Bereavement: Psychological, Cultural and Institutional Perspectives

Catalog description

This course is designed to explore the stages and issues related to dying and grieving. Cultural diversities in the grieving process will be identified. Myths and ideas that inhibit, isolate and interfere with the bereavement experience will be examined. Political, medical, legal and ethical issues will be analyzed. Students' values, attitudes and fears will be explored in order to inform their interventions. Social, cultural and personal issues that govern a person's reaction to death and dying will be highlighted. In addition, students will learn to design organizational structures for interdisciplinary assessments and service delivery in settings serving the dying and bereaved.