MSC 634 - Death, Dying, and Loss

Institution:

Lincoln University of Pennsylvania

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Description:

This course will provide students with an interdisciplinary understanding of death and dying, focusing primarily on psychosocial, mental health, behavioral, and ethical issues. As a natural and developmental process of life, counselors should be familiar with relevant theories and implications about dying, grief, and loss. Some specific topics to be covered include epidemiology, prevention, attitudes towards death, living with a life threatening illness, end-of-life care, hospice, historical and cultural perspectives, ethical issues, legal issues, pain management, the relationship between stress and health, healthcare and mental health interventions, final planning, grief and mourning, funeral rituals, and suicide.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.lincoln.edu

Phone Number:

(484) 365-8000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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