Palliative Care Skills for Health Social Workers

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Every day, social workers and counselors work with clients whose long-term suffering, whether from physical, mental, emotional, or spiritual distress, is deeply affecting their quality of life. Families and loved ones may be affected as well.

Transform your career and gain new skills with this recently updated course from the CSU Shiley Haynes Institute for Palliative Care. Conducted in a cohort, students enrolled in this course are led by an expert instructor, and have the opportunity to meet and interact with peers and colleagues from all over the nation in diverse practice settings.

• Build skills to effectively support individuals experiencing serious or chronic illnesses
• Explore strategies in working with a multidisciplinary care team
• Use critical thinking and problem solving in the context of palliative care
• Perform palliative psychosocial assessments
• Discuss the social worker’s and counselor’s contributions to pain and symptom management
• Develop person-centered palliative care plans
• Improve communication between the patient, family, and care team
• Navigate common ethical concerns in working with death and dying

48 continuing education (CE) credits provided through California State University San Marcos (CSUSM) Extended Learning, accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), and approved by the Board of Behavioral Sciences, Provider #PCE-3405

Students enrolling in this course should be social workers, therapists, counselors, or other social/behavioral/mental health professionals working in a clinical or human services setting.

Cancellations may be made up to the day before the first day of the course; a refund will be issued minus an administrative fee of $35. No refunds are possible for withdrawals once the course starts.