Social Work Faculty's Knowledge of Aging: Results from a National Sample

A Matter of Life and Death: Teaching Undergraduates About the End of Life

“…Though death is a normative aspect of human development and aging, this topic may be especially difficult to discuss with students, with others going so far as to deem the topic culturally taboo (Wittmann, 2019). This may lead to inadequate education and training about the topic in student populations and among professionals who work in careers directly related to aging, death, and dying (Gawande, 2014; Wang et al, 2013). Clearly, more “death education” is needed.…”