Overview
Description
Examines attitudes toward death and associated grief processes.
Requirements
Prerequisites
- Junior or Senior standing
ENG 102
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
Prerequisite(s): ENG 102; Junior or Senior standing.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Core
CO10
Restrictions
Junior or Senior standing
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- articulate the values, beliefs, and attitudes they hold about dying, death, and bereavement and discuss how these viewpoints may influence their interactions with human service clients.
- describe how the stages of grief experienced by a person who is dying resemble and differ from those experienced by the person’s family, friends, and significant others.
- discuss the various legal and ethical issues that have emerged around “end-of-life” care, such as: living wills, advanced directives, extraordinary measures, physician-assisted suicide, and the Bill of Rights for the Dying Patient.
- demonstrate knowledge of the theoretical approaches and conceptual stances used in the study of death.
- discuss how perceptions of death and expressions of grief are shaped by life experiences, as well as religious, societal, historical, and cultural factors.
- demonstrate a working knowledge of various individual, family, group, and community intervention approaches that can be used by professionals who work with people who are dying and their families, friends, and significant others.