Thanatology, Diversity, Equity, and Social Justice in Thanatology Post-Master’s Certificate

This post-master’s certificate is geared for anyone in healthcare, grief support, organ/tissue procurement, funeral service, counseling, clergy/chaplains, volunteers (within, for example, hospice, hospital, funeral home, faith community, senior center, or family grief center) who wants to build on skill set in diversity, equity, social justice, and spirituality.

Learning Objectives:

• Discern, reflect upon, and evaluate student’s own relationship with death and grief, both as an individual and a member of society
• Identify, describe, and analyze how the experience of grief can be influenced by socio-economic context, class, race, age, gender and other cultural variables
• Analyze the ways “critically reflective” approaches to delivery of care (such as “critical social work”) can enhance social justice at end of life and for the grieving.
• Examine and analyze the theoretical and evidence base for the importance of spirituality in healthcare