Unit 1: Understanding end of life care
- Understand different attitudes to death and dying
- Understand the aims of end of life care
- Understand current approaches to end of life care
- Know the range of support services available to individuals and their families
Unit 2: Communication during end of life care
- Understand communication skills in the context of end of life care
- Understand how to overcome barriers to communication
Unit 3: Assessment and care planning in end of life care
- Understand the holistic approach to end of life care
- Understand person-centred assessment and planning
- Understand advance care planning
Unit 4: Person-centred approaches to end of life care
- Understand the effects of symptoms in relation to end of life care
- Understand a range of therapeutic options used to support effective symptom relief
- Understand the principles of pain management
- Understand techniques for supporting a client with their social needs
- Understand how to support a person’s spiritual, religious and cultural needs
- Understand techniques for supporting a person with their psychological and emotional needs
- Understand people’s responses to dying
Unit 5: Care during the final hours of life and bereavement care
- Understand how to offer appropriate support in the final hours of life
- Understand how to care for the deceased person
- Understand the process of grief and loss
- Understand how to support people following bereavement
Throughout this course, you may be expected to complete assignments, essays, research projects, presentations, video/audio recordings, and practical learning sessions to meet the requirements of your course. This information will be included in your study pack detailing exactly what you need to do to accomplish your goals as a student.
At the end of this course, successful learners will receive a Level 3 NCFE certificate of achievement. That means that it is independently accredited at a level of learning equivalent to Level 3 on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Accreditation by NCFE is a guarantee of quality. It means that this learning programme has been scrutinised and approved by an independent panel of experienced educational professionals and is quality audited biannually by NCFE.
NCFE is recognised as an awarding body by the qualification regulators (‘regulators’) for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The regulators are the Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulator (Ofqual) in England, the Department for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills (DCELLS) in Wales and the Council for Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) in Northern Ireland. You can read more about NCFE here.
You have up to a year to complete this course and we have included a suggested number of study hours below. This is usually ample time for learners, even with full-time jobs and other commitments. Don’t worry if you go over the year though, we can organise an extension to your course for a small fee, which also extends your tutor support.
The course is specially designed for study by distance learning. Throughout the course, there will be self-assessment questions, and tutor marked assignments (TMAs), to enable you to monitor your progress.
Q: Tell me about my Tutor Support?
You will have access to your personal tutor, via email, who will mark your assignments and guide you through the course to help you get ready for your examinations. In addition, you will be supplied with a comprehensive Study Guide which will help you through the study and assessment process. This is especially useful if you haven’t studied for a while.
Q: What skills are needed to enrol onto this course?
You don’t need any prior skills in the subject area to start, however, you will be required to be working in a care environment in order to complete this course due to the nature of the assessment questions, there is no requirement that this is full time or paid employment though.
Q: What is included in the cost of my course?
We provide all the specially written learning materials you require to study this course at home. The course fee also includes tutor support for 12 months.
Q: Are there any additional costs?
You will receive everything you need to complete this course within the study pack we send to you.
Q: Is there a required reading list?
No, all of the study materials are supplied within your learning pack.
Q: Do I have to sit an exam?
No, this course is assessed by coursework alone.
Q: What if I live outside the UK?
That’s fine, this course can be studied anywhere and is completed by submitting Tutor marked assignments (TMAs).
Q: What do I do if I still have questions?
Please check our FAQs section or Contact Us, we are happy to answer any questions you have.
