Loss & Bereavement Through the Lifecycle

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This course addresses issues related to losses of all kinds through the lifecycle with a particular focus on physical and cognitive functions, dying, and death and other losses that naturally accompany the aging process and within diverse populations. Theories of bereavement and loss, caregiver stress, and cultural differences are applied to clinical issues of grief and mourning and caregiver coping and burnout within the family and systemic context.