training, the Four Winds Foundation
2007                     Sacred Art of Dying, Units 2 and 4

 

AFFLIATIONS

Association for Death Education and Counseling (ADEC)
American Psychological Association Division 36 (Psychology of Religion and Spirituality)

 

HONORS / AWARDS

2015       Distinguished Alumni Award, Marylhurst University
2016      Alpha Sigma Nu Honor Society, Fordham University

 

COURSES TAUGHT/CURRICULA CREATED

 

Graduate Theological Union

SCPR-3002 - Spirituality in Bereavement: Interfaith Perspectives
PR- 2250 - Interreligious Rituals in Chaplaincy
PR-2100 - Spiritual Care for Marginalized Communities: Faith, Ethics and Politics

 

Marian University

THA 740 – Aging and Thanatology
THA 745 – Spirituality in Thanatology
THA 735 - Palliative and Hospice Care
THA 725 - Thanatology Program Development
THA 607 - Thanatological Perspectives on Complex Grief
THA 605 – Foundations of Thanatology
THA 795 – Capstone Advising
THA 604 – Interventions in Thanatology
THA 604 – Grief and Loss Across the Lifespan

 

University of Maryland

THA 606- Caring for the Bereaved

University of Redlands

URAWI-505X - Spirituality and Bereavement
URAWI-506X - Spiritual Journeys in Chronic Illness

 

United Theological Seminary
IC-5001 – Advanced Topics in Interreligious Chaplaincy
IC–2002 – Interreligious Approaches to Chaplaincy

The Portland Institute for Loss and Transition
Creative Personal Ritual as a Therapeutic Tool for Loss, Trauma and Transition

Specialty Workshops
Re-Imagining Loss and Grief
Making Peace with End-of-Life
Interfaith Conversations with the Dying and the Bereaved
Religious Belief Systems and Complicated Grief
Bereavement Sensitivity Training for Corporate Employees and Executives

 

 

BOOKS PUBLISHED

 

Daniel, T., & Mandell, D. (2008). A swan in heaven: Conversations between two worlds.
Sisters, OR: First House Press.

 

Daniel, T. (2010). Embracing death: A new look at grief, gratitude and God. Sisters, OR: First House Press.

 

Daniel, T. (2014). Turning the corner on grief street: Loss and bereavement as a journey of awakening. Place of publication not identified: Portland, OR. First House Press.

 

Daniel, T. (2019). Grief and God: When Religion Does More Harm Than Healing. Sebastopol, CA:
First House Press.

 

 

 

LIST OF CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS/GUEST LECTURES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST