Barbara Rubel, MA, BCETS, CBC, CPBC is a nationally recognized leader in the field of compassion fatigue and training professionals on serving survivors of homicide victims, suicide survivors and those impacted by crime and traumatic loss. 

Barbara is the author of the best-selling book, But I Didn’t Say Goodbye: Helping children and families after a suicide (2nd Ed.) and the 30 hr. continuing education course book for Nurses, Death, Dying, and Bereavement: Providing compassion during a time of need. She is the co-author of the Dept. of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime Training Curriculum, Compassion Fatigue.

Barbara is a contributing writer in Thin Threads: Grief and Renewal and Open to Hope's Fresh Grief. Barbara was featured in the Emmy award winning Documentary, Fatal Mistakes, narrated by Mariette Hartley, sold through the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
Barbara developed Palette of Grief®: The art of dealing with life-changing events. 

She was a hospice bereavement counselor, facilitated several bereavement support groups, taught at Brooklyn College, and was a consultant with the NJ Attorney General to support those impacted by the events of September 11th.

Currently, Barbara is a consultant with the Dept. of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime. She received a BS in Psychology and MA in Community Health with a concentration in thanatology from Brooklyn College. Barbara Rubel is a Board Certified Expert in Traumatic Stress, Diplomate, American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress, Certified Bereavement Specialist, and Certified Pastoral Bereavement Counselor.