Death, Dying And Mourning

Grieving Children:A Clinical And Pastoral Guide In Helping Them Heal is organized by The American Institute of Health Care Professionals (AIHCP), Inc..

Online December 2021 – December 2023

Course Information:
This comprehensive CE 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. You must have met at least one of the defined requisites to enter this program, in order to enroll into this course.

Course Objectives: 
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
• Discuss the concept of invisible death and the attitudes and behaviors around it.
• Explain an historical perspective of current death practices.
• Discuss demographic, psychological, sociological and economic factors which contribute to how death is dealt with and processed.
• Discuss statistics and trend patterns in death occurrence.
• Explain the application of the dying trajectories concept.
• Discuss how age, stress and culture influence death.
• Discuss theories of death and dying, stages and cycles.
• Describe near death experiences and interpretations of them.
• Describe the final step in the living/dying process.
• Discuss grief, loss and mourning and reactions that people experience.
• Identify and discuss emotions experienced in coping with loss.
• Use developmental frameworks to assess children's and adolescent's ability to perceive death
• Identify the needs of terminally ill children.
• Assess the needs of children who are terminally ill or grieving the death of others.
• Discuss issues of death and dying related to natural disasters, murder, accidents.
• Discuss suicide and attempted suicide among the youth.
• Discuss the meaning of death of the adult's parent.
• Desscribe the experience of loss of a child to parent and family.
• Analyze impending death of the aged from developmental frameworks.
• Explain the impact of death of spouse, children or pets to elderly persons.
• Identify the social effects of aging.
• Discuss practical procedures and tasks concerning death.
• Discuss ethical and medical-legal concepts regarding the right to die.
• Discuss historical views of how people people bury the dead.
• Describe religious and secular practices regarding burial of the dead.