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Published on: August 5, 2020
Death and dying course offerings in psychology: a survey of nine Midwestern states
1School of Social Sciences, Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, Indiana and Department of Psychology, Humboldt State University, 1 Harpst Street, Arcata, CA 95521, USA. beth.eckerd@humboldt.edu
Abstract:
The certainty of facing death and bereavement and the complex personal and societal issues involved argue for the importance of death education. The current study addresses a gap in knowledge by beginning to assess the extent of dying, death, and bereavement (DD&B) course offerings by U.S. psychology departments. This article reports on data collected from an initial survey of psychology departments in nine Midwestern states. Approximately 20% of respondents have offered a DD&B course in the last 5 years. Reasons for lack of DD&B courses include faculty and curriculum issues, as well as DD&B topics being covered elsewhere. These issues are discussed, and data are compared with DD&B course coverage in health-related fields.
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