End-of-Life Care Fundamentals: Palliative Care, Pain Relief & Bereavement
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Format: 9 Videos (with subtitles and transcripts) and 6 PDFs
Duration: 1h and 2m
Description
The End-of-Life Care Fundamentals: Palliative Care, Pain Relief & Bereavement course introduces learners to the essential principles of compassionate care for individuals approaching the end of life. It focuses on dignity, comfort, emotional support, and respectful communication while helping learners understand the physical and emotional needs of patients and their families.
End-of-life care requires sensitivity, understanding, and confidence. This course is suitable for healthcare assistants, carers, support workers, volunteers, and family members who wish to improve their knowledge of palliative care and bereavement support. It helps learners provide meaningful support during emotionally challenging situations.
The course covers symptom awareness, pain relief methods, managing breathlessness and restlessness, and communicating difficult news with compassion. Learners will also explore family support, ethical decision-making, advance wishes, and grief after loss. By completing this course, participants will gain the knowledge needed to provide safe, respectful, and person-centred care while supporting both patients and loved ones through the end-of-life journey.
Course Curriculum :
Embracing the Last Chapter
- 1.1. Embracing the Last Chapter
- 1.1.1. What It Means to Truly Care
- 1.1.2. Dignity at the Heart of Every Moment
- 1.1.3. Breaking the Silence Around Death
- 1.1.4. Compassion as the Strongest Medicine
Easing Pain, Bringing Comfort
- 2.1. Easing Pain, Bringing Comfort
- 2.1.1. Understanding the Body’s Final Signals
- 2.1.2. Pain Relief That Brings Peace
- 2.1.3. Soothing Breathlessness and Restlessness
- 2.1.4. Creating Calm Through Simple Acts
Words That Heal
- 3.1. Words That Heal
- 3.1.1. Listening Beyond Words
- 3.1.2. Gentle Honesty in Difficult Talks
- 3.1.3. Bringing Families Together in Dialogue
- 3.1.4. Respecting Beliefs, Hopes, and Fears
The Circle of Support
- 4.1. The Circle of Support
- 4.1.1. Who Stands Beside the Patient
- 4.1.2. Home, Hospice, and Hospital Journeys
- 4.1.3. Caring for the Carers
- 4.1.4. Strength in Working Together
Navigating Choices and Ethics
- 5.1. Navigating Choices and Ethics
- 5.1.1. Facing Hard Decisions With Courage
- 5.1.2. Advance Wishes and Living Voices
- 5.1.3. When Values Collide
- 5.1.4. Guiding with Fairness and Care
After the Goodbye
- 6.1. After the Goodbye
- 6.1.1. Understanding the Shapes of Grief
- 6.1.2. Supporting Families Through Loss
- 6.1.3. When Grief Becomes Complicated
- 6.1.4. Helping Healing Begin
Renewal and the Road Ahead
- 7.1. Renewal and the Road Ahead
- 7.1.1. Caring for Yourself While Caring for Others
- 7.1.2. Building Resilience and Balance
- 7.1.3. Innovations Shaping Tomorrow’s Care
- 7.1.4. Transforming Endings Into Legacies
Our course is fully CPD-accredited, providing you with up-to-date skills and knowledge and helping you to become more competent and effective in your chosen field.
CertificationOnce you’ve completed your course, you will immediately be sent a FREE CPD-accredited digital certificate, titled: End-of-Life Care Fundamentals: Palliative Care, Pain Relief & Bereavement. You will also get a FREE hardcopy certificate (Shipping cost £5.99).
Recommended renewalThis certificate does not have a fixed expiration date. However, in accordance with industry best practice guidelines, it is recommended that the certification be renewed every 3 years.
Who is this course for?
- Healthcare assistants supporting patients in hospitals or hospices
- Care home staff working with elderly residents
- Family carers supporting loved ones at home
- Community support workers in health and social care
- Volunteers involved in hospice or bereavement services
Career path
- Palliative Care Support Worker
- Healthcare Assistant
- Hospice Care Assistant
- Residential Care Worker
- Community Support Worker
- Bereavement Support Worker
- End-of-Life Care Coordinator
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