This course emphasizes the psychological and sociological dynamics of death, dying, and bereavement and the funeral director's role in counseling families through the process. A clear understanding of the grief process and its variations among individuals as influenced by psychological factors is addressed. Ethical and moral decisions involving end of life and the funeral arrangement process are discussed. The course also addresses the funeral director as a facilitating agent for effective mourning through personal interaction and the design and implementation of the funeral.
Prerequisites: ENC 1101, FSE 1000