Topic
Introduction to palliative care for careworkers
Content
An online training program developed to help careworkers provide palliative that includes seven modules:
- A palliative approach to care
- Communication
- Advance care planning
- Recognising and responding to needs
- End-of-Life care
- Grief, loss and bereavement
- Caring for yourself.
Depth
Introductory
Target audience
Careworkers in all care settings
Time to complete
Self-paced
Authors
Program of Experience in the Palliative Approach (PEPA) National Team, state and territory PEPA managers, the ELDAC Project team, PCOC Aged Care Taskforce, and Professor Patsy Yates (Queensland University of Technology).
Comments
A learning guide supports the online learning with key information and links to detailed content and learning resources. It also provides opportunities for reflection and ongoing learning which will assist you in developing knowledge, skills and confidence for your day-to-day work.
When you have completed the careworker learning guide, you will be able to:
- describe the palliative approach to care and outline important principles
- identify the principles of effective communication in palliative care
- describe advance care planning and its importance in providing care
- summarise common care needs for people with life-limiting illness and how you can support the responses to these needs
- describe important aspects of caring for someone at the end of their life
- identify ways to support people who are experiencing grief and loss
- outline important aspects of self-care.
Registration required
Yes
Payment required
No
Student support
Yes
Certificate
Yes
Country of origin
Australia
Web Address
https://pepaeducation.com/support-and-education/pepa-online-materials-and-learning-guides/
Page updated 01 March 2024