Essentials of Palliative Care Chaplaincy Certificate

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Highly skilled spiritual care providers are experts in addressing grief, emotional distress, and spiritual and existential pain that can accompany advanced illness. In palliative care, people called to this work can be an invaluable support to patients, families, and healthcare colleagues. In this 8-week online course you’ll master a full circle model of spiritual care. You’ll learn how to support patient goals and quality of life, manage physical and spiritual pain, practice cultural humility, understand and support religious differences, and more.

PROGRAM DETAILS
  • 8 weeks of online instruction
  • Complete weekly assignments on your own schedule
  • Content includes in-depth coursework, online question/answer sessions, interactive case studies, engaged small group cohort sharing, journaling, and personalized feedback from an expert instructor
  • Course materials available 24/7
  • You’ll spend 5-7 hours per week on learning
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
  • Communicate palliative and end-of-life care options to help people make informed care decisions for themselves or loved ones
  • Articulate the basic tenets of palliative care and the role of the palliative care chaplain as a leader on the interdisciplinary team
  • Engage a full-circle model of spiritual care, including effective approaches to rapport building, assessment, intervention, care planning, and spiritual care outcomes
  • Create and sustain programs that meet both human and institutional needs
  • Analyze and construct innovative solutions for the timely delivery and reception of the multiple dimensions of palliative care, especially spiritual care, and lead in the field of palliative care chaplaincy
  • Understand the importance of palliative care chaplaincy research, ethics and institutional leadership
WHAT YOU’LL EARN
  • 64 continuing education (CE) credits
WHO SHOULD TAKE THIS COURSE?
  • Any spiritual care professional
  • Board-certified chaplains planning to take the Palliative Care & Hospice Advanced Certification exam
  • Religious leaders of any faith tradition, in any setting
TOTAL INVESTMENT
  • $604 for registration
  • 8 weeks to complete program

Note: Prices are subject to change without prior notice.

This curriculum was created in partnership with the Association of Professional Chaplains.

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