A course in the Geriatric Mental Health Certificate Program
This course explores the complex issues of grief and loss facing older adults, and the ways professionals working with older adults might respond effectively. Included in this course:
- Common issues of grief and loss facing older adults
- Situations where grief is likely to occur
- Ways to respond with professional discernment to help clients in their grieving process
- End-of-life issues, as well as loss of family, friends, health, independence, mobility and life roles
- Cultural, spiritual, and ethnic perspectives related to grief and loss
Register for # 101334
Thursdays, Jan. 14, Feb. 11, and March 11, 2010; 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Downtown Seattle; $465; 21 contact hours; Instructor: Jeannette Franks, Ph.D.
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