%0 Journal Article
%T Transforming Students¡¯ Attitudes and Anxieties Toward Death and Loss:  The Role of Prior Death Experiences
%A Cara L. Wallace
%A David A. Jenkins
%A Harriet L. Cohen
%J OMEGA
%@ 1541-3764
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/0030222817710140
%X This study examines the impact of a death and dying course on 39 undergraduate students¡¯ attitudes and anxieties about death. Authors outline key aspects of the curriculum used in the course and discuss how the approach lends itself to a transformative learning experience related to death and loss, preparing students who will face clients with a variety of needs in these areas across practice settings. The majority of students (n£¿=£¿34) experienced a decrease in death avoidance, fear of death, and overall death anxiety. Students with a history of multiple violent, traumatic, or unexpected deaths (n£¿=£¿5) did not experience any significant changes but demonstrated increased scores of death anxiety suggesting that they may be in need of greater support while engaging in death education
%K undergraduate students
%K death education
%K transformative learning theory
%K death anxiety
%K death attitudes
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0030222817710140