To provide quality care for people with life-limiting illnesses and their families you need to be able to respond effectively to their specific needs.
Overview
This module: Caring for Aboriginal people with life-limiting illnesses will help you develop the knowledge and skills needed to provide quality care, across various health care settings, to Aboriginal people with life-limiting illnesses and their families.
Aims & objectives
This module is based on the core principles of palliative care and is designed to supplement the learning activities in Module 1: Principles of palliative care.
After completing this module, you should be able to:
- Identify the practice principles of caring for Aboriginal people with life-limiting illnesses
In this module
1. Caring for Aboriginal people with life limiting illnesses
Activity 1: Tom’s story
Activity 2: Engaging with Aboriginal communities in providing palliative care
Activity 3: Acknowledging specific needs
Activity 4: Communication principles when caring for Aboriginal people
Activity 5: Communicating with Tom’s family
Activity 6: Building capacity
2. Reflections
