Death and Mortality

with Dwayne Jackson

Course information

Death marks the end of life for all of us but most of us give little thought to death or its influence on life while we are living. This course will look closely at death and mortality, focusing on death as an important life-stage and the impact of mortality on life while we are living.

We will consider death from physical, philosophical, cultural and religious perspectives and through group discussions we will examine our own beliefs and feelings around the end of life.

We will begin the morning with a brief look at the biological process of death. What happens to us physically at the moment of death and immediately thereafter? We will look at British cultural approaches to death both past and present and consider how cultural approaches to death and bereavement get shaped by political and world events

In the second half of the morning, we will look at death in Philosophy. What have ancient and contemporary philosophers written about death? We will consider whether these views are helpful and relevant today.

After lunch, we will turn to major world religions and consider their views on death and mortality. How has religion shaped our own views on death?

The course will conclude with a look at how we might apply today’s learning to our work with our clients through theoretical teaching and case studies.

By increasing our knowledge of death and mortality, through understanding cultural, philosophical and religious interpretations of death and mortality, we will be better prepared to support our clients in life. This workshop will use theoretical teaching and case studies to explore death, death anxiety and mortality. The material will not be ‘heavy’ or grim but instead should open our minds to the subject and provide fascinating insight into death and mortality.

Speaker

Dwayne Jackson is the founder and director of One Therapy counselling services in central London (www.onetherapy.london).

Dwayne set up psychotherapyUK (www.psychotherapyUK.co.uk), providing CPD courses and workshops for therapists in 2008. He has developed and organised a number of CPD training events in the UK, in collaboration with some of the leading speakers in the field of counselling and psychotherapy. Previously, Dwayne worked in Vietnamese refugee camps in Hong Kong providing educational programmes to refugees.

Dwayne is an integrative psychotherapist in private practice and a registered member of BACP. His interests include humanistic psychology, philosophy and realism which he incorporates in his work. 

What previous participants have said about this course

‘Very profound. Thought-provoking. Personally, I have learnt a lot. Talking about death has taken the sting out of its tail.’
Death and Mortality, 25 May 2018

‘This was an excellent opportunity to talk about such an important topic. It was approached with care and reflectiveness but the difficult issues were not avoided. An enriching and enhancing experience.’
Death and Mortality, 01 July 2017

‘Excellent presentation, handouts and breadth of topic. I valued the low-key references to religion. I enjoyed people’s stories from their own lives – some very vivid and illustrative. Excellent.’
Death and Mortality, 01 October 2016

‘Thought-provoking, inspiring and incredibly useful. Very good take-away materials to explore further. Excellent facilitation of the group – Dwayne really allowed the group to explore and expand on the experience.’
Death and Mortality, 16 July 2016

‘So much, so well presented. And so much to think about. A brilliant course. Thank you.’
Death and Mortality, 27 May 2016

Course programme

Friday, 25 September 2020

Course venue

The Radisson Edwardian Hotel, Free Trade Hall, Peter Street, Manchester

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