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Feb 18, 2025
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SW 461 - Social Services in Death, Dying and Bereavement (3 units)
Examines attitudes toward death and associated grief processes. (General Capstone and Diversity course.)
Prerequisite(s): CH 201 or CH 202 or CH 203 ; ENG 102 ; junior or senior standing.
Units of Lecture: 3
General Capstone Course, Diversity Course
Offered Every Spring - Odd Years
Student Learning Outcomes (if available):
Upon completion of this course:
1. Students will be able to articulate the values, beliefs, and attitudes they hold about dying, death, and bereavement and discuss how these viewpoints may influence their interactions with human service clients.
2. Students will be able to describe how the stages of grief experienced by a person who is dying resemble and differ from those experienced by the person’s family, friends, and significant others.
3. Students will be able to discuss the various legal and ethical issues that have emerged around “end-of-life” care, such as: living wills, advanced directives, extraordinary measures, physician-assisted suicide, and the Bill of Rights for the Dying Patient.
4. Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of the theoretical approaches and conceptual stances used in the study of death.
5. Students will be able to discuss how perceptions of death and expressions of grief are shaped by life experiences, as well as religious, societal, historical, and cultural factors.
6. Students will be able to demonstrate a working knowledge of various individual, family, group, and community intervention approaches that can be used by professionals who work with people who are dying and their families, friends, and significant others.
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