Course Code: REL-PAC-0-SCATL
Hours: 1
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2027
Learning Objectives:
Identify a child's and adolescent’s understanding of death and grief responses based on their developmental level.
Determine ways to prepare children and adolescents for the death of a loved one.
Recall at least three creative interventions to support grieving children and adolescents, including support needed during funerals.
Outline:
Section 1: Developmental Considerations
Identify a Child and Adolescent’s Understanding of Death
Piaget’s Developmental Theory
Complicated Grief
Knowledge Check
Key Takeaways
Section 2: Ways to Prepare Children for the Death of a Loved One
The Child's Perspective
Knowledge Check
Key Takeaway
Section 3: Interventions to Support Grieving Children
The Kubler-Ross Model
Ways to Support Grieving Children
Knowledge Check
Key Takeaways
Section 4: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributor
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Subject Matter Expert: Stephanie Whitfield, MSN, RN, CPN
Stephanie has over 18 years of clinical and teaching experience. Her areas of expertise are in neonatal intensive care, general pediatrics, home health, and children with medical complexities. She earned her Master's in nursing from Chamberlain University in 2022. Her professional practice is guided by Jean Watson's philosophy that, "Caring is the essence of nursing."
Editor: Tameka N. Warren, MSN, RN, CLC
Tameka N. Warren, MSN, RN, CLC, earned her Bachelor and Master of Science in Nursing degrees from Indiana University School of Nursing at IUPUI, and her Associate of Science in Nursing from Ivy Tech College. She has over 19 years of nursing experience in public health, regulation, home health, leadership, education, maternal child community health, and long-term care environments. Tameka has served as a leader in home healthcare practices, quality improvement, and education as a community health nurse and a Public Health Nurse Surveyor (Home Health & Hospice) certified by CMS for a State Agency. She has served as a maternal and infant mortality advocate in managing home visiting services, supporting legislation to improve maternal child care in diverse communities, and as an ALPP Certified Lactation Counselor. She has also served as an Adjunct Clinical Professor to further awareness about the importance of community health nursing. Tameka’s passion is to serve the most vulnerable populations affected by health disparities and to inspire a new generation of nurses to do the same successfully.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Nurses; Social Workers; in the following settings: Post-Acute Care.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.