Bonds of identity retained in death Dr John Drayton has studied the toll involved in identifying and handling the dead. Photo: Shutterstock.29 April 2016 As the nation paused this week to remember the Port Arthur Massacre and ANZAC Day, a former Senior Coronial Counsellor has spoken of the toll involved in identifying and handling the dead. University of Queensland expert said there were conflicting emotions for both the bereaved and social workers who broke the news. “A dead body can have a multitude of various meanings to the bereaved and this presents a complex challenge for social workers trying to work through grief and loss,” Dr Drayton said. “Within the bereaved person there is often a further paradox where they understand the body can feel no more pain, but they cannot deal with an
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