QQI Level 5 Palliative Care Support – QQI Code 5N3769

QQI Level 5 Palliative Care Support – QQI Code 5N3769

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This Module is €200 and booking should be made by contacting us on 042 9746087 or email computer-training@castleblayney.ie

Course Content

The purpose of this award is to equip the learner with the knowledge, skills and competence to enable them to care for and address the needs of a person and their family after the diagnosis of a life limiting illness in a sensitive and holistic manner.

Learners will be able to:

  • Discuss the philosophy and principles of palliative care.
  • Understand the range of palliative care services that are available, including the role of multidisciplinary teams in the provision of care for a terminally ill person.
  • Discuss the role of the support worker in relation of issues effecting quality of life in palliative care work.
  • Explore different attitudes to death and dying to include an understanding of the five stages of grief.
  • Employ a range of communication strategies and processes which are central to the work in palliative care.
  • Apply a person-centred approach to caring for a person in the last days of their life and respond appropriately to their needs.
  • Use the range of skills required from a palliative support worker in relation to end of life care.

Assessment:

Assignment 30%       Learner Record 70%

Description

Description

This course is delivered  online via Zoom over 7 Thursdays from 9:30am – 1 pm

If you haven’t used Zoom  before you will need to download it from https://zoom.us/download

After providing your email address to us, we will send you a link through which you access all the materials.  You can access the material using a Smartphone, tablet or laptop.  If using a laptop, ensure the laptop has fully functioning camera and microphone.  You may also find it useful to locate close to a power socket to ensure your device doesn’t run out of charge. A quiet location is also recommended.  Adequate breaks will be provided throughout the course times.