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May 13, 2024
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SHS 165 - Grief, Loss and Bereavement
3.0 Credits
Understanding and exploration of the multiple types of losses that can be experienced, along with perspectives on the dying and bereavement process. Coping methods, styles of mourning, and the role and challenges of human service providers in responding to clients are explored. S/U grade option. Prerequisite
Corequisite
Course-level Learning Objectives (CLOs)
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Describe some of the cultural belief systems related to death, dying and bereavement.
- Define the different phases grieving persons undergo in preparation of their own death.
- Define the different phases that grieving family members undergo in response to the death of those close to them.
- Identify the supports that various social services providers can offer to the dying and their families in preparation for death, such as financial planning, resolution of family disputes, and spiritual solace.
- Explain the ethical and legal considerations associated with critical care and the dying, and describe the key components of arguments surrounding euthanasia and the right to die.
- Describe the social and psychological changes associated with loss of a significant other.
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