Loss and Bereavement Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

Overview

Both programmes are rooted in contemporary scientific research and designed against a policy and professional regulation backdrop.

Applications for the MSc Loss and Bereavement at Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland are invited from representatives of a wide range of professional disciplines whose work or volunteering roles involve the provision or organisation of bereavement support in the community, health or other areas.

Learning outcomes

• Critically debate and contribute to theoretical understanding and knowledge about loss and grief across the life-cycle and grief support structures relating to health, community and work organisations and in the voluntary sector.

• Evaluate different contemporary perspectives on death, dying and loss in society – including social history, cultural issues, cause and circumstance of death, death education, loss through the life cycle, family bereavement, cultural issues, gender issues, research and ethical issues.

• Critically appraise, apply and design bereavement research, audit and evaluation.

• Critique, select and utilise support and counselling skills in the context of loss and grief