Life Choices for End of Life

Catalog description

This course focuses on the experience of dying and death from an interdisiplinary perspective. The concepts of loss and grief will be explored as they relate to perceptions of dying and death. Legal and ethical issues of deaht and death preparation will be discussed. Models of care for those at end-of=life and implications of these models within the current U.S. care system will be discussed. Spirituality and cultre will be explored throughout this course. The course requires that all enrolled students complete the Respecting Choices online and in class program for First Steps Facilitator training and engage in an experiential learning component.