GC 400
Death, Dying and Mourning
COURSE INFORMATION
This comprehensive college-level CEU course provides a very comprehensive overview of studies, research, and dynamics related to death and dying. Students study many facets of death and dying, as well as major theories, process models, cultural issues, religious issues and other related content. Progression in the course then focuses on processes of mourning and grieving, including effective strategies for assisting the bereaved. Death, dying and mourning is presented also according to various age groups. This course provides for scientific inquiry into death and dying and care of the bereaved. Upon successful completion of this course, students are awarded 30 contact hours of continuing education credits.
This course is particularly designed for those who would like to apply for Certification as a Grief Counselor with the American Academy of Grief Counseling; have a college degree already that qualifies them for waiver of 80 hours of continuing education; and, need to complete the additional 100 hours of continuing education to meet the requirements for certification. This course can not be used for future CEU's toward recertification.
Instructor/Course Author: Dominick L. Flarey, Ph.D, MBA, RN,BC, GC-C
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TEXTBOOKS: There is one (1) required textbook for this course. Death, Mourning & Caring. Robert Marrone. Wadsworth- Thompson Learning. 2004. ISBN # 0-534-19551-2.
You are required to order your own copy of the textbook. Please be sure to order your book as soon as possible so that you can begin your course of study.
You may order the textbook directly from the publisher:
Thomson Learning - Customer Service
10650 Toebben Drive
Independence , KY 41051
Tel: 800-354-9706
Fax: 800-487-8488
Email: esales@thomsonlearning.com
TIME FRAME: You are allotted two years from the date of enrollment, to complete this course. There are no set time-frames, other than the two year allotted time.
Additional CE Option: this course is approved by CCMS, Inc., which is an approved provider with NBCC (National Board of Certified Counselors). CCMS, Inc., is also a continuing education provider with NAADAC,, CASAC (California), OASAS, the states of Wyoming, Montana, Arkansas, Idaho and many others. CCMS, Inc. offers our students the option of applying for and receiving a CE certificate for this course. Their CE certificate means that your course will show evidence of NBCC approval, as well as the other approvals which CCMS, Inc. provides. The fees for CE certificates with course approvals from CCMS, Inc. are very reasonable. Full information is provided in our online classrooms for enrolled students.
ONLINE COMMUNITY MESSAGE BOARDS: Enrolled students have full access to our online Student Community Message Boards. These message boards allow students in our CE courses to meet each other, communicate online, share information, discuss topics of study and interest and much more. Full access is provided via the online classrooms.
COURSE OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
1). Understand the concept of invisible death and the attitudes and behaviors around it.
2). Gain an historical perspective of current death practices.
3). Discuss demographic, psychological, sociological and economic factors which contribute to how death is dealt with and processed.
4). Discuss statistics and trend patterns in death occurrence.
5). Understand the application of the dying trajectories concept.
6). Discuss how age, stress and culture influence death.
7). Discuss theories of death and dying, stages and cycles.
8). Explore near death experiences and interpretations of them.
9). Understand the final step in the living/dying process.
10). Discuss grief, loss and mourning and reactions that people experience.
11.) Identify and discuss emotions experienced in coping with loss.
12.) Use developmental frameworks to assess children's and adolescent's ability to perceive death
13.) Understand the needs of terminally ill children.
14.) Assist children who are terminally ill or grieving the death of others.
15). View death from the perspective of the adolescent developmental framework.
16). Discuss suicide and attempted suicide among the youth.
17). Understand the meaning of death of the adult's parent.
18). Understand the experience of loss of a child to parent and family.
19). View impending death of the aged from developmental frameworks.
20). Define the impact of death of spouse, children or pets to elderly persons.
21). Define social effects of aging.
22). Discuss practical procedures and tasks concerning death.
23). Discuss ethical and medical-legal concepts regarding the right to die.
24). Discuss historical views of how people people bury the dead.
25). Understand religious and secular practices regarding burial of the dead.
COURSE CONTENT:
A brief abstract of content:
1). Attitudes toward death and dying.
2). Dying and the near death experience.
3). The work of mourning.
4). Death, dying and the child.
5). Death, suicide and youth.
6). Death, adulthood and parenting.
7). Aging, mourning and the search for meaning.
8). Caring for the dying.
9). Preparing for death.
10). Honoring the dead.
11). Comforting the living.