Palliative Care (FETAC/QQI Level 5)

Course details

The aims of the programme are to cover aspects of caring for the older person such as

• Discuss the psophhiloy 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
• Apply a person-centred 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
• 9 Use the range of skills required from a palliative support worker in relation to end of life care.

Certification

FETAC Minor Award Care of the Older Person 5N2706