Professional Certificate in Palliative Care for Social Workers

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

The next intake is scheduled to run in Apr-May 2025.

Registration for the Professional Certificate will begin in January 2025.

You may write in to lcpc@duke-nus.edu.sg if you have any questions, or subscribe to our mailing list to receive updates on workshops, courses, and other activities https://www.duke-nus.edu.sg/lcpc/about-us/contact-lcpc

Course Fee: SGD 1,962.00 inclusive of 9% GST

Our Professional Certificate in Palliative Care for Social workers is now part of the Community Care Manpower Development Awards (CCMDA) pre-approved course list!
Eligible participants from the Community Care sector will be able to tap on CCMDA for funding support to pursue the programme. Kindly contact ccmda@aic.sg if you require any assistance.

Participants interested to tap on CCMDA for funding support are required to submit their applications to AIC before the course start date. It is highly recommended that you submit the application latest by 29 February 2024.
(Note: This is a separate application from the course registration)

For more information on CCMDA, click here.

This course is highly subsidized and participants will be required to pay the full course fee of S$ 1,962.00 under any of the following circumstances:

1. Withdrawal from the course on or after course start date
2. Failure to fulfil a minimum attendance of 80% for the teaching sessions
3. 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.

• 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*.

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.

Other Allied Health Professionals (Creative Therapists, Counsellors and Psychologists) who are working predominantly with patients with serious illness in palliative care services or palliative care wards in community hospitals or nursing home.

• Ability to commit to the whole course
• Proficiency in English
• Social Workers: A recognised degree in Social Work with a minimum 2 years of clinical experience
• Other Allied Health Professionals: A relevant degree with a minimum 4 years of experience