Clinical Issues of Aging, Death, and Dying

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Issues of aging, death, and dying from a multidisciplinary perspective. This complex field encompasses various human experiences, emotions, expectations, and realities. This course provides a historical, cultural, biological, sociological, psychological, and spiritual perspective on aging, death, and dying in our society and worldwide. Information and skills needed to address ethical and legal concerns related to palliative and end-of-life care are presented. Palliative care focuses on symptom control and amelioration of suffering, which are often underemphasized in conventional healthcare training. Theories of grieving and the grief reaction, as well as the empirically-based therapeutic interventions available to support and care for the bereaved, are covered in this course.