​SSS in the News | Funeral simulation to help students cope with death

The Straits Times, page B2 (with blurb on page A2)

A 30-minute funeral simulation was held in September as part of NTU students’ coursework. The exercise – I Died Today x NTU – was part of The Last Dance, a 13-week psychology module that opens up conversations about death, and is designed to help students cope with bereavement. Dr Andy Ho, an assistant professor of psychology who introduced the module about three years ago, said death is still very much a taboo in our Asian conservative society. The module has been fully subscribed – with a long waiting list each time – since it was introduced in 2015.

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