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Dec 26, 2024
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SW 461 - Social Services in Death, Dying and Bereavement (3 units) CO10
Examines attitudes toward death and associated grief processes.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 102 ; Junior or Senior standing.
Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Spring - Odd Years
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. 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. 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. 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. demonstrate knowledge of the theoretical approaches and conceptual stances used in the study of death.
5. discuss how perceptions of death and expressions of grief are shaped by life experiences, as well as religious, societal, historical, and cultural factors.
6. 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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