nurses-hand-caresses-old-mans-hand-hospital-bed_1359-48913.jpgCourse Descriptions:
Death is an integral part of every person's life cycle. A person's death has intense social, emotional and psychological impact on the family members, friends and the wider community. Grieving, on the other hand, is experienced differentially by individuals. This course deals with death-related experiences in the contemporary society with respect to changing attitudes, beliefs and practices associated with death, dying and grief. The emphasis will be on coping with death-related experiences/encounters, developing an appreciation of efforts made to manage those experiences/encounters and integrating their implications into ongoing living. Moral, ethical and legal values relating to controversial issues like assisted suicide and euthanasia will also be examined.
Objectives:
• To expose students to the basic concepts and language making in death, dying and grief
• To engage students in constructive dialogue/interactions in death-related issues
• To conceptualize and operationalize community-based interventions programs to aid families and
individuals to cope with death-related issues.
• To acquire core knowledge and skills that will prepare students to work with individuals, families,
groups, and communities who are journeying with grief and loss.
Death is an integral part of every person's life cycle. A person's death has intense social, emotional and psychological impact on the family members, friends and the wider community. Grieving, on the other hand, is experienced differentially by individuals. This course deals with death-related experiences in the contemporary society with respect to changing attitudes, beliefs and practices associated with death, dying and grief. The emphasis will be on coping with death-related experiences/encounters, developing an appreciation of efforts made to manage those experiences/encounters and integrating their implications into ongoing living. Moral, ethical and legal values relating to controversial issues like assisted suicide and euthanasia will also be examined.
Objectives:
• To expose students to the basic concepts and language making in death, dying and grief
• To engage students in constructive dialogue/interactions in death-related issues
• To conceptualize and operationalize community-based interventions programs to aid families and
individuals to cope with death-related issues.
• To acquire core knowledge and skills that will prepare students to work with individuals, families,
groups, and communities who are journeying with grief and loss.
- Teacher: Neive George