Module 4: End of Life Care

Unit 1: Grief and Loss

Learning Objectives

In this section, the student will:

Discuss potential losses across the lifespan
Discuss factors that influence normal and complicated reactions to grief
Describe the impact of end of life issues on the client, caregivers and family members
Describe the ethnic, gender, and cultural factors that affect response to loss

Resources

Grief and Loss; from the University of Texas Counseling and Mental Health Center
- Link https://cmhc.utexas.edu/griefloss.html

Complicated Grief; from the Mayo Clinic
- Link http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/complicated-grief/basics/definition/con-20032765

Coping with Grief and Loss Understanding the Grieving Process; from Helpguide.org
- Link http://www.helpguide.org/articles/grief-loss/coping-with-grief-and-loss.htm

End of Life Issues; from Medline Plus
- Link https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/endoflifeissues.html

Tools and Resources; from the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
- Link http://www.nhpco.org/tools-and-resources

Honoring Cultural Diversity at the End of Life; from Social Work Today, Vol. 7 No. 6 P. 36
- Link http://www.socialworktoday.com/archive/novdec2007p36.shtml

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