PUBLIC HEALTH APPROACHES TO DEATH, DYING AND GRIEF
PHE5DDG
Not currently offered
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject, students will be given the opportunity to explore the social, cultural and historical factors which are the context of contemporary beliefs and practices in end-of-life care. Particular attention will be paid to the experiences of dying and grieving people and their caregivers, and the response of Australian health services. The aim is for participants to develop, through a fresh understanding of the social and cultural resources available to them, a public health approach to end-of-life care, and to apply this approach in their own professional contexts.
School: Psychology and Public Health (Pre 2022)
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Colleen Nordstrom
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters
Available as Elective: No
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Capstone subject: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: N/A
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Incompatible subjects: N/A
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Special conditions: Offered subject to sufficient enrolment numbers.
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Learning resources
Compassionate Cities: Public Health and End-of-Life Care.
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Kellehear, A.
Year: 2005
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Publisher: ROUTLEDGE, LONDON
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Death and Dying: A Sociological Introduction.
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Howarth, G.
Year: 2007
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Publisher: POLITY, CAMBRIDGE
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The Last Dance: Encountering Death and Dying
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: deSpelder & Strickland
Year: 2015
Edition/Volume: 10th ed
Publisher: New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education
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Career Ready
Career-focused: No
Work-based learning: No
Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A
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