Death & Dying on-line (
Instructor:
ADEC-Related Information
This
course covers the body of knowledge required for the CT exam including background
on historical, contemporary and cross-cultural perspectives on death and
dying. The course also focuses on the
dying process, loss and grief, life-span issues, inflicted death,
interventions, ethics and legal issues concerning death & dying.
Three college credits - 45 hours
towards the certificate. ADEC's
Certified in Thanatology (CT) requires 60 contact hours of thanatology-related
education. (ADEC is the Association
for Death Education and Counseling)
This educational offering is recognized by the Association for Death Education and Counseling to meet the thanatology-related contact hour requirement to be Certified in Thanatology: Death, Dying, and Bereavement. This course was created and functions with the continued support of Lynne Ann DeSpelder.
Texts:
DeSpelder & Strickland. The Last Dance,
8th Edition
Mitch Albom. Tuesdays With Morrie.
Offered:
Fall 2009 8/25 – 10-16* Registration starts April 14.
Spring 2009 1/12 – 5/12 Registration starts November 17.
*If you are taking the exam in November, you can take the Fall class. The candidate will submit the application by
October 2 to ADEC and include this course with a note it is to be completed by
10/16. ADEC will give a tentative approval to sit for the exam
pending official notification of satisfactory completion (a D or
better). (If any questions about this ask Emily Boryszewski (ADEC
secretary) eboryszewski@adec.org
Course syllabus examples:
Email: pashwood@hawkeyecollege.edu
Webpage: www.hawkeyecollege.com/faculty/pashwood/start.htm
Phone: (319) 296-4430
Hawkeye Community College
(Waterloo, Iowa)
Unfortunately Hawkeye does not allow
on-line registration for new students taking less than 9 credits. This will be your first challenge for this
class. The best way to
Registration: 1 800 670-4769 (
Or email: register@hawkeyecollege.edu
If
registration says that the course is full, tell
them to transfer you to Matt Sprengeler after they load your
information. Tell Matt you are taking this class to prepare for ADEC exam. I
hold spots for ADEC members. Matt’s extension is 4007. Direct number is 319
296-4007 Email is msprengeler@hawkeyecollege.edu
OR after registration loads your information you can
contact me pashwood@hawkeyecollege.edu
and I will have Matt get you in.
If you need
a transcript after taking this course go to this
website: http://www.hawkeyecollege.edu/contactus/index.aspx
. Or call this new direct-dial telephone number for transcript requests and
enrollment verifications, 319-296-4045
For general information concerning
on-line courses:
Website: http://www.hawkeyecollege.edu/distancelearning/online.asp
Tuition: $407 is the rate for 2008-09 school year including all fees. Online students are charged in-state tuition rates for online classes.