Palliative Care Course for Health Care Assistants
Our palliative care course for health care assistants and support workers will help you develop the skills and confidence you need to provide high quality end-of-life care.
Your role is an integral part of holistic service delivery for the dying person and their family. Our health care assistant course will help you to enhance the quality of life of the dying person and to work effectively as part of the healthcare team Our courses encourage participation and include practical case studies to ensure that you are confident of your role in the care planning process.
Aims
- To provide holistic care for the dying person and their families
- To communicate effectively with dying persons and their families
- To enhance the quality of life of the dying person
- To recognise and respect the uniqueness of each person’s approach to death
- To work effectively as part of the healthcare team
Learning Outcomes
- Define palliative care and terminal care
- Identify the role of each member of the palliative care team
- Recognise the important role of the family and the diversity of family structures
- Identify common fears and anxieties of client & family members at this time
- Outline specific needs of groups in relation to death, dying & bereavement
- Demonstrate the role of the HCAs in promoting a sense of worth, self esteem, quality of life and autonomy for the dying person
- Reflect on own feeling on death, dying and bereavement
- Understand the grieving process & discuss some coping mechanism for personal loss
- Demonstrate effective communication skills when dealing with different emotions
- Identify personal strengths and weakness in communicating with the dying person and family members & know how to have a supportive environment
- Know how to provide care while promoting safety, respect and comfort in the final stages of life
- Demonstrate respect & sensitive approach to patient and family members in final days of life
Course Content
- Principles of palliative care
- Understanding palliative care is not just about dying
- Guidelines and care plans
- Challenges of in the delivery of palliative care
- The care team
- Team roles, boundaries and responsibilities including HCA and Specialist Nurse roles
- Death and dying
- Communication skills
- Safety, respect and dignity
- Patient and family anxieties and fears
- Quality of life issues
- Supporting the patient
- Pain control
- Pressure area care
- Nutritional issues
- Mouth care
- Symptom reporting
- Bereavement
- Grief and stages of grief
- Emotional strategies for HCAs
- Support structures for HCAs
- Reflection
- Resources
Who should attend?
- Community Nurses
- Healthcare Support Workers
- Health Care Assistants
- Hospice Staff
Duration
2 days
Price
£270.00 per person, including course materials and a certificate of attendance.
Book now
Contact us today to arrange for this course to be delivered on your own site.