Lead Faculty: Dr. Christina Zampitella
Bereavement permeates all areas of life. The way one understands
oneself and one’s world is completely shattered, requiring multiple
transitions within multiple systems in which one is embedded.
Sometimes these transitions and the way one reconstructs the world
becomes complicated, resulting in grief responses that interfere with
meaning-making and integration of the loss. Therefore, those in a
helping role who understand the integrative nature of loss are in
need. This bereavement certificate aims at educating learners from all
walks of life in the area of death, loss, and bereavement. The
graduate of this program may sit for the Certification in Thanatology
(death studies), which results in an individual’s credential as a
Certified Thanatologist. Those with this specialization can work in
areas such as palliative and hospice care, geriatric facilities, post
death services, spiritual counseling, hospitals, mental health,
consultation, community health, educational settings, and
rehabilitation centers, to name just a few. Others may wish to take
individual courses for continuing education units without having to
complete the entire certificate program.
8 courses; 36 quarter units
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