? Credit Points : 20  ? SCQF Level : 11  ? Acronym : HEA-P-PalCLC&B

To appraise individual and family responses to loss and critically appraise strategies for assessing and supporting the bereaved.

? Pre-requisites : M.Sc Option. Passes in Research and Evaluation in Health Care; Issues and Trends in Nursing and Health Care. Run by University of Glasgow.

? Costs : Glasgow University matriculation fee and travel costs.

Home subject area

Nursing Studies, (School of Health in Social Science, Schedule D)

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : To be arranged/Unknown

? Contact Teaching Time : 20 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

? Additional Class Information : run by University of Glasgow

Critically evaluate approaches to the provision of care and support for the bereaved.
Evaluate the contribution of key theories in relation to loss.
Appraise the characteristics of complicated grief and discuss their application to those at risk of poor bereavement outcome.
Appraise the implications of death and bereavement at various stages of the life cycle.

Assessed by University of Glasgow

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Mrs Lorna Sheal
Tel : (0131 6)50 3890
Email : L.Sheal@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Prof Rosemary Mander
Tel : (0131 6)50 3896
Email : R.Mander@ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.health.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/