Dimensions of Loss and Death Education

The most comprehensive curriculum in death education in America today is now in its third edition. DIMENSIONS OF LOSS & DEATH EDUCATION CURRICULUM & RESOURCE GUIDE, a 474-page loose-leaf bound resource & accompanying teaching aids now include research & investigations on HIV/AIDS, CHRONIC & LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS & CELEBRATION OF LIFE; a greatly expanded unit on SOCIAL ISSUES balances the edition. Each of the 21 units has its own bibliography & is indexed. This curriculum includes over 3,700 references, print & non-print. The book begins with an extensive TEACHER PREPARATION section. Units are: APPRAISAL OF INITIAL & PERSONAL FEELINGS ABOUT DYING & DEATH; LANGUAGE, DEFINITIONS & THEORIES OF DYING & DEATH; LOSS EXPERIENCES FOLLOWED BY GRIEVING; CULTURAL & HISTORICAL WAYS; RELIGIOUS, SPIRITUAL & PHILOSOPHICAL VIEWS; CHRONIC & LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESSES; HIV/AIDS; PROCESSES OF DYING & DEATH; GRIEF; RESPONSES TO GRIEF OF ANOTHER; FUNERALS & THE FUNERAL PROCESS; DENIAL & AVOIDANCE; SUICIDE; SOCIAL ISSUES; THE "SOCIALLY INVISIBLE;" ECONOMIC & LEGAL FACTORS; LIVING PREVENTIVELY; SUMMARY; & CELEBRATION OF LIFE. Also included are an extensive bibliography & an appendix including Patient Self-Determination Act, Donor Document, etc. The curriculum is designed for professional education, adult & secondary education. Accompanying items are STUDENT ACTIVITY WORKBOOK (ISBN 0-931152-13-5), $9.95 (Quantity discounts available) & ANSWER KEY, (ISBN 0-931152-14-3), $8.95. Contact: Abundant Resources, Inc., Suite 240, 15655 40th Ave. No., Minneapolis, MN 55446; Phone: 612-557-0272; FAX: 612-557-6334.Zalaznik, Patricia H. is the author of 'Dimensions of Loss and Death Education', published 1992 under ISBN 9780931152122 and ISBN 0931152127.