Certificate of Palliative Care

• Apply a palliative approach
• Curative and palliative approaches
• Palliative care
• Curative care
• A palliative approach
• End-of-life (terminal) care
• Principles and aims
• Palliative settings
• A team approach
• Holistic care
• Prognostication
• Quality of life choices
• Sharing information
• Communication problems
• Establishing rapport
• Client care plan needs
• Dignity
• Differences
• Cultural needs
• Interpreter services
• Indigenous Australians
• Spiritual and cultural issues
• Providing emotional support
• Client and carer relationship
• Advanced care directives
• Documentation
• Legal and ethical implications
• Will preparation
• Code of ethics
• Legislation
• End-of-life decisions
• Legal requirements
• Do not resuscitate
• Dignity
• Location
• Carer stress
• Supporting carers
• End-of-life strategies
• Care plan changes
• Family / carer support
• Dignity following death
• Suicide / euthanasia
• Pain
• Respiration
• End-of-life stages
• Imminent death / deterioration
• Grief counselling
• Signs of pain
• Identify symptoms
• Pain assessment
• Incident pain
• Tolerance, dependence and addiction
• Fatigue
• Pain relieving medication
• Pain management issues
• Personal emotional and ethical issues
• Responses to death and dying
• Team bereavement support
• Policies and procedures
• Managing emotional responses

• Approach to palliative client care
• Curative and palliative differences
• Palliative Care Australia (PCA)
• Curative care
• Palliative approach
• Care plans
• Transitions
• Holistic approaches
• Hospice team care
• Principles and aims of care plans
• Quality of life choices
• Developing the plan
• Client needs – consultation
• Changes to plans
• Spiritual and holistic needs
• Diversity
• Dignity and social context
• Differences and stereotyping
• Interpreter services
• Privacy
• Indigenous Australians
• Client freedom
• Client and carer roles
• Address client issues
• Provide emotional support
• Legal and ethical implications
• Ethics
• Privacy
• Documentation
• Code of ethics
• Legislation
• Communication
• Advanced care directives
• Documentation
• Legal and ethical implications
• Will preparation
• Code of ethics
• Legislation
• End-of-life decisions
• Legal requirements
• Do not resuscitate
• Dignity
• Location
• Carer stress
• Supporting carers
• Supporting end-of-life decisions
• Legal requirements
• Suicide / euthanasia
• Supporting care workers
• End-of-life strategies
• Cultural and spiritual wishes
• Respecting dignity
• Pain and discomfort
• End of life
• Imminent death / deterioration
• Family carer support
• Changes on the care plan
• Client / family emotional needs
• Alleviate pain
• Promote comfort in care plan
• Pain relief
• Tolerance, dependence and addiction
• Fatigue
• Monitor and evaluate
• Pain assessment
• Incident pain
• Policies procedures and legislation
• Effectiveness of pain relief

When you study with Australian Online Courses, you will be assessed using a competency-based training method.

Competency-based training focuses on the achievement of skills and knowledge against set criteria to meet industry-standard and is not benchmarked against other students’ work.

In this course, the assessment will be comprised of written assignments and exercises, which may include short answer questions, reports, essays, research projects and reflective tasks.

If you do not achieve a competency result on your first attempt, you have two more attempts to pass your assessment. So, you have three attempts in total to obtain a competency result.

In this way, you can complete your course in your own time and at your own pace with the assistance of unlimited tutor support.

• Professional development that is widely recognised and respected;
• Improve your employment opportunities;
• Study online, anywhere via our elearning system;
• High-quality professional development programs written by industry experts;
• No entry requirements;
• All course materials provided online – no textbooks to buy;
• Unlimited tutor support;
• Easy to understand course content;
• Twelve (12) months’ access, with extensions available upon application (fees apply);
• Certificate of Attainment/Completion issued for your CV (hard copy provided); and
• Course may be tax deductible; see your tax advisor.

The approximate study hours for this course is 30 hours. Twelve (12) months’ access, with extensions available upon application (fees apply).

Yes! The cost for printed materials for this course is $50 per unit. Total cost for optional printed materials is: $100.00. Printed materials are optional and not required to complete the course. Everything you need to complete the course is provided online via our e-learning system.

You can start within 60 minutes during business hours when you enrol and pay in full with a credit card!

Credit card: Within 60 mins during business hours.

BPAY: Within 1-2 working days.

Internet Banking: Within 1-2 working days.

Cheque/Money Order: Upon receipt of mailed cheque.

Yes! You will receive a Certificate of Attainment upon successful completion of your assessment.

No. All courses are delivered online via our e-learning system and there are no work placement requirements in this course.

Unlimited tutor support is available throughout your studies via email during business hours Monday to Friday. Our Administrative team are available Monday to Friday via email, live chat and telephone.

Yes! We accept enrolments from individuals both within Australia and internationally; location is no barrier to entry into our programs.