Expand+LMETB allows a 20% discount for those in receipt of social welfare. This applies only when the same person is paying for the course and not receiving funding from an outside body. A completed social welfare discount form must be furnished in order to...

Hide-LMETB allows a 20% discount for those in receipt of social welfare. This applies only when the same person is paying for the course and not receiving funding from an outside body. A completed social welfare discount form must be furnished in order to process discount. You can download a Social Welfare discount form for the centre that you are attending from a link on www.louthnightclasses.ie

Note: There is no Social Welfare reduction for Learn at Home modules and Diploma in Event Management(AOF1518)

Expand+Learning Outcomes
Learners will be able to:
Discuss the philosophy 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 fami...

Hide-Learning Outcomes
Learners will be able to:
Discuss the philosophy 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.

Employ a range of communication strategies and processes which are central to the work in palliative care.

Apply a person-centered 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.

Use the range of skills required from a palliative support worker in relation to end of life care.