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Introduction
This course provides an interdisciplinary overview of the major psycho-socio-cultural perspectives, theories and clinical practices on ageing and end-of-life care from a global perspective with a critical focus on the Asian experience. Through interactive lecture and experiential learning, students will examine the ethical, political, financial, environmental, and public health issues of death and loss. Such exploration will facilitate insights, reflections and personal growth for enhancing students’ capacity in dealing with the inevitability of mortality, while equipping them with the core intellectual knowledge and practical skills for supporting older dying patients, bereaved families, grieving communities, as well as their own selves who will eventually be faced with the challenges of death, dying, and bereavement.
The course is part of:
- Graduate Certificate in Health and Ageing
- FlexiMasters in Health and Ageing
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Course Availability
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Date(s): 01 to 15 Jun 2024
Time: 9:00AM to 5:00PM (1, 8 & 15 June 2024)
Venue: NTU Yunnan Campus
Registration Closing Date: 04 May 2024
- Identify and discuss the foundational knowledge on death, dying and bereavement in the context of population ageing
- Analyze and articulate the psychosocial and cultural impact of death and loss among all people with a critical focus on the Asian experience
- Identify and explain the impact of mortality on individuals, families and societies through the lens of developmental, social, and community psychology
- Apply practical-skills for working with individuals, families and communities facing the challenges of death, dying and bereavement
- Develop a reflective practice on personal beliefs, attitudes and experiences with death and loss to develop compassion and appreciation of life and personhood
- Developmental Life-Course Perspective for understanding Mortality
- Caring for Caregivers and Sustaining Self in End of Life Caregiving
- Death Systems and the Governance of Death, Dying & Bereavement
- Advance Care Planning and End-of-Life Decision Making
- Impact of Life-limiting Illness and the Imperative of Dignity in Care
- Experience and Narratives of Grief and Bereavement
- The Psychology of Suicide and The Debates on Euthanasia
• Experienced ageing care professionals such as nurses and allied health workers
• Career switchers who have a passion in ageing care
• Young graduates who are in the ageing care industry
Standard Course Fee: S$1635.00
SSG Funding Support | Course fee | Course fee payable after SSG funding, if eligible under various schemes | |
BEFORE funding & GST | AFTER funding & 9% GST | ||
Singapore Citizens (SCs) and Permanent Residents (PRs) (Up to 70% funding) | S$1,500.00 | S$490.50 | |
Enhanced Training Support for SMEs (ETSS) | S$190.50 | ||
SCs aged ≥ 40 years old | |||
- Standard course fee is inclusive of GST.
- NTU/NIE alumni may utilise their $1,600 Alumni Course Credits. Click here for more information.
Assoc Prof Ho Hau Yan Andy
Associate Professor, School of Social Sciences
Head, Psychology, School of Social Sciences (SSS)
Prof Andy H. Y. Ho is a multiple award winning social scientist, educator and psychologist who specializes in psychosocial gerontology, arts and creative ageing, palliative and bereavement care, holistic therapies and community empowerment. He is a Board Director of the prestigious International Work Group on Death Dying and Bereavement (IWGDDB), as well as the Association for Death Education and Counseling (ADEC). He is also a Fellow in Thanatology and a Marriage and Family Therapist.
| COURSE TITLE | ACADEMIC UNIT |
| CET125 Perspectives on Ageing | 1.5 |
| CET126 Ageing and Public Policy | 1.5 |
| CET128 Mental Health and Ageing | 1.5 |
| CET129 Counselling Older Persons | 1.5 |
| CET130 Traditional Chinese Medicine for Older Adults | 1.5 |
| CET131 Research Methods for Ageing | 1.5 |
| CET133 Work, Stress, and Health | 1 |
| CET134 Religion and Public Health | 1 |
| CET135 Communicating Complexity Part 1: Tackling communication barriers | 1 |
| CET136 Communicating Complexity Part 2: Data Visualization | 1 |
| CET137 Communicating Complexity Part 3: Communicating for different audiences | 1 |
| CET138 Big Data and Computational Social Science | 1 |
| CET139 Qualitative interviewing | 1 |
| CET140 Applied Research Methods in Social Sciences | 1 |
Listed courses are:
- Credit-bearing and stackable to Graduate Certificate in Health and Ageing (total 9AUs) and FlexiMasters in Health and Ageing (total 15AUs)
- SSG funded and SkillsFuture Credit approved
