Professor Holly Nelson-Becker
Honorary Professor - Health Sciences
Nelson-Becker, H. (2025) 'Healing From Loss and Grief in a Classroom Space: Engagement With Arts', in Capous-Desyllas, M. and Papouli,, E. (eds.) Creative Critical Pedagogies Using Arts-Based Approaches for Online and In-Person Learning. San Diego, CA, USA : Cognella Press. pp. 106 - 118.Open Access Link
Nelson-Becker, H., Pickard, JG. and Sichling, F. (2023) 'Adventure and Spiritual Restoration: Older Adult Motivations for Undertaking a Pilgrimage on El Camino de Santiago'. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 66 (2). pp. 1 - 16. ISSN: 0163-4372 Open Access Link
Reese, D., Nelson-Becker, H. and Callahan, A. (2022) 'Spirituality and Social Work Practice in Palliative Care', in Altilio, T., Otis-Green, S. and Cagle, J. (eds.) The Oxford Textbook of Palliative Social Work. 2nd ed.. New York, NY, USA : Oxford University Press. ISBN 10: 0-19-753785-5. ISBN 13: 978-0-19-753785-5. Open Access Link
Ansari, A., Baron, A., Nelson-Becker, H., Deamant, C., Fitchett, G., Fister, E., et al. (2021) 'Practice Improvement Projects in an Interdisciplinary Palliative Care Training Program'. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care, 39 (7). pp. 831 - 837. ISSN: 1049-9091 Open Access Link
Anand, JC., Donnelly, S., Milne, A., Nelson-Becker, H., Vingare, E-L., Deusdad, B., et al. (2021) 'The covid-19 pandemic and care homes for older people in Europe - deaths, damage and violations of human rights'. European Journal of Social Work, 25 (5). pp. 804 - 815. ISSN: 1369-1457 Open Access Link
Willis, P., LLoyd, L., Hammond, J., Milne, A., Nelson-Becker, H., Perry, E., et al. (2021) 'Casting light on the distinctive contribution of social work in multidisciplinary teams for older people'. British Journal of Social Work, 52 (1). pp. 480 - 497. ISSN: 0045-3102 Open Access Link
Nelson-Becker, H. and Callahan, A. (2020) 'When We Can't Say Good-Bye: Loss, Grief, and Dying during the Covid-19 Pandemic'. Social Work Today, 20 (5). pp. 14 - 18.Open Access Link
Nelson-Becker, H. and Moeke-Maxwell, T. (2020) 'Spiritual Diversity, Spiritual Assessment, and Māori End-of-Life Perspectives: Attaining Ka Ea'. Religions, 11 (10). pp. 1 - 16.Open Access Link
Nelson-Becker, H. and Victor, C. (2020) 'Dying Alone and Lonely Dying: Media Discourse and Pandemic Conditions'. Journal of Aging Studies, 55 (Dec 2020). pp. 1 - 9. ISSN: 0890-4065 Open Access Link
Nelson-Becker, H. and Thomas, M. (2020) 'Religious/Spiritual Struggles and Spiritual Resilience in Marginalised Older Adults'. Religions, 11 (9). pp. 431 - 431.Open Access Link
OMahony, S., Baron, A., Ansari, A., Deamant, C., Nelson-Becker, H., Fitchett, G. and et al. (2020) 'Expanding the Interdisciplinary Palliative Medicine Workforce: A Longitudinal Education and Mentoring Program for Practicing Clinicians.'. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 60 (3). pp. 602 - 612. ISSN: 0885-3924 Open Access Link
Nelson-Becker, H., LLoyd, L., Milne, A., Perry, E., Ray, M., Richards, S., et al. (2020) 'Strengths-based social work with older people: A UK perspective', in Mendenhall, A. and Mohr-Carney, M. (eds.) Rooted in Strengths: Celebrating the Strengths Perspective in Social Work.. Lawrence, KS, USA : University of Kansas Libraries. pp. 327 - 346. ISBN 13: 978-1-936153-15-2. Open Access Link
Nelson-Becker, H. and Van den Heuvel, E. (2019) 'World Religions and Aging', in Kunkel, S., de Medeiros, K. and Whittington, F. (eds.) Global Aging: Comparative Perspectives on Aging and the Life Course. Springer Publishing Company. pp. 341 - 370. ISBN 13: 9780826162533.
