Thanatology Certificate Programs

Completion of an official established education program to prepare qualified individuals and professionals for the practice of pastoral thanatology.

Thanatology certificate programs. The art of dying thanatology certificate program is suitable for those working in hospice nursing homes and other health care settings and is also appropriate for students as well as counselors social workers teachers clergy psychologists and others who want to broaden their work in the burgeoning field of death and dying. Programs that are pre approved have permission to use the following language in their marketing and program materials. Students in the thanatology certificate program will complete their coursework entirely online supported by expert faculty highly accomplished in their field. Certified pastoral thanatologist requires attainment andor verification of one of the following certification criteria.

Personalized instruction helps students form connections and professional networks through hospitals hospices nonprofit organizations and other employers. The sally oros graduate counseling thanatology scholarship established in 2019 hood college shall award a 690 scholarship each semester fall and spring to cover one course credit for a female graduate student enrolled in either the counseling clinical or school graduate program or pursuing a graduate certificate in thanatology. Bfs310 thanatology and bfs311 applied thanatologythis professional certification is designed to expose the student to the professional practice of thanatology promote awareness and understanding of death and how it affects individuals whether the death is a. The programs listed below can be used towards certification contact hour requirements.

The funeral service certificate in thanatology fsct for end of life professionals is comprised of two courses. The goal of this 12 credit four course certificate program is to help students develop the advanced and practical skills needed to provide compassionate care to those dealing with dying death and grief all fundamental and significant aspects of the human. Students are introduced to thanatology as the study of death and dying through film poetry and live music. We will explore our motivations for crossing the threshold to participate with the art of dying institute.

Courses for the certificate taken concurrently with a thanatology module may count for both. Thank you marian u. To me it was a blessing to have the opportunity to study what i love wherever i was. When i began marian universitys online masters degree program in thanatology i was residing deep in the mountains of matagalpa nicaragua.

Students will become familiar with the integrative thanatology program syllabus and requirements for certification. Students currently enrolled in an undergraduate program may pursue the certificate concurrently with a bachelor of arts degree. The association for death education and counseling has deemed this program as counting toward the continuing education requirements for the adec ct and ft program.