Activities and End of Life

Overview

Death is a life event that all are guaranteed to share.  The only question we as care providers need to ask, is “how can we ease the end-of-life journey for those in our care”.  The simple answer is to provide them the best ending possible, a “Good death”.  The course looks at the types of activities that can be offered and their impact on the end-of-life (EOL) journey.  How activities can contribute towards the quality of life of those in their final months.  Additionally, how the environment can be best used to support those at EOL in a person-centred meaningful way.

Aim

The aim of this course is to show activity co-ordinators how to support people approaching the end of their lives in care settings.  All our courses are very practical, and you will learn techniques that are easy to apply to support those in your care in the best way possible.

Duration

10am to 3.30pm approximately via Zoom.

Objectives

By the end of the course delegates will understand:

1. What the term a “Good death” means and the role of activities in providing this.
2. How the EOL journey changes what is considered meaningful to a person.
3. How sickness behaviour and the symptoms of EOL effect the delivery of activities
4. How to personalise a person’s room layout to create a sensory area that supports at EOL in a person-centred meaningful way.
5. How to use reflective listening, reminiscence, life history, dignity therapy, a bucket list, gratitude practices, models of illbeing and wellbeing in the provision of EOL activities.
6. How to connect with and involve families

Attendees

The course is aimed at staff, volunteers and informal carers working in any environment to those at EOL.

Additional supporting materials

An E-manual accompanies this course together with a link to our you tube page which has additional videos on the subject and activities in general.

Certification

A certificate is issued upon completion of the course.

£100.00