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

Content scheduling

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

Evaluation scale

H-5