Course Description: From pandemic to climate crisis to war to racialized violence, there is a growing list of compounded losses in need of grieving well.  This course will introduce current grief theory and practices to support grieving well, taking account of generational and cultural diversities.  Throughout the course, participants will learn to differentiate stage theory of grief from the mosaic theory of grief, identify unique aspects of complicated and ambiguous grief and identify intergenerational and intercultural practices of grieving well. Participants will have an opportunity to explore the intersections between their lives and the course themes as they complete guided weekly reflections and create their own practices for supporting grief.
 
Location: Online

With: Mindy McGarrah Sharp, PhD., Associate Professor of Practical Theology and Pastoral Care and Director, Master of Arts in Practical Theology.
 
Schedule:
Week 1: Bringing a Long List of Losses to Voice
Week 2: From Stage Theory to Mosaic Theory: Complicated Grief and Embodied Identities
Week 3:Helping Children and Young Adults Grieve: Grief and Intergenerational Rituals
Week 4: Meaning-Making
 

 

 

 

 

This course includes synchronous sessions via Zoom on the following Tuesdays, from 12:00 noon – 1:00 PM (ET): April 18, 25, May 2 and 9. The remainder of the work is asynchronous; participants will not be required to log on at specific times other than those Tuesdays.

Program Fee: $175 early registration prior to March 1; full program fee of $190 after that date. Discounts for 2022 CTS grads, faculty, staff, and students.

Contact: lifelonglearning@ctsnet.edu
 

Earning CEUs for this course: If you desire to earn a certificate confirming earned CEUs in this course, please contact the Center for Lifelong Learning.

In order to qualify for CEUs in this course you must fulfill the following requirements:

  1. Confirm that you have read the assigned text.
  2. Participated in the full course and all discussions.
  3. Completed any assignments, papers, and projects.
  4. Completed the course evaluation.
  5. Made a formal request for a CEU certificate.