INCARE SERVICES – TRAINING PEOPLE WHO CARE

 

REF PTC01

Pallative and terminal care 2hrs

Elements of competence

Skills for Care units

1.1.1          The Values

4.2 Communicate effectively

6.2 .1 Understand the need to gain skills and knowledge to support and develop your work

NVQ Links to Core units

HSC 21/23/24  31/32/33/35  41/43/45

NVQ Mapping

PROMOTING INDEPENDENCE 

 

Z units in Level 2

 

 

Y4.1      Support individuals in undertaking procedures, treatments and dressings

Y4.3      Support individuals to administer the client’s own medication

Z9.1      Enable clients to maintain their personal cleanliness

Z9.2      Support clients in personal grooming and dressing

Z8.1      Contribute to the prevention of individuals’ distress

Z8.2      Support individuals in times of distress

Summary

 

This course is aimed at providing an introduction  for workers in residential or community settings to explore and develop an understanding of how to deliver quality personal care to people who are terminally ill or require pallative care.

Who this unit is aimed at

 

This unit is relevant to workers who provide personal care to clients in all care settings - hospital, residential, day- or foster-care or in the client’s own home. 

Proposed Candidate Outcomes

The worker must be able to:

 
  • Understand the philosophy of pallative care
  • Understand how to care for care givers
  • Understand basic counselling skills
  • Identify how to engage in active listening 

How many candidates may attend?

This training is not limited in numbers.

Specific content

  • Introduction      
  • Palliative care philosophy
  • Challenges in terminal and palliative care of PLHA
  • Terminal/palliative care for PLHA·          
  • Caring for the caregivers
  • Bereavement counselling
  • Questions for reflection and discussion
  • Effective observation and reporting skills  
  • Complete, in small groups, a case study (Where time allows)
  • Complete a multiple choice audit (All students)

 

Other relevant information 

1.       For registered nurses who wish to incorporate this training into your PREP portfolio’s, you should carry out practice reflection and attach subsequent evidence from this training  

  1. Certificates are issued for each candidate and are valid for approximately 3 years
  2. A candidate assessment is available (Word 2000) for post training audit
  3. The training venue should be quiet and undisturbed.
  4. Staff should not be expected to be on duty
  5. Staff attending should remain for the entire length of the session.

 

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