Thanatology is the study of death and loss. This course will examine death, grief, and loss and the social worker's role in working with individuals and families.
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Course Type: Video, Audio
CE/CEU Offered: AK/1.25; AL/1.25; AR/1.25; ASWB ACE/1.25 Clinical; AZ/1.25; CA (CAADE)/1.0; CA (CADTP)/1.0; CA (CCAPP-EI)/1.0; CA/1.25; CE Broker/1.25 General (FL), Continuing Education (OH), Continuing Education By A Social Worker (SC), Category I Social Work (WV), CE Broker #20-983768; CO/1.25; CT (CCB)/1.0; CT/1.25; DC/1.25; DE/1.25; FL/1.25; GA (ADACBGA)/1.0; GA/1.25; HI/1.25; IA/1.25; IACET/0.1; ID/1.25; IL/1.25; IN/1.25; KS/1.25; KY/1.25; LA/1.25; MA/1.25; MD/1.25; ME/1.25; MI/1.25; MN/1.25; MO (MCB)/1.0; MO/1.25; MS/1.25; MT/1.25; NC/1.25; ND/1.25; NE/1.25; NH/1.25; NJ (ASWB ACE)/1.25; NJ/1.25; NM/1.25; NV/1.25; NY-Contact Hours/1.0 Self-Study; OH/1.25; OK (LPC/LMFT)/1.0; OK (OBLADC)/1.0; OK/1.25; OR/1.25; PA/1.25; RI/1.25; SC/1.25; SD/1.25; TN/1.25; TX/1.25; UT/1.25; VA/1.25; VT/1.25; WA/1.25; WI/1.25; WV/1.25; WY/1.25
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Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to define thanatology.
- After this course, participants will be able to identify how grief and loss impact individuals, families, and the greater community.
- After this course, participants will be able to identify how best to support individuals and families who are experiencing loss and bereavement.
Course created on January 9, 2023
Agenda
| 0-5 Minutes | Introduction |
| 5-15 Minutes | Defining Thanatology |
| 15-30 Minutes | Concepts of Thanatology and Exploring the Impact of Grief and Loss |
| 30-55 Minutes | Supporting Individuals and Families |
| 55-61 Minutes | Summary, Q & A |
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Jennifer Carlson
MSW, PhD CEM, LCSW
Dr. Jennifer Carlson, Ph.D., CEM®, LCSW, is a New England emergency management expert, facilitator, speaker, trainer, university faculty member, writing professional, and author of Write Your Story: A Self-Start, Write Your Own Biography and Exploring the Professionalization of Emergency [Disaster] Management. For over 20 years, she has dedicated her life in service to the emergency management field, deploying on disasters from Hurricane Katrina to the Boston Marathon bombings through the American Red Cross and the State of Massachusetts. She currently works as a professor with Anna Maria College and has worked as faculty and teaching staff for emergency management courses, workshops, and Homeland Security content at MIT for FEMA, the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Eastern Kentucky University, and at other locations across the country while deployed. Jennifer serves as the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) Co-Chair for the Higher Education Academician Caucus and on the Scholarship Commission Nominations Task Force with IAEM. Jennifer also serves with the Department of Defense as the Affairs Director for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve in Massachusetts and reviews journal articles for the Journal of Emergency Management.
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