What Is Important for You to Bring into the Future from This Course?

Final Entry: WHAT IS IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO BRING INTO THE FUTURE FROM THIS COURSE?

MAJOR THEMES:

Modern society

Traditional Society

Something Like a Family/Something Like A religion

Creating a Sacred Space

Life based on instinct vs. life based on Thought

Passion

Disabilities

Self

Self & Status

Communication

Disability & Communicaiton

Communication of Emotions

Marriage Encounter

Non-Verbal Communication:Silence as a part of the Communication Process

Model of communication

Model of Problem Solving

Trust-Empathy-Respect

Sexuality

Sexuality & Disability

Aging & Sexuality

Eriksons Psychosocial Stages of Development

Dying

Aging & Dying

Death & Dying : Elizabeth Koobler-Ross, six stages.

Illness

"HOW HAVE YOU BECOME THE PARTIAL AUTHOR OF YOUR OWN LIFE STORY?"

I predict that six months from now, I will have arrived at a point in my life where I am more at ease with my own perceptions of reality! As Professor Mintz suggests, " comfortable in this life, comfortable in this skin". With regards to the dynamics of TRUST-EMPATHY-&-RESPECT, I wanted to thank you for introducing those three elements into my life, all at the same time. Six months from now, wherever I may be, Id like to believe that I will have the confidence to establish TRUST-EMPATHY-&-RESPECT in most if not all situations. I look forward to enhancing my self-esteem so that I can find comfort in my honesty.

I believe it was about two or three weeks ago when we watched the film Love In Later Life. We were getting acquainted with the sensitive topic of death while closing on the lessons of non-verbal