Ronald Keith Barrett, Ph. D., F. T. Selected Bibliography Barrett, R. K. (2012) “The African American Call to Gather: An Enduring Cultural Tradition” The FORUM: Association for Death Education and Counseling, Inc., 38 (1), 11 Barrett, R. K. (2009) “Sociocultural Considerations: African Americans, Grief, and Loss” In Johnson, K. & Doka, K. (Eds.) Living with Grief: Diversity and End-of-Life Care. Washington, D. C.. Taylor & Francis Publishers, Inc., 83 - 96. Barrett, R. K. (2009) “Emerging and Universal Trends in Urban Memorials” ADEC Forum Newsletter. 35(4) (October 2009), 17-18. Barrett, R. K. (2009) “African Beliefs and Traditions” In Bryant & Peck (Eds.) Encyclopedia of Death and Human Experience. Thousand Oaks, CA.; Sage Publications, Inc., Vol. I, 19-22. Terrell, F., Taylor, J., Menzie, J., & Barrett, R. (2009) “Cultrual Mistrust: A Core Component of African American Consciousness” In Neville, Tynes & Utsey (Eds.) Handbook of African American Psychology. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc., 299-309. Barrett, R. K. (2008) “Cooper-Lewter N. (1999) Black Grief and Soul Therapy” Book Review In Cox, Gongaware, & Gilbert (Eds.) Illness, Crisis & Loss. Amityville, NY: Baywood Publishers, Inc., 259-261. Barrett, R. K. (2006) “Dialogues in Diversity: An Invited Series of Papers, Advance Directives, DNRs, and End-of-Life Care for African Americans” In K. Doka’s (Ed.) OMEGA. Vol. 52(3), 2005-2006, Amityville, NY: Baywood Publishing Company, Inc., 249 - 261. Barrett, R. K. (2005) “Cross-Cultural Mentoring for Faculty of Color” ACE Department Chair Online Resource Center. (
[email protected]). Barrett, R. K. (2005) “The Physician’s Pivotal Role with Advance Directive and Blacks.” Horizon Hospice Journal. Chicago: Horizon Hospice, Inc. . Lucke, G., Gilbert, R. with Barrett, R. (2005) “Overcoming Death’s Sting: Protestant Beliefs and Rituals: The Last Mile of the Way for African Americans.” In K. Garces-Foley’s (Ed.) Death and Religion in a Changing World. Armonk, NY. M. E. Sharpe, Inc., 122146. Barrett, R. K. (2003) “Can We Provide Better Aftercare to Blacks? (Questioning the Efficacy and Cultural Relevance of Prevailing Models and Approaches of Aftercare” In Morgan ‘s (Ed.) Death and Bereavement Around the World: Volume II, Death and Bereavement in the Americas. Amityville, NY: Baywood Publishers, Inc., 57 - 73. Barrett, R. K. (2003) “Developing Culturally Competent End-of-Life Care Giving: Lessons from
Black & African American Families” The Thanatology Newsletter, 8(4), 12 - 13. Barrett, R. K. & Heller, K (2002) “Death and Dying in the Black Experience” Journal of Palliative Medicine. Vol. 5 (5), 793 - 799. Barrett, RK (2002) “Book Review of Men Don’t Cry...Women Do: Transcending Gender Stereotypes” OMEGA, Journal of Death and Dying. Amityville, NY: Baywood Publishing Company, Inc., 46(2), p. 174 - 179. Barrett, R. K. (2001) “Recommendations for Culturally Competent End-of-life Care Giving” Virtual Mentor American Medical Association, Chicago, IL: (December 2001) Vol. 3, (12), www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/6824.html Barrett, R. K. & Heller, K. (2001) “Death and Dying in the Black Experience: An Interview with Ronald K. Barrett, Ph. D.” Innovations in End-of-Life Care: An International Journal and Online Forum of Leaders in End-of-life Care. Newton, MA: Center for Applied Ethics & Professional Practice. (September - October 2001) Vol. 3(5), www.edc.org/lastacts Barrett, R. K. (2001) “Visions of Aftercare in the New Millennium: Who Needs It?” In Weeks & Johnson’s (Eds.) When All the Friends Have Gone: Exploring Aftercare Issues for Professionals. Amityville, NY: Baywood Publishing Co., 215-228. Barrett, R. K. (2000) “Unresolved Grief and Urban Youth Violence” The Forum. (Jan/Feb 2000) Official Journal/Newsletter of the Association of Death Education and Counseling, Hartford, CT., 1 - 3. Barrett, R. K. (1998) “Sociocultural Considerations for working with Blacks Experiencing Loss and Grief" In K. Doka's (Ed.) Living With Grief: How We Are - How We Grieve. Washington, D. C.. Taylor & Francis Publishers, Inc., 83 - 96. Barrett, R. K. & L. DeSpelder (1997) “A Cross National Study of Children’s Perceptions of Death and Dying” (Presentation at tthe Association for Death Education and Counseling National Conference - April 1997). DeSpelder, L. & R. Barrett (1997) "Developing Multicultural Competency" The Director, Trade Journal of the National Funeral Directors Association. December 1977, Vol. LXIX, 12, 66-68. Barrett, R. K. (1997) "Bereaved Black Children" In J. Morgan's (Ed) Readings in Thanatology. Amityville, NY: Baywood Publishing Co.; 403 - 419. Barrett, R. K. (1996) "It's How You Play the Game: Amazing things happen when a community reaches out to youth who are at risk" Devo'Zine (July/August '96) Nashville: The Upper Room, 56 - 57.
