Palliative Care Certificate for Social Workers

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

Registration

Please register here.

Registration will close on 1 March 2023, or when maximum capacity has been attained, whichever earlier. Successful registrants will be notified via email.

Course Duration: Held over a total of 11 days from 5 April to 26 May 2023.

The Pre-Course Briefing will be held on 20 March 2023, from 3pm to 4pm, conducted over Zoom.

Venue: Assisi Hospice, 832 Thomson Rd, Singapore 574627

Course Fee: SGD 1,296.00 inclusive of 8% GST

Eligible participants from the Community Care sector will be able to tap on Community Care Manpower Development Awards (CCMDA) for funding support to pursue the programme. Kindly contact ccmda@aic.sg if you require any assistance.

For more information on CCMDA, click here.

This course is highly subsidized and participants will be required to pay the full course fee of S$ 1,296.00 under any of the following circumstances:

1. Withdrawal from the course on or after course start date
2. Failure to fulfil a minimum attendance of 80% for the teaching sessions
3. Failure to complete and pass all prescribed coursework and assessments for the course

Withdrawal and Refund Policy

Please be informed withdrawal from course must be made in writing for refund of fees.

Refund Policy
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%

• This course is supported and accredited by the Singapore Association of Social Workers (SASW).
• Course participants will receive 1 CPE credit per hour of face-to-face teaching time, and will be awarded with an e-Certificate of completion at the end of the course*.

*The e-Certificate of Completion will only be awarded to participants who achieved at least 80% attendance for face-to-face teachings and completion of all coursework (including assessments and evaluation)

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.

• A recognized degree in Social Work
• At least 2 years of social work experience
• Proficiency in English
• Ability to commit to the whole course