WEL409 Grief and Loss (8)
Prerequisite: HCS304 or WEL414
Enrolment Restriction: Students must be enrolled in one of the following:
Post Graduate Diploma of Genetic Counselling
Bachelor of Social Work
Bachelor of Social Work (Hons)
This subject prepares the student for working with clients through the processes of loss and grief, genetic problems, neonatal fatality, inadvisability of procreation, etc. Issues related to preparing a family for the management of a child with high care needs will be addressed theoretically and with practical experience. The preparation of adolescents and young adults for making decisions on behavioural choices, use of screening and determination of risk will also be explored.