Spinelli, G., Nelson-becker, H. and Ligossi, R. (2019) 'Consumer Competence Strategies, Spiritually Inspired Core Values and Locus of Control: What Are the Links?'. Sustainability, 11 (17). pp. 1 - 22. ISSN: 1937-0695 Open Access Link
Marton, B., Kilbane, T. and Nelson-becker, H. (2019) 'Exploring the Loss and Disenfranchised Grief of Animal Care Workers'. Death Studies, 44 (1). pp. 31 - 41. ISSN: 0748-1187 Open Access Link
Nelson-becker, H. and Sangster, K. (2018) 'Recapturing the Power of Ritual to Enhance Community in Aging'. Journal of Religion, Spirituality and Aging, 31 (2). pp. 153 - 167. ISSN: 1050-2289 Open Access Link
Hughes, B., Wintz, S., Carbonell, EL., Hall, EJ., Hodge, DR., Mulvaney, E., et al. (2018) 'Spiritual Care and Social Work: Integration into Practice.'. Place of publication: .HealthCare Chaplaincy Network. Available at: https://healthcarechaplaincy.org/spiritual-care-and-social-work.Open Access Link
Nelson-Becker, H., Atwell, L. and Russo, S. (2017) 'Lesser known spiritualities: Baha’i, Zoroastrianism and Rastafarianism', in VonDras, D. (ed.) Better health through spiritual practices: A guide to religious behaviors and practices that benefit mind and body. Santa Barbara, CA, USA : ABC-CLIO/Praeger. pp. 229 - 262. ISBN 10: 1-4408-5368-1. ISBN 13: 978-1-4408-5367-8.
Nelson-becker, H. and Gesicki, P. (2017) 'Remission from Depression in the DSM: Moving from Rhetoric to Restoration'. Clinical Social Work Journal, 46 (3). pp. 220 - 227. ISSN: 0091-1674 Open Access Link
Nelson-Becker, H. (2017) 'Spirituality, Religion, and Aging Illuminations for Therapeutic Practice'. SAGE Publications. ISSN 10: 148331524X ISSN 13: 9781483315249
Nelson-Becker, H. and Sangster, K. (2017) 'Spirituality and Religious Participation in Later Life', inEncyclopedia of Geropsychology. Springer Singapore. pp. 2244 - 2254. ISBN 13: 9789812870810.
Nelson-becker, H. (2016) 'Spirituality and older women: The journey home to self', in Kilbane, T. (ed.) Older women: Current and future challenges of professionals with an aging population.. Bentham Press. pp. 174 - 197.
Nelson-becker, H., Canda, ER. and Nakashima, M. (2015) 'Spirituality in professional helping', in Kaplan, D. and Berkman, B. (eds.) The Oxford Handbook of Social Work in Health and Aging. Oxford University Press, USA. , 2. pp. 73 - 84. ISBN 10: 0199336954.
Ko, E., Kwak, J. and Nelson-Becker, H. (2015) 'What Constitutes a Good and Bad Death?: Perspectives of Homeless Older Adults'. Death Studies, 39 (7). pp. 422 - 432. ISSN: 0748-1187 Open Access Link
Nelson-Becker, H., Ai, AL., Hopp, FP., McCormick, TR., Schlueter, JO. and Camp, JK. (2015) 'Spirituality and religion in end-of-life care ethics: The challenge of interfaith and cross-generational matters'. British Journal of Social Work, 45 (1). pp. 104 - 119. ISSN: 0045-3102
Nelson-becker, H. and Sangster,, K. (2015) 'Spirituality and religious participation in later life.', in Pachana, N. (ed.) Encyclopedia of geropsychology. Springer. pp. 1 - 11.
Chapin, R., Nelson-becker, H., Macmillan, K. and Sellon, A. (2015) 'Strengths-based and solution-focused approaches to practice with older adults.', in Kaplan, D. and Berkman, B. (eds.) The Oxford handbook of social work in health and aging. Oxford Press. pp. 63 - 72.
Ko, E., Nelson-Becker, H., Shin, MJ. and Park, YJ. (2014) 'Preferences and Expectations for Delivering Bad News Among Korean Older Adults'. Journal of Social Service Research, 40 (4). pp. 402 - 414. ISSN: 0148-8376 Open Access Link
Nelson-Becker, H. (2013) 'Spirituality in End-of-Life and Palliative Care: What Matters?'. Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life and Palliative Care, 9 (2-3). pp. 112 - 116. ISSN: 1552-4256
Ko, E. and Nelson-Becker, H. (2013) 'Does End-of-Life Decision Making Matter?: Perspectives of Older Homeless Adults'. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 31 (2). pp. 183 - 188. ISSN: 1049-9091 Open Access Link
Ko, E., Nelson-Becker, H., Park, Y. and Shin, M. (2013) 'End-of-life decision making in older Korean adults: Concerns, preferences, and expectations'. Educational Gerontology, 39 (2). pp. 71 - 81. ISSN: 0360-1277
Nelson-Becker, HB. (2013) 'Does a dual degree make a difference in social work: An empirical study'. . pp. 111 - 124.
