Professional Certificate in Palliative Care for Social Workers
OVERVIEW
*Winner of AMEI Golden Apple Award for Programme Excellence (2019)*
This certificate course covers the foundational 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 11 days from 10 April to 30 May 2025
| e-learning (Online) |
Training session (Face-to-Face) |
| 10 Apr 2025 (Full Day) | 11 Apr 2025 (Full Day) |
| 16 Apr 2025 (Full Day) | 17 Apr 2025 (Full Day) |
| - TERM BREAK - | |
| - | 2 May 2025 (Full Day) |
| 8 May 2025 (Full Day) | 9 May 2025 (Full Day) |
| - | 16 May 2025 (Full Day) |
| 22 May 2025 (Full Day) | 23 May 2025 (Full Day) |
| - | 30 May 2025 (Full Day) |
The Pre-Course Briefing will be held over Zoom on 17 March 2025, from 3pm to 4pm.
Course Fee: S$ 1,962.00 (inclusive of 9% GST)
REGISTRATION
Registration is closed for the 2025 intake. Keep a lookout for our next run in 2026!
REFUND POLICY
| Please be informed withdrawal from course must be made in writing for 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) 6601 1097 (Ye Min) or visit our website here
Details
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION
SGD$1,962.00 (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 who are interested in learning more about working with patients and families facing life-threatening illnesses. Priority will be given to social workers who are working in the palliative care setting.
- Other Allied Health Professionals (Creative Therapists, Counsellors and Psychologists) who are working predominantly with patients with serious illness in palliative care services or palliative care wards in community hospitals or nursing home.
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 |