Jason Ri finishes off our 2022-2023 series with Departures (2008), directed Yojiro Takita.

One of the only universal human certainties is facing death: the death of others, loved ones’ and our own. How do we “do” this?

The master-apprentice relationship and its language are almost anachronistic in the United States, and we believe that may leave gaping holes in our relational, psychological and vocational developments. By comparison, in cultures where the words “master” and “apprentice” are ubiquitous, we may observe how these relationships provide the psychological infrastructure to be in-the- world, especially when the illusion of control and perfect safety are stripped away. This has implications for our individual lives and our clinical work. This film shows the utility of such a master-apprentice relationship in dealing with death and grief.

With responses by Rebecca Kennedy, LMHC and M. Mookie L. Manalili, LCSW

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