Barrett, R. K. (1996) "Adolescents, Homicidal Violence & Death" In C. Corr & E. Balk (Eds.) Handbook of Adolescent Death and Bereavement. New York: Springer Publishing Co., 42 - 84. Barrett, R. K. (1995) "The Elephant People: The Phenomena of Social Withdrawal and SelfImposed Isolation of People dying with AIDS." AIDS Patient Care. (October 1995), 240 244. Barrett, R. K. (1995) "Psychocultural Influences on African American Attitudes Towards Death, Dying, and Funeral Rites" in Dickinson, Lemming, & Mermann's (Eds.) Dying, Death and Bereavement 3rd Edition of the Annual Editions series of Dushkin Publishing Group, 173 - 178. Barrett, R. K. (1995) "Contemporary African-American Funeral Rites and Traditions" In DeSpelder & Strickland's (Eds.) The Path Ahead: Readings in Death and Dying. Mountain View, California: Mayfield Publishing Company, 80 - 92. Barrett, R. K. (1995) "Children and Traumatic Loss" In K. Doka's (Ed.) Children Mourning, Mourning Children. Washington, D. C.: Taylor & Francis Publishing Company, 85 - 88. Barrett, R. K. (1995) "Mourning Lessons: Learning to Cope with Loss can Start at an Early Age" The Director, April 1995 (Volume LXVII, Number 4) Milwaukee, Wisconsin: The National Funeral Directors Association Publications, Inc., 24 - 63. Barrett, R. K. (1994) "The Legacy of Traditional African-American Funeral Rites" Thanos: The Journal of the International Federation of Thantologists Associations -Federation Internationale des Associations de Thanatologues. Milwaukee, Wi.:International Federation of Thanatologists Associations - Federation Internationale des Associations de Thanatologues; 18 - 20. Barrett, R. K. (1994) "Reclaiming and Reaffirming the Value of Contemporary African American Funeral Rites" The Director: Trade Journal of the National Funeral Directors Association 36 - 40. Barrett, R. K. (1993) "Urban Adolescent Homicidal Violence: An emerging public health concern" The Urban League Review. Carfax Publishing Co., 67 - 75. Barrett, R. K." (1993) Psychocultural Influences on African American Attitudes Towards Death, Dying, and Funeral Rites" in John Morgan's(Ed.) Personal Care in an Impersonal World. Amityville, New York: Baywood Press, Inc., 213 - 230. Barrett, R. K. "Urban Adolescent Homicidal Violence: Who is At-risk?" (1992) In The Proceedings of the 1992 National Conference on Troubled Adolescents - San Antonio, Texas - March 18, 1992.) Barrett, R. K. "African-American Homicide and Suicide: A Closer Look At Who is At Risk" The
American Black Male., April/May 1991 3(2), 4-8; June/July 1991, 3(3), 4-6. Barrett, R.K. (1986) "Cultural Mistrust as a Contributor to Mental Health and Psychopathology." (Published in ERIC/CADS Resources in Education, February 1986 ED 261296).
