Module Descriptors
UNDERSTANDING BEREAVEMENT AND COMMUNICATION
PPDE70117
Key Facts
Faculty of Health Sciences
Level 7
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Caroline Rowe
Email: C.J.Rowe@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 28
Independent Study Hours: 122
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- ASSIGNMENT weighted at 80%
- PRESENTATION - INDIVIDUAL weighted at 20%
Module Details
Module Additional Assessment Details
Written Assignment: an essay in which the student identifies and critically appraises models of loss and grief. The essay should focus on issues relating to communication and include analysis of the importance of age, sex, culture and bio-psycho-social profile within the wider health care community in which the student practices (learning outcomes: 1 & 3).
Verbal presentation to peers and course tutors: a 20 minute peer presentation by the student on an issue related to communication arising from their critical appraisal of a model of loss and grief. The presentation should be discursive and present methods of addressing the communication issue reflecting on change theory (learning outcomes: 1, 2 & 3).
Formative assessment: students will receive formative assessment via feedback on classroom presentation of case studies which may be used as the basis for Summative assessment. Formative assessment will also take place during the module and be given via individual tutorials and classroom presentation.
Verbal presentation to peers and course tutors: a 20 minute peer presentation by the student on an issue related to communication arising from their critical appraisal of a model of loss and grief. The presentation should be discursive and present methods of addressing the communication issue reflecting on change theory (learning outcomes: 1, 2 & 3).
Formative assessment: students will receive formative assessment via feedback on classroom presentation of case studies which may be used as the basis for Summative assessment. Formative assessment will also take place during the module and be given via individual tutorials and classroom presentation.
Module Indicative Content
Theories of bereavement and loss
Theories of communication
Influences of sex, age and culture on communication
Bereavement care - theories and practice
Death and dying - the individual perspective
Development of services and strategies to deal with bereavement in a modern multicultural health care system
Theories of communication
Influences of sex, age and culture on communication
Bereavement care - theories and practice
Death and dying - the individual perspective
Development of services and strategies to deal with bereavement in a modern multicultural health care system
Module Texts
Death and Bereavement Across Cultures. Author: Colin Murray Parkes, et al. ISBN: 0415131375
Death, Dying and Bereavement. Ed: Dickenson & Johnson. ISBN: 0761968571
On Death and Dying. Author: Elizabeth Kubler-Ross. ISBN: 0684839385
A sessional reading list will be offered to the students, but they will be expected to identify written sources independently. It is anticipated that they will consult a wide variety of written and electronic material, but principally consisting of textbooks together with the many websites which address the theory and practice of bereavement and support of those who have been bereaved.
Death, Dying and Bereavement. Ed: Dickenson & Johnson. ISBN: 0761968571
On Death and Dying. Author: Elizabeth Kubler-Ross. ISBN: 0684839385
A sessional reading list will be offered to the students, but they will be expected to identify written sources independently. It is anticipated that they will consult a wide variety of written and electronic material, but principally consisting of textbooks together with the many websites which address the theory and practice of bereavement and support of those who have been bereaved.
Module Resources
Library
Study skills/ IT support advisors
Tutorial support
Access to a computer and the internet
Utilising e-mail facilities
Blackboard
Study skills/ IT support advisors
Tutorial support
Access to a computer and the internet
Utilising e-mail facilities
Blackboard
Module Learning Strategies
10 hours - Student led seminars/discussions
10 hours - Tutor led seminars (both formal lectures and discussion)
8 hours - Lead lectures
Independent study:
35hours - Seminar preparation
27hours - Library and IT use
60hours - Self directed study
10 hours - Tutor led seminars (both formal lectures and discussion)
8 hours - Lead lectures
Independent study:
35hours - Seminar preparation
27hours - Library and IT use
60hours - Self directed study