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When Death The Unspoken Speaks: Bioethical Issues and End-of-Life Decisions

When Death The Unspoken Speaks: Bioethical Issues and End-of-Life Decisions

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$140.00

Course Description

When Death The Unspoken Speaks: Bioethical Issues and End-of-Life Decisions explores two different approaches to medical ethics—one based on the application of ethical principles to individual cases, the other based on case-by-case analysis. Practitioners will consider how we can use medical ethics in the formulation of health policy. Moreover, attention will be given to the following: the role of social workers as mediators when there is a difference of opinion between doctor and patient; and ways to support and facilitate patient self-determination.

Course Outline

Course Title: When Death The Unspoken Speaks: Bioethical Issues and
End-of-Life Decisions

Instructors: Trélan Nicole Holder, MS, LCSW
Terri-Ann O’Sullivan, MS, LCSW, CCRN

Contact Hours/CEUs: 4-Hours

Format: Online Self-Study Course (Text-based Readings and Videos)

Process: Register and pay for course. Read content online.
Pass online post-test and print certificate of completion. Registrants
can access course for 2 years from date of registration.

Learning Objectives

Define Health according to the World Health Organization (WHO)
Review the origins of Bioethics
Identify the emergent issues of Bioethics
Identify the philosophical and health management issues facing End- of-Life care
Identify and consider the proverbial questions and challenges presented by medical innovations
Consider the ethical challenges
Identify and define four (4) key principles of medical ethics (patient autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, distributive justice).
Identify the seven (7) Stages of Bioethics Mediation (Assessment and preparation, Beginning the Mediation, Presenting and Refining the Medical Facts, Gathering Information, Problem-solving, Resolution, Follow-up).
Consider the role of social workers as mediators in the healthcare setting

Course Features

Lectures 59
Quizzes 8
Duration Lifetime access
Skill level All levels
Language English
Students 12
Certificate Yes
Assessments Yes

Curriculum

10 Sections
59 Lessons
Lifetime

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Module 1: Course Overview and Pre-Test
3
Module 2: Socio-Cultural Issues
Cultural Influences
5
Module 3: Psychoanalytic Perspectives
Woking With The Dying
9
Module 4: Medicalization
Thanatology, Cure At All Cost, Case Reviews
10
Module 5: Advance Health Care Planning
Advance Directives
6
Module 6: Availability & Quality
Palliative and Hospice Care
5
Module 7: Bioethics
An Introduction to Medical Ethics
6
Module 8: Ethical Decisions
Case Analysis
4
Module 9: Quality of Death
Death With Dignity
9
Module 10: Bioethics Mediation
10

Trelan Holder

Renew Perspectives, LCSW, PC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for Licensed Social Workers #SW-0026. Additionally, New York State Education Department (NYSED) Social Work Board Approved Courses are recognized by Connecticut and New Jersey for Continuing Education.

In 2014, Trélan Holder founded Renew Perspectives. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), who is a skilled psychotherapist with extensive years of experience in mental health and human services. Trélan is a Senior Lecturer at Columbia University School of Social Work and has taught at the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College. She attained her Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology from Clark University, her Master of Science Degree in Social Work from Columbia University, and a Certificate in Bioethics and Medical Humanities from Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Cardozo Law School. Additionally, her clinical pursuits include a postgraduate certificate in psychodynamic psychotherapy training from the NYU Institute for Psychoanalytic Education.

Terri-Ann O’Sullivan

Terri-Ann O’Sullivan, MS, LCSW, CCRN is Assistant Director of Nursing at Montefiore Medical Center (Per Diem), where she collaborates with department heads to plan, problem-solve, implement and evaluate initiatives and decisions which affect the delivery of patient care. Additionally, Ms. O'Sullivan is the Founder/CEO of Mobile Center 4 CPR, LLC, provides American Heart Association certification in basic and advanced life support courses. Terri has a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Binghamton University and started her career in child welfare. She obtained dual Master degrees in both Social Work and Management from New York University: Silver School of Social Work, and Robert Wagner School of Public Service respectively. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). Terri integrated a second profession of nursing by obtaining a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Pace University. While practicing as an RN she obtained her (Critical Care Registered Nurse) CCRN certification. Terri is a member of the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society (STTI) for nursing and obtained the STTI Honor Society Nurse Management Online Certificate Program where she now practices in the field of nurse management. She is also a certified AHA instructor and teaches Basic (BCLS) and advance (ACLS) cardiac life support classes.