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Introduction
Palliative care aspires to improve the quality of life of patients and their families who are facing challenges associated with life-threatening illness, including physical, psychological, social, and spiritual. However, conventional palliative care practices focus predominately on physical care with little emphasis on addressing the total need and total pain faced by patients and their families at the end of life. This course provides a holistic and interdisciplinary overview of the major psychological, social, cultural, spiritual, and systemic perspectives, theories, research, and clinical practices for supporting the dying and the bereaved from a global viewpoint with a critical focus on the Asian experience.
The course is part of:
- Graduate Certificate in Holistic Palliative Care
- FlexiMasters in Holistic Palliative Care
At the end of the course, learners will:
- Identify the foundational knowledge on death, dying and bereavement as well as issues concerning spirituality and meaning of life.
- Articulate the overarching psychological, social, and cultural impact of death and loss with a particular focused on the Asian experience.
- Identify the impact of grief and bereavement through the lens of thanatology, psychology, sociology, social work and counselling.
- Apply basic practical skills for working with individuals and families facing the challenges of death, dying, grief and bereavement.
- Develop essential reflective practices on personal beliefs, attitudes and experiences with death and loss through the principles of dignity and compassion.
Topics covered
- Psychological Health and Medical Humanities I
- Social Aspects of Palliative Care I
- Spirituality and Hope in Palliative Care I
- Grief And Bereavement I
- Dignity and Compassion in Palliative Care
- Thanatology I
Standard Course Fee: S$3,270
SSG Funding Support | Course fee | Course fee payable after SSG funding, if eligible under various schemes | |
BEFORE funding & GST | AFTER funding & 9% GST | ||
Singapore Citizens (SCs) and Permanent Residents (PRs) (Up to 70% funding) | S$3,000.00 | S$981.00 | |
Enhanced Training Support for SMEs (ETSS) | S$381.00 | ||
SCs aged ≥ 40 years old | |||
- Standard course fee is inclusive of GST.
- NTU/NIE alumni may utilise their $1,600 Alumni Course Credits. Click here for more information.
| COURSE TITLE | ACADEMIC UNIT |
| MD6101 Foundation of Palliative Medicine | 3 |
| MD6103 Foundation of Palliative Care in Practice | 3 |
| MD6201 Advanced Palliative Medicine | 2 |
MD6202 Advanced Psychosocial Care and Thanatology | 2 |
MD6203 Advanced Palliative Care in Practice | 2 |
Listed courses are:
- Credit-bearing and stackable to Graduate Certificate in Holistic Palliative Care (9AU) and FlexiMasters in Holistic Palliative Care (15AU).
