This Ontario College Graduate Certificate program is designed to increase your knowledge, competency and skills when caring for individuals who have terminal illness. Focus is on the provision of holistic care based on current philosophies and theories of palliation. The program is designed for registered practical nurses, personal support workers clergy or volunteers who are involved with the terminally ill and their families.

Graduates may find employment in a variety of agencies, institutions and organizations offering palliative-care services.

To qualify for this certificate, you must complete the program within three years.

SUCCESS FACTORS

This program is well-suited for students who:

• Enjoy working with individuals of all cultural backgrounds.
• Possess good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Are willing to meet the needs of our aging population.
• Are able to handle physically and emotionally demanding situations.
• Possess a holistic and empathic approach to death and dying.

Pathways

Please use our Pathways tool to search for pathway options.

The graduate has reliably demonstrated the ability to:

1. Promote the dignity, self-worth and independence of the terminally ill, their families and significant others throughout the illness trajectory.
2. Prioritize patient needs by reflecting and evaluating the impact of one`s own feelings and values toward loss and bereavement on patient and self-care.
3. Work collaboratively as a member of a multidisciplinary team, while adhering to professional standards and operating within scope of practice.
4. Modify care to enhance quality of life by using a holistic approach which provides physical, psychological, emotional, social and spiritual support to the terminally ill, their families and significant others.
5. Reframe communication style with the terminally ill, their families and significant others to adapt to a variety of illness-related experiences.
6. Incorporate community organizations and resources in the planning and delivery of care for the terminally ill, their families and significant others.
7. Relate and apply potential ethical and legal aspects of the healthcare system that may directly impact the care of the terminally ill, their families and significant others.
8. Perform ongoing assessment and revision of the plan of care as the needs of the patient, family and significant others evolve.
9. Identify and apply discipline-specific practices that contribute to the local and global community through social responsibility, economic commitment and environmental stewardship.

Application Information

Registration Note:

This program does not have a typical application process. Unless otherwise stated - you can register for courses online directly by clicking on the course title and selecting “Register Online”. Classes can take place online, or on campus in the evenings and weekends using our modern facilities. Different courses may be available each semester so don’t forget to check back regularly.

Program Resources

The lowest passing grade is C and any grade lower than that results in an F.

CCOL ACADEMIC PLANNER:
The Academic Planner provides registered part-time students in the Centre for Continuing and Online Learning (CCOL) the ability to declare into a program of study. The Academic Planner outlines successfully completed courses to date, as well as courses that need to be completed in order to meet graduation requirements. It is therefore, essential that all part-time students in CCOL declare to their program of study, allowing administrators to plan course offerings.

For more information, please contact: Karen Darlene Massey program Coordinator, masseyk@algonquincollege.com.