10-544-107 Death & Dying

Explore societal, cultural, and personal views of death, dying, and bereavement. Examine losses experienced during the course of aging beyond the physical and emotional process of death and dying. Determine strategies for healthy transitions in coping with loss.
Date:
11/17/16
Primary Material Type:
Collection
Institution:
Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College
Funding Source:
TAACCCT Round 4
Subjects:
Death, Dying, thanatology, mortality, death education, societal attitudes, culture, euphemisms, coping mechanisms, communication, religion, spirituality, near-death experiences, cross-cultural views of dying, beliefs, rituals, customs, Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, Five stages of dying, social disengagement, Self-meaning, life review, coping patterns, life-limiting illness, palliative care, pain and symptom management, hospice, physical changes, mental changes, pain, grief, loss, physical pain, spiritual pain, emotioanl pain, psychological pain, comfort-focused care, cure-focused treatment, End-of-Life care, hospice philosophy, bereavement, technology, medical model of care, person-directed model of care, sensitivity, suicide, traumatic death, stigma, mourning, funeral, funeral directors, cost of dying, burial, cremation, advanced planning, durable power of attorney, financial planning, complicated grief, disenfranchised grief, anticipatory grief, tasks of mourning, unexpeected death

Industry / Occupation

Industry Sector:
Health Care and Social Assistance (62)
Occupation:
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations (29-0000)

Education / Instructional Information

Credit Type:
  • Credit
Credential Type:
  • Other
Educational Level of Materials:
  • 1st year Community College or equivalent
Language:
en_US
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Quality of Online/Hybrid Course Design assured by:
  • Custom Quality Rubric

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