ENCOUNTERING DEATH AND DYING

Continuing Education Course

Breyer State University
Instructor: JUAN KENIGSTEIN, Ph.D., M. ED., BSIE, GC-C

SYLLABUS

TIME FRAME: This is a four-semester hour course. This course is allotted for eight months. You must complete all of the requirements for the course successfully by the end of the eight month time period. The first day of week one will begin the day that you register for the course, or the day which you notify me that your text book(s) have arrived and you are ready to begin your studies. Please be cognizant of the time frame. It is rare that extensions of time are permitted, unless the student has good justification. Upon successful completion of this course, you will be awarded four semester hours of credit, 60 contact hour course.

TEXTBOOK: The following textbook is required for the course.

Book 1: Grief Counseling & Grief Therapy, 3rd edition. J. William Worden, Springer Publishing Company, 2002. ISBN # 0-8261-4162-5.

The Cycle of Adjustment, 1st edition, Juan Kenigstein, 2003

You can purchase your textbook at a local bookstore or on one of these websites.

Amazon.com
www.amazon.com

Barnes & Noble
www.bn.com

Borders Books
www.borders.com

Compassion Books
www.compassionbooks.com

GRADING: The following grading scale is used in this course.

90%-100%    - A
80%-89%      - B
70%-79%      - C
Below 69%    - Fail

METHODS: Readings from textbook, professional books and journals, assignments and Self-awareness/exploration activities

EVALUATION AND GRADING: This is a performance-based course. Grades will be determined by your performance in the assignments, and activities.

YOUR CEU CERTIFICATE: Upon successful completion of the course, I will forward your grade and notice of completion to the Administration of Breyer State University. Within two weeks, you will receive your official Certificate of Accomplishment, detailing the course, number of contact hours, your course grade, and the number of earned semester hour credit..

COURSE OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

1). Understand the complex phenomenon of bereavement in order to help those who mourn resolve their grieving in a healthy manner.
2). Understand that grief often surfaces as the underlying cause of various physical and mental aberrations.
3). Understand unresolved grief.
4). Understand the Attachment Theory.
5). Understand Normal Grief.
6). Understand the manifestations of Normal Grief
7). Understand Grief and Depression
8). Be knowledgeable of Worden's tasks of Mourning
9). Be knowledgeable about when to do grief counseling
10). Understand effectiveness of Grief Counseling
11). Understand complicated mourning
12). Understand special types of losses
13). Understand different intervention approaches used in counseling
14). Understand the counselor's own grief, stress and burnout
15). Know the factors that contribute to the intensity of grief reactions
16). Understand the family versus individual needs during grief
17). Understand family dynamics.
18). Exercises and vignettes that will help you be an effective grief counselor
19). Understand The Cycle of Adjustment

COURSE OUTLINE:

1). Introduction.
2). Attachment, Loss and the Experience of Grief.
3). Understanding the Mourning Process.
4). Grief Counseling: Facilitating Uncomplicated Grief.
5). Abnormal Grief Reactions: Complicated Mourning.
6). Grief Therapy: Resolving Complicated Mourning.
7). Grieving Special Types of Losses.
8). Grief and Family Systems.
9). The Counselor's Own Grief.
10). Training for Grief Counseling.
11). Individual and Group Counseling.
12). The Cycle of Adjustment.

GOALS: The goal of grief counseling is to help the survivor complete any unfinished business with the deceased and to be able to say good-bye to what once was. (Worden, 2002) There are specific goals which correspond to Worden's four tasks of mourning:

1). To increase the reality of the loss
2). To help the counselee deal with both expressed and latent affect
3). To help the counselee overcome various impediments to readjustment after the loss
4). To help the counselee find a way to remember the deceased while feeling comfortable reinvesting in life.

THE CYCLE OF ADJUSTMENT: The Cycle of Adjustment provides support and education for grieving persons, therefore, preventing long term problem from developing. The Cycle of Adjustment helps the individual learn about the grief process and helps them go through the healing by practicing and being aware with each painful aspect of life.

DISCOVERY AND INTENTION STATEMENT: Discovery statements are a declaration of what you want, a description of your attitudes, statement of your feelings, transcripts of your thoughts, and chronicles of your behavior. Intention statements can be used to alter your life, statements of your commitment to do a specific task, or to take a certain action. An intention arises out of your choice to direct your energy toward a particular goal.

INSTRUCTIONAL MODIFICATIONS: Students with disabilities, who need reasonable modifications to complete assignments successfully and otherwise satisfy course criteria, are encouraged to talk with the instructor early in the semester to identify and plan specific accommodations. Students may be asked to provide documentation on their disability, which will assist in planning modifications. Breyer State University offers Disability Services through the Counseling Center. To request services, contact the Counseling Center or talk to your instructor.

COPYRIGHT STATEMENT: Unauthorized photocopying of copyrighted works, including musical works, may be unlawful and may infringe the copyright of the copyright owner. Students in possession of unauthorized duplications of copyrighted material are subject to appropriate disciplinary action as well as those civil remedies and criminal penalties provided by federal law.

SYLLABUS DISCLAIMER: While the provisions of this syllabus are as accurate and complete as possible, the instructor reserves the right to change any provision herein, not covered by BSU or BSU Regent Rules, with notice if circumstances so warrant. Every effort will be made to keep students advised of such changes and information about such changes will be available at all times from the instructor. It is the responsibility of each student to know what changes, if any, have been made to the provisions of this syllabus and to successfully complete the requirements of this course. Questions regarding information on the syllabus and course requirements need to be addressed by students when the syllabus is received.

Contact Instructor: You may contact the instructor at Kenigstein@aol.com

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