Graduate Courses
SOWK 735: Loss, Grief, and Dying
Description
Losses, followed by grief reactions are present in nearly every clinical situation that Social Workers encounter. This course will help students acquire skills in helping clients (and themselves) transition through grief in response to non-death and death experiences. The course builds on knowledge of direct practice, human behavior theory, life span development, and cultural diversity.
Various theories of grief describe and predict the dynamic processes from initial responses to loss toward reorganization of emotions, thoughts, and behavior. Course content will include a critical analysis of the various theories of grief and address the impact of discrimination and oppression on the grieving process. Specific attention will be given to issues of collective grief and shared trauma in response to losses endured from natural disasters, the Pandemic, and war.
