Children and Families Living with Illness: Psychological, Spiritual, and Cultural Perspectives Over the course of a lifetime, most people are confronted with their own illness or the illness of a loved one. How do children and families cope with illness? How do they make meaning of their experiences? How do their spiritual and cultural beliefs impact their care and their views on healing? We will examine developmental, psychological, cultural and spiritual issues confronting children and families living with acute, chronic, and life-threatening illnesses. We will explore the psychological and spiritual interventions provided to children & families. Writings, artwork and videotaped interviews will be used to illustrate varied perspectives on illness and healing. This course counts as elective credit towards the Psychology major. (PSYC 0105)

Laura Basili

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This course is so valuable regardless of your major/career trajectory. You learn so much about grieving, death as a process, loss, and empathy. I would recommend this course to everyone -- Laura is amazing.

I decided to register for this course primarily due to my major requirements. While I find the overarching theme of the course unique and oftentimes inspiring, I do consider it worth mentioning that the lecturer typically focuses quite extensively on spirituality and religiosity, which might reduce the enjoyableness of the course for some.

Laura is incredible and very accommodating. She brings a unique view to the class and has so many real-life examples that she incorporates into lectures. There is one narrative paper at the end of the semester and two other concise review papers. 