Study Guide

Objective

Apply evidence-based knowledge in their own field when planning, implementing and assessing psychosocial and existential support for palliative care patients and their loved ones in a multidisciplinary team

Evaluate and develop their own competence while working in a multi-professional team and networks

Interpret needs for patient communication and changes, and design communication methods that allow for the patient’s linguistic and cultural capacities

Possess advanced interaction skills for meeting patients and their loved ones in palliative care and end-of-life care

Evaluate and develop their own emotional and self-reflection skills

Content

Psychosocial needs and methods of psychosocial support (physical, mental, social, emotional, sexual)

Social benefits

Implementing and enabling existential and emotional support

Grief as a concept and phenomenon; crisis and grief work for people of all ages

Maintaining hope, empowerment

Encountering patients and loved ones of varying age and culture

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Interaction in meeting patients in palliative and end-of-life care and their loved ones

Discussing difficult issues

Participating in care negotiations as a member of a multidisciplinary team

Raising a topic

Active listening

Supportive interaction

Motivating conversation

Communication methods that support and replace speech

Use of interpretation services

The multidisciplinary approach

Consulting skills

Awareness skills and self-knowledge

Coping at work, job supervision, empathy fatigue

Qualifications

No prerequisites