Deliver Care Services Using a Palliative Approach
This course teaches you how to apply a palliative approach when delivering care, supporting individuals with life-limiting illnesses, respecting their preferences, and providing emotional support during end-of-life care.
Application
This training equips participants with the skills to deliver compassionate palliative care, focusing on holistic support, pain management, end-of-life care strategies, and emotional support for both the individual and their family.
Pre-requisite Unit
Nil
Competency Field
Upon completion, participants will be able to apply palliative care principles, respect the person’s preferences for quality of life, follow advance care directives, respond to pain and symptoms, and provide end-of-life care with dignity.
Unit Sector
Aged Care
Foundation Skills
- Reading: Interpret individualised care plans, advance care directives, and organisational policies.
- Writing: Document care plans, pain management strategies, and report on changes in the person’s condition.
- Oral Communication: Use empathetic communication techniques to support the person and their family.
- Problem Solving: Recognise changes in the person’s condition and refer to appropriate team members.
- Self-management: Reflect on emotional responses to death and dying and apply self-care strategies.
- Teamwork: Collaborate with the interdisciplinary care team to provide comprehensive support.
Training Information
Price
$250
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