Diverse Interaction in Palliative CareLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

The student
-evaluates, develops and leads person-centred (people-centred) palliative care based on an equal and reciprocal partnership in interaction, which requires special competence.
-ensures the patient's and his/her next of kin's right to culturally sensitive care which respects their conviction, advance directive, own language and communication methods.
-evaluates and analyses special needs of the communication of the patient and his/her next of kin and improves people-centred solutions for them in collaboration with a multiprofessional team.
-supports and encourages professionals in the use of art and culture as a method in handling and relieving existential suffering in the end-of-life care.
-consults and acts as a consulting expert in handling the existential suffering and hope of the patient and his/her next of kin by ensuring individual linguistic, diverse and cultural viewpoints.
-evaluates, applies and develops interventions related to existential suffering and diverse interaction in national and international multiprofessional networks.

Content

Course contents
-People who need special support and who are represented by the communities, organisations and networks (for example the third sector, religious parishes / communities, volunteers, senior advisers / specialists)
-Existential suffering, hope and sorrow at different stages of the life cycle (among others, art, culture and play as methods)
-Interaction based on dialogical partnership
-Facilitating communication: changes in the communication in a spoken or sign language, and needs and changes in the augmentative and alternative communication methods or in communication aids, communication guidance
-The use of interpreting services, communication with the patient and his/her next of kin across language and cultures
-Special questions on the advance directive and autonomy in the end-of-life care