Professional Certificate in Palliative Care for Social Workers

Lien Centre for Palliative Care
Education
For Allied Health Professionals
Professional Certificate in Palliative Care for Social Workers

Welcome to the Professional Certificate in Palliative Care for Social Workers!
previously known as Palliative Care Course for Social Workers (Basic)
*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 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.

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.

CONTACT US

For more information, please contact us at lcpc@duke-nus.edu.sg or 6601 1097 (Ye Min).

The content may be subjected to change without prior notice. Course participants will be duly updated should there be any changes.

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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

Registration and Course Details

Registration

The intake in 2023 has concluded in May 2023.

Next intake is scheduled to run in Aug-Oct 2024! Registration and course details will be released mid-2024.

You may wish to email lcpc@duke-nus.edu.sg to indicate your interest so we can reach out to you when registration is open.

Course Duration: Held over a total of 11 days with 4 days of online learning and 7 days of face-to-face training. There will be a 1hr pre-course briefing scheduled before the start of course.

Venue: TBA

Course Fee: SGD 1,800.00 before 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 under any of the following circumstances:

Withdrawal from the course on or after course start date
Failure to fulfil a minimum attendance of 80% for the teaching sessions
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%

Accreditation & Certification

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 Professional Certificate 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)

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.

Prerequisites

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