Course Summary
Course Category: Employment / Lifelong Learning
QQI Level 5 Minor Award Certificate in Palliative Care Support (5N3769)
Course Details
This course prepares you for working in the following Career Sectors:
What will you study?
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Discuss the philosophy and principles of palliative care.
Summarise the structure and organisation of palliative care services to include the role played by the multi-disciplinary team and diverse family structures in the provision of care for a terminally ill person.
Discuss the role of the support worker in the promotion of key issues such as life quality, self-esteem, respect, privacy and dignity in palliative care work.
Explore different attitudes to death and dying to include an understanding of individual patterns of grief, bereavement and loss.
Employ a range of communication strategies and processes which are central to the work in palliative care.
Apply a person-centered approach to caring for a person in the last days of their life to include the provision of supportive and holistic care promoting safety, dignity, respect and comfort.
Respond appropriately to the needs of the person who is confused in the last days of life.
Work effectively and with great sensitivity in relation to the dying person and their significant others in a palliative care setting.
Use the range of skills required from a palliative support worker in relation to end of life care.
Important
- Colleges may add/remove modules to keep the course updated and to meet demands.
Progression to CAO Courses
The Student - Career Interests
This course is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests:
Social
The Social person's interests focus on interacting with the people in their environment. In all cases, the Social person enjoys the personal contact with other people in preference to the impersonal dealings with things, data and ideas found in other groups.
Many will seek out positions where there is direct contact with the public in some advisory role, whether a receptionist or a counsellor. Social people are motivated by an interest in different types of people and like diversity in their work environments. Many are drawn towards careers in the caring professions and social welfare area, whilst others prefer teaching and other 'informing' roles.
