Course curriculum

    1. We Begin | Death Companioning Community Crash Course

    2. General Discussion & Help Requests

    3. Where We're From

    4. About the School of American Thanatology

    1. A Note from Cole

    2. Survey | We Begin

    3. How To Use This Course

    4. Introduce Yourself

    1. About Module 1

    2. Reading | About Death Companioning | The 411

    3. Reading | About Death Companioning | Do's and Do Not's and Scope of Practice

    4. Reading | About Death Companioning | Are You Coaching, Mentoring, Treating, Counseling or Teaching?

    5. Download | Death Companion | It's All In A Name

    6. Download | Healthcare to Deathcare | Where Death Companions Fit

    7. Discussion | Learn From Your Community

    8. Live Lecture | Saturday, January 25 from 12–2p EST

    9. Live Lecture Recording | January 25

    1. About Module 2

    2. Reading | As Unique As You Are

    3. Reading | Death Companions Choose A Client Focus and a Community Focus

    4. Reading | Death Companions Choose A Spectrum Point of Care

    5. Assignment | How Would You Describe Yourself?

    6. Live Lecture | Saturday, February 1 from 12–2p EST

    7. Live Lecture Recording | February 1

    1. About Module 3

    2. Presentation | Chaplaincy Module

    3. Reading | Chaplaincy—A Primer

    4. Discussion | Worldviews

    5. Reference | Chaplaincy Qualifications

    6. Reference | Verbatim Example

    7. Live Lecture | Saturday, February 8 from 12–2p EST

    8. Live Lecture Recording | February 8

    1. Shadowloss | Teaching The Term To Others

    2. Discussion | Let's Check In—How Are You?

    3. Presentation | Shadowloss

    4. Shadowloss | Clinical Technique For Companioning

    5. Live Lecture | Saturday, February 15 from 12–2p EST

    6. Live Lecture Recording | February 15

About this course

  • $849.00
  • 62 lessons
  • 14 hours of video content

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Session 11 Begins Saturday, January 18, 2025.

Learn From A Pioneer

Cole Imperi

Cole Imperi is a 3x certified thanatologist, an award-winning author, and researcher whose work focuses on the use of non-clinical tools in support of those experiencing loss and grief. She is the founder of the School of American Thanatology. Cole is the author of "A Guide to Grief" (for tweens and teens) published by Kids Can Press, and a forthcoming book about grief for adults to be published by Penguin. Cole established the field of Thanabotany, and is a California Master Gardener.