Acceptance and Development of Death Education in Japan: Alfons Deeken's Death Education (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781036471026)

Yuko Yokoseki, PhD, MA, RN, is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Nursing, Nagano University of Health and Medicine, Japan, specializing in community and home care nursing. She earned her Doctor of Health Sciences (DHSc) at Niigata University, Japan, and, informed by frontline practice, developed a sustained interest in end-of-life care. As Vice-Representative of the Ueda Association of Death Education and Grief Counseling, she organizes community grief-sharing groups and workshops on death education. She also serves as an officer in the regional branch of Japanese Association for Clinical Research on Death and Dying. Her publications include the Japanese edition of Alfons Deeken's Death Education (2015) and a 2023 study on bereavement support groups. For her contributions to community programming, she received a Letter of Appreciation and a Medal of Merit from the Japanese Red Cross Society. Outside of work, she enjoys visiting hot springs as well as shrines, temples, and churches.