Study Guide

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

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