Person-centred Palliative Care (5 ECTS)

Learning outcomes

The student
- justifies and evaluates palliative care based on the person-centred concept.
- develops palliative care by utilizing the perspectives of the patient, his/her next of kin, culture, art and community.
- develops the support of patient's empowerment in the framework of palliative care
- recognizes the action of multicultural communities in palliative care.
- adapts the basis of person-centred palliative care in planning and implementation, considering the patient individually and as a member of his/her community.
- enhances the understanding of palliative care in society nationally and globally.
- promotes the realization of the principles of equality, social justice, participation in palliative care and services.

Content

- The definition of person- and people-centred care
- Person-centred palliative care
- Support of empowerment and participation of people and communities
- The significance of communities and society (non-profit sector, volunteering, congregations, knowledge and understanding of the services, social capital and transparency)
- Death in media
- The culture of death
- Art in palliative care and hospice

Teaching methods

Lectures
independent and group assignments

Location and time

Remote studying

Learning materials and recommended literature

Current literature of the field
In addition, recommended literature is presented in lectures

Alternative completion methods of implementation

n/a

Internship and working life connections

n/a

Exam dates and retake possibilities

n/a

International connections

n/a

Student workload

5 cr = 130h

Content scheduling

The course consists of four themes and related tasks:
- people-centreness (task 1)
- empowering patient education (task 2)
- cultural perspective in palliative care (task 3)
- images of death in the media (tasks 4a and 4b)

The literature can be found in the source lists of the lecture slides. The course is designed so that it can be completed at your own pace during the course. It is recommended to proceed in the order offered. All tasks have the same return date on March 14, 2021 (note: task 4a return times), so please take care of your own schedule. My own polytechnic may deviate from the general schedule and arrange its own contact teaching.

Further information for students

The course is designed so that it can be completed largely independently of time and place. Each school can arrange its own contact teaching. The school informs its students about possible contact teaching and deviating return times for assignments.

Assessment methods and criteria

Fair (1-2)
The student demonstrates competence in the basic content of the course, but there are deficiencies in his/her ability to find and interpret information and to apply the learned content to the context of working life.

Good (3-4)
The student demonstrates good competence in the content of the course. He/she is able to actively search for information and to identify its connection to working life. The student is able to analyse and apply the learned content to the context of working life.

Excellent (5)
The student demonstrates versatile and extensive competence in the content of the course. He/she has an excellent ability to search for relevant information. The student’s solutions demonstrate independence, responsibility, and skills in guiding others. His/her ability to apply the learned content to the context of working life exhibits creativity and versatility

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student demonstrates competence in the basic content of the course, but there are deficiencies in his/her ability to find and interpret information and to apply the learned content to the context of working life.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student demonstrates good competence in the content of the course. He/she is able to actively search for information and to identify its connection to working life. The student is able to analyse and apply the learned content to the context of working life.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student demonstrates versatile and extensive competence in the content of the course. He/she has an excellent ability to search for relevant information. The student’s solutions demonstrate independence, responsibility, and skills in guiding others. His/her ability to apply the learned content to the context of working life exhibits creativity and versatility.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student demonstrates competence in the basic content of the course, but there are deficiencies in his/her ability to find and interpret information and to apply the learned content to the context of working life.