PT 480
Pastoral Response to Multiple Social/Cultural Variables in Grief and Thanatology
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course information
With the world becoming smaller, pastoral and medical caregivers must have the additional training and resources to handle the demands of a multicultural pool of patients. Caregivers need to be sensitive to the spiritual, cultural and religious needs of an individual and also be well trained in dealing with end of life ethical decision making with the patient and family. This course helps to introduce these new concepts to the caregiver and give them an in depth guide to potential issues that can arise in their care giving. This course not only deals with dying concerns but also adds a variety of grief situations as well. This bonus makes this course a very complete guide for caregivers who wish to help grieving people. Upon completion of this course, students are awarded 40 contact hours of continuing education credits. Course Code: PT480
This course is particularly designed for those who would like to apply for Certification as a Pastoral Care Thanatologist with the American Academy of Grief Counseling.
Instructor/Course Author: Mark Moran, M.A.
Email: Mdmoran7@yahoo.com
Resume: access here
TIME FRAME: You are allotted two years from the date of enrollment, to complete this course, as well as all of the courses in the pastoral thanatology program. There are no set time-frames, other than the two year allotted time. If you do not complete the course within the two-year time-frame, you will be removed from the course and an "incomplete" will be recorded for you in our records. Also, if you would like to complete the course after this two-year expiration time, you would need to register and pay the course tuition fee again.
TEXTBOOKS: There is one (1) required textbook for this course.
Helping Grieving People-When Tears Are Not Enough: A Handbook for Care Providers, 2nd edition by J. Shep Jeffreys. Published by Taylor and Francis Group, LLC, 2011. ISBN: 978-0-415-87701-5
Link to Purchase on Amazon.com: click here
GRADING: You must achieve a passing score of at least 70% to complete this course and receive the 40 hours of awarded continuing education credit. There are no letter grades assigned. You will receive notice of your total % score. Those who score below the minimum of 70% will be contacted by the American Academy of Grief Counseling and options for completing additional course work to achieve a passing score, will be presented.
BOARD APPROVALS: The American Institute of Health Care Professionals (The Provider) is approved by the California Board of Registered Nurses, Provider number # CEP 15595 for 40 Contact Hours. Access information
This course, which is approved by the Florida State Board Of Nursing (CE Provider # 50-11975) also has the following Board of Nursing Approvals, for 40 contact hours of CE:
The American Institute of Health Care Professionals Inc: is a Rule Approved Provider of Continuing Education by the Arkansas Board of Nursing. CE Provider # 50-11975.
The American Institute of Health Care Professionals Inc: is a Rule Approved Provider of Continuing Education by the Georgia Board of Nursing. CE Provider # 50-11975.
The American Institute of Health Care Professionals Inc: is a Rule Approved Provider of Continuing Education by the South Carolina Board of Nursing. CE Provider # 50-11975.
The American Institute of Health Care Professionals Inc: is a Rule Approved Provider of Continuing Education by the West Virginia Board of Examiners for Professional Registered Nurses. CE Provider # 50-11975.
The American Institute of Health Care Professionals Inc: is a Rule Approved Provider of Continuing Education by the New Mexico Board of Nursing. CE Provider # 50-11975.
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Online Classroom Resouces and Tools
* Examination Access: there is link to take you right to the online examination program where you can print out your examination and work with it. All examinations are formatted as "open book" tests. When you are ready, you can access the exam program at anytime and click in your responses to the questions. Full information is provided in the online classrooms.
* Student Resource Center: there is a link for access to a web page "Student Resource Center." The Resource Center provides for easy access to all of our policies/procedures and additional information regarding applying for certification. We also have many links to many outside reference sites, such as online libraries that you may freely access.
* Online Evaluation: there is a link in the classroom where you may access the course evaluation. All students completing a course, must, without exception, complete the course evaluation.
* Faculty Access Information: you will have access to your instructor's online resume/biography, as well as your instructor's specific contact information.
* Additional Learning Materials: some faculty have prepared additional "readings" and /or brief lecture notes to enhance your experience. All of these are available in the online classrooms.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this course, you will be able:
To treat patients according to their particular cultural, religious and spiritual needs
To diversify caregiving to individual patient’s needs
To better help grieving families and direct them during the dying process of a loved one
To reinforce ideas on grief and how grief affects individuals
To utilize pastoral care giving strategies that treat the whole person and not just the physical body
To understand the nature of being an Exquisite Witness to the dying
To identify signs of complicated grief
To help the dying die with peace
To realize the significance and importance of an advanced medical directive
To be know the importance of being a champion for the autonomy of the patient
COURSE CONTENT
A brief abstract of content:
Exquisite Witness Grief Care Provider
The Social-Cultural Influence on Grief Experience
The Human Grief Response: Origin and Function
Loss and Death in the Family
The Grief of Children and Adolescents
The Grief of Parents: An Upside-Down World
Older Adult Grief
Chronic Illness/Disability, Terminality, and Dying
Helping Grieving People: A Continuum of Care for healing
Complications of the Human Grief Process
Case Studies