FDM130 — Funeral Service Sociology and Psychology
4 credits This course is a survey of the basic principles of sociology relate to Funeral Service. The items stressed are: family structures, social structures, and other factors as it relates to funeral practices and to understand how the basic principles of psychology and counseling related to Funeral Service. Items stressed are: grief, bereavement, mourning, aftercare and crisis intervention as it relates to a funeral director. Identify the family governing systems found in contemporary society and explain the implications for funeral service Classify and describe changing social factors which affect funeral rites and families that are served by funeral practitioners Identify the role of the deceased in the family structure and the effect of that death on the funeral rite Identify how technology affects funeral service sociology Recognize the application of general psychology to funeral service Describe the values and purposes of the funeral rite for the family and friends Recognize all types of grief reactions and responses Describe the theories of grief Describe issues relating to children and death Explain how grief affects families Differentiate between the types and styles of counseling therapy Recognize the major goals of counseling as well as the functions of the counselor Utilize basic counseling skills and techniques Recognize pre-need, at-need, and post-funeral counseling opportunities Recognize and understand how loss and stress affect the funeral practitioner De