Part of a YH programme at TUC Yrkeshögskola. This course cannot be applied for on its own. Programme code: UNPAD20JÖN.
Communication in Palliative Care deepens your ability to hold difficult conversations with care recipients and relatives at the end of life. You gain knowledge of ethical dilemmas from a holistic perspective and learn to respond professionally to people in grief and crisis. The course is part of TUC's YH program in palliative care and combines theory with reflection on real care situations.
Duration: 3 weeks
Language: Swedish
Level: Intermediate
CSN-eligible
Time commitment: 15 YH credits, approx. 3 weeks of full-time study
The purpose of the course is to give in-depth knowledge of the difficult conversation and ethical dilemmas from a holistic perspective, with regard to both care recipients and relatives, and to have knowledge of how to respond to people in grief and crisis.
The purpose of the course is to give in-depth knowledge of the difficult conversation and ethical dilemmas from a holistic perspective, with regard to both care recipients and relatives, and to have knowledge of how to respond to people in grief and crisis.
What you will learn
What you learn.
Can hold difficult conversations with care recipients and relatives based on a holistic approach
Can identify and reason about ethical dilemmas that arise in palliative care
Has knowledge of how to respond to people in grief and crisis
Can adapt their communication to the needs and situation of the care recipient and relatives
Has insight into how to respond to existential and spiritual questions at the end of life
Curriculum
How the course is built.
The difficult conversation
Models and approaches for talking about death, illness and grief with care recipients and relatives.
Ethical dilemmas in palliative care
How to reason and act when different values and interests conflict in the care situation.
Holistic approach
Seeing the whole person, body, mind and social context, in the encounter with the care recipient.
Grief and crisis
Reactions of care recipients and relatives in grief and crisis, and how to respond to them professionally.
Target audience
Who is this for?
The course is aimed at you who are training to become a specialist assistant nurse in palliative care, or who already work in health and social care and want to deepen your ability to communicate in difficult conversations.
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