McCormick, TR., Hopp, F., Nelson-Becker, H., Ai, AL., Schlueter, JO. and Camp, JK. (2012) 'Ethical and Spiritual Concerns Near the End of Life'. Journal of Religion, Spirituality and Aging, 24 (4). pp. 301 - 313. ISSN: 1552-8030
Nelson-becker, H. (2012) 'Resilience in aging: Moving through challenge to wisdom', in Becvar, D. (ed.) Handbook of Family Resilience. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 339 - 357. ISBN 10: 1461439175. ISBN 13: 9781461437994.
Nelson-Becker, H. and Sullivan, MP. (2012) 'Social Care and Spirituality', in Cobb, M., Puchalski, C. and Rumbold, B. (eds.) The Textbook of Spirituality in Healthcare. Oxford University Press.
Nelson-Becker, H. and Pat Sullivan, M. (2012) 'Social care', inOxford Textbook of Spirituality in Healthcare. Oxford University Press. pp. 409 - 416.
Fukui, S., Starnino, VR. and Nelson-Becker, HB. (2012) 'Spiritual well-being of people with psychiatric disabilities: The role of religious attendance, social network size and sense of control'. Community Mental Health Journal, 48 (2). pp. 202 - 211. ISSN: 0010-3853
Pickard, JG. and Nelson-Becker, H. (2011) 'Attachment and Spiritual Coping: Theory and Practice With Older Adults'. Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health, 13 (2). pp. 138 - 155. ISSN: 1934-9637
Holly, N-B. and Ferrell, BR. (2011) 'Social Work and Nursing: Creating Effective Collaborations in Palliative Care', inOxford Textbook of Palliative Social Work. Oxford University Press. pp. 477 - 482. ISBN 10: 0199739110.
Fukui, S., Okada, S., Nishimoto, Y. and Nelson-Becker, HB. (2011) 'The Repeated Appeal to Return Home in Older Adults with Dementia: Developing a Model for Practice'. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 26 (1). pp. 39 - 54. ISSN: 0169-3816
Nelson-Becker, H. (2011) 'Advancing an aging-prepared community: Models and lessons from training initiatives in gerontological social work'. Journal of Religion, Spirituality and Aging, 23 (1-2). pp. 92 - 113. ISSN: 1552-8030
Puchalski, C., Ferrell, B., Virani, R., Otis-Green, S., Baird, P., Bull, J., et al. (2011) 'La mejora de la calidad de los cuidados espirituales como una dimensión de los cuidados paliativos: el informe de la Conferencia de Consenso'. Medicina Paliativa, 18 (1). pp. 20 - 40. ISSN: 1134-248X
Nelson-Becker, H. and Ferrell, B. (2011) 'Social Work and Nursing', in Altilio, T. and Otis-Green, S. (eds.) Oxford textbook of palliative social work. Oxford Press. pp. 477 - 481.
Nelson-Becker, H., Nakashima, M. and Canda, E. (2010) 'Spirituality in Professional Helping Interventions', inHandbook of Social Work in Health and Aging. Oxford University PressNew York. pp. 797 - 808. ISBN 10: 0195173724.
Chapin, RK., Nelson-Becker, H. and MacMillan, KR. (2010) 'Strengths-Based and Solutions-Focused Approaches to Practice', inHandbook of Social Work in Health and Aging. Oxford University PressNew York. pp. 789 - 796. ISBN 10: 0195173724.
Chow, EOW. and Nelson-Becker, H. (2010) 'Spiritual distress to spiritual transformation: Stroke survivor narratives from Hong Kong'. Journal of Aging Studies, 24 (4). pp. 313 - 324. ISSN: 0890-4065
Nelson-Becker, H. (2009) 'Exploring we will go: The investigation of religion and spirituality in older populations (reflections on glicksman's "the contemporary study of religion and spirituality among the elderly")'. Journal of Religion, Spirituality and Aging, 21 (4). pp. 259 - 267. ISSN: 1552-8030
Puchalski, C., Ferrell, B., Virani, R., Otis-Green, S., Baird, P., Bull, J., et al. (2009) 'Improving the quality of spiritual care as a dimension of palliative care: The report of the consensus conference'. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 12 (10). pp. 885 - 904. ISSN: 1096-6218
Shim, WS. and Nelson-Becker, H. (2009) 'Korean older intimate partner violence survivors in north america: Cultural considerations and practice recommendations'. Journal of Women and Aging, 21 (3). pp. 213 - 228. ISSN: 0895-2841
Nelson-Becker, H. and Canda, ER. (2008) 'Spirituality, religion, and aging research in social work: State of the art and future possibilities'. Journal of Religion, Spirituality and Aging, 20 (3). pp. 177 - 193. ISSN: 1552-8030