FSE 1010 - Funeral Ethics

Health Science Department

Credit(s): 1
Contact Hours: 17
Effective Term Fall 2010 (430)

Requisites

Admission to Funeral Services (Associate in Science) (FUNSE-AS) or
Admission to Funeral Arts (Advanced Technical Certificate with Financial Aid Eligibility) (FUNAT-ATC) or
Prerequisite program director approval for the direct disposer applicant

Course Description

This course is designed to help the student of funeral service to develop a strong professional set of ethics. This knowledge will help the funeral service professional do what is proper and in the best interest of the family when they are most vulnerable. Moreover, proper training in ethics will sensitize the funeral service professional to the need to build a trust and rapport with the family. This background will facilitate the often difficult task of planning funeral arrangements, both pre-need and at need, easier. These skills will also help the funeral service professional to further consider the needs of the bereaved beyond the scope of the funeral home and direct them to appropriate professionals and agencies. In essence, this course strives to develop within the funeral service student a sense of morality, which will guide his/her decisions and actions in proper treatment of the deceased and professional service to the bereaved.

Learning Outcomes and Objectives

  1. The student will explain the differences between legal and ethical issues involving funeral services by:
    1. defining ethics.
    2. defining laws.
    3. identifying differences between ethics and law issues in funeral services.
  2. The student will evaluate different applications of ethical behavior in professional and personal conduct in funeral services by:
    1. describing characteristics which go into the development of personal standards.
    2. explaining the importance of honesty and integrity as the keystone of professionalism.
    3. explaining the meaning of Reverence to the Dead.
  3. The student will demonstrate an understanding of terms associated with ethical issues and practices in funeral services by:
    1. discussing ethical considerations within funeral service operations.
    2. analyzing the importance of confidentiality within funeral service.
    3. discussing ethic issues with pre-need and at-need funeral arrangements.
    4. discussing colleague relationships within funeral service.

Criteria Performance Standard

Upon successful completion of the course the student will, with a minimum of 75% accuracy, demonstrate mastery of each of the above stated objectives through classroom measures developed by individual course instructors.

History of Changes

Effective 20101(0430). Submitted as 1XXX, State approved & assigned # 1010.
C&I Approval: 06/22/2010, BOT Approval: 08/17/2010, Effective Term: Fall 2010 (430)

Related Programs

  1. Funeral Arts (FUNAT-ATC) (640) (Draft)
  2. Funeral Arts (FUNAT-ATC) (640) (Active)