Professional Certificate in Palliative Care for Social Workers
OVERVIEW
*Winner of AMEI Golden Apple Award for Programme Excellence (2019)*
This professional certificate covers the principles and practice of palliative care. It aims to build professional competency and confidence by equipping participants with the necessary knowledge and basic skills to work with patients and families facing life-threatening illnesses. The trainers in this course range from experienced social workers to doctors and nurses from the field of palliative care. The content is presented through interactive lectures, discussions and role play activities conducted in classroom teaching.
This is a blended learning course where participants will be able to access mini-presentations, assessments, video clips and other resources via the Duke-NUS Learning Management System.
COURSE CONTENT
It covers a comprehensive range of palliative care social work topics as follows:
Module 1: Social Work in Palliative Care
Module 2: Clinical Knowledge in Palliative Care
Module 3: Bio-Psychosocial Spiritual Assessment
Module 4: Loss, Grief and Bereavement
Module 5: Culturally and Spiritually Sensitive Practice
Module 6: Communication Skills
Module 7: Ethical Issues in Palliative and End-of-Life Care
Module 8: Reflective Practitioner
DETAILS
Course Duration:
Held over a total of 9 days from 2 April to 29 May 2026
| e-learning (asynchronous) |
Teaching Sessions (face-to-face) |
| - | 2 Apr 2026 (full day) |
| 9 Apr 2026 (full day) | 10 Apr 2026 (full day) |
| - TERM BREAK - | |
| - | 24 Apr 2026 (full day) |
| - | 30 Apr 2026 (full day) |
| - TERM BREAK - | |
| 14 May 2026 (full day) | 15 May 2026 (full day) |
| - | 22 May 2026 (full day) |
| - | 29 May 2026 (full day) |
The Pre-Course Briefing will be held over Zoom on 9 March 2026, from 3pm to 4pm.
Course Fee: S$ 2,398.00 (inclusive of 9% GST)
REGISTRATION
Registration is closed for the 2026 intake. Keep a lookout for our next run in 2027!
REFUND POLICY
| Please be informed that withdrawal from the course must be made in writing for a refund of fees. | |
| Date of withdrawal | % |
| 2 weeks or more before course start date: | 100% |
| Less than 2 weeks before course start date: | 50% |
| On or after course start date: | 0% |
CONTACT US
For more information, please contact us at lcpc@duke-nus.edu.sg / (+65) 6516 2369 (Merilynn) or visit our website here
Details
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION
SGD$2,398.00 (INCLUSIVE OF 9% GST)
This course is supported and accredited by the Singapore Association of Social Workers (SASW). Course participants will receive 1 CPE per hour of teaching time
BLENDED LEARNING
TARGET AUDIENCE
- Social Workers, Creative Therapists, Counsellors and Psychologists who work with patients with serious life limiting illnesses and their families.
PREREQUISITES
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Ability to commit to the whole course |
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Proficiency in English |
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Social Workers: A recognised degree in Social Work with a minimally 2 years of clinical experience |
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Other Allied Health Professionals: A relevant degree with a minimally 4 years of experience |