Online Courses
Presented in collaboration with the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), our online learning programs offer flexibility that career professionals require. The courses are offered on Angel Learning Systems, which is user friendly and requires no special software or advanced computer skills.
Courses, which are four weeks in length, are comprised of a weekly readings, "lecture" and on-going discussions between faculty and participants. The format is asynchronous, enabling students to read lecture notes and participate in discussion at their convenience, day or night and regardless of time zone.
10 continuing education credits per course for nurses, social workers, mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, and teachers.
2010 Courses
January 11 - February 5, 2010
Late Adolescent/Young Adult Loss: A Disenfranchised Population
February 22 - March 19, 2010
A Family Systems Perspective on Grief and Mourning
March 29 - April 23, 2010
Innovations in Pediatric Palliative Care
May 3 - May 28, 2010
Complex Personalities and Family Systems: Moving Beyond Our Own Limitations
June 7 - June 28, 2010
Bereavement Care: Current Concepts and the Application to Practice
September 13 - October 8, 2010
Family Caregivers: Effective Strategies for Providing Support
October 18 - November 12, 2010
Children's Grief: Theory and Practice
November 15 - December 17, 2010
Spirituality, Children and Death