FINAL EXIT - PALLIATIVE CARE AND DEATH

Course overview

Course Description: This course is based on a book written by the founder of the Hemlock Society, an organization that advocates for the right to die for terminally ill individuals. The book is designed to provide individuals with in-depth information regarding assisted suicide. According to the author - Quote this book assumes the reader's ethical acceptance of the right to choose to die when terminally ill . . . - Unquote. Please be advised that the book is both deeply disturbing and informative. This course will benefit mental health practitioners who work in hospice settings and in other areas of practice in which they are exposed to large numbers of clients who may be facing death and with it, life and death choices. Learning Objectives: This course will provide a professional with in-depth information regarding issues involved and surrounding assisted suicide. Specifically, a professional will learn: Legal issues surrounding euthanasia The unexpected side effects of common methods of suicide To evaluate in depth their own feelings regarding euthanasia Citation: Humphry, D (1996). Final Exit The Practicalities Of Self-Deliverance And Assisted Suicide For The Dying. Dell: New York. # of pages = 206 Disclaimer: ce-classes.com neither endorses nor opposes the views espoused in this book.