> Subject: dying and death
> From: Paul Schulman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> I am asking this for someone who will be an adjunct on our staff: she will
> be teaching Dying, Death and Bereavement for the first time and would like
> to know what other people have done to teach this course--projects,
> assignments that worked well, etc. Thanks
I have never taught such a course, but a colleague has and one of their
projects is to go to a funeral home and get a full tour of the facility, write
down costs, and then write up an estimate for their own funeral.
To make it easier on the students, one-half of the class goes to the
home on a class day, and another class day is used for the other half.
The funeral home has been accommodating, but has canceled the tour
on a day where they might suddenly be innundated by a family or two.
So the students have to check that morning -- run by the classroom --
to see if the tour is still on or not (the class didn't meet until 11am but
it's still a pain).
Notwithstanding the obstacles, the assignment has certainly taught students
about the costs of an average funeral, as well as the experience of planning
for one.
The students also have to go to the funeral service of a deceased person,
someone they do not know, and write a report on it. I'm not sure how the
logistics have been arranged -- perhaps the same funeral home is aware of
the assignment and works with the instructor on establishing boundaries
I know of another person who taught this class, and the students had to
write in a journal, developing essays on various issues surrounding death --
loss of a loved one, one's mortality, and so forth
Hope that helps!
Jim Guinee
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University of Central Arkansas Counseling Center
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