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As our population ages and more people are diagnosed with serious illnesses, quality palliative care training has never been more important. Our online courses are designed to ensure social workers have the right skills to effectively support individuals with advanced illnesses in any care setting.

Advanced Practice Palliative Care Certificate for Social Workers

Palliative care social workers help ensure individuals with serious illnesses get compassionate, whole-person care that addresses their symptoms, reflects their care wishes, and supports their families and caregivers. Payment plan available for this course. No interest, no fees. Contact us to learn more. Explore the role of the social worker in palliative care...

Core Concepts in Palliative Care – Social Workers

This course builds on the holistic, patient-centered skills, and strengths of social workers and brings into focus the important role they play as part of transdisciplinary teams. The course explores how this foundation is used to address values, mindfulness, critical thinking, and relationships.

Multidisciplinary Certificate in Pediatric Palliative Care

What Every Social Worker Needs to Know About Palliative Care

Overview

Payment plan available for this course. No interest, no fees. Contact us to learn more.

Explore the role of the social worker in palliative care in this instructor-led, newly revised course. Get personalized content and mentorship, a rigorous curriculum, and small group interaction. The depth of learning rivals in-person clinical programs, with the added accessibility and convenience of online learning.

What You'll Learn

Explore foundational aspects of palliative care social work, including advanced communication strategies, interdisciplinary team roles, and the role of the palliative care social worker as a team leader
Understand how values, ethics, and critical thinking apply to social work best practices
Examine serious illness care from a patient-centered perspective
Master evidence-based strategies to address psychosocial and spiritual suffering
Develop leadership skills tailored for social workers, including relationship and team building

What You'll Earn

144 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 6 continuing education (CE) credits on Ethics, included in the 144-CE total

Who Should Enroll

Students enrolling in this course should have a Master’s degree in social work, psychology, counseling/therapy, or closely related field, preferably with clinical application/experience.

Completion and Refunds

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.

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Overview

What You'll Learn

Explore the role of the palliative care social worker and how the social worker’s core principles align with palliative care
Learn how to use assessment tools across interconnected dimensions of a person’s life
Use self-awareness and mindfulness to engage with and support patients and families
Understand the role of social workers as leaders and advocates

What You'll Earn

10 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

Who Should Enroll

Health social workers working in any care setting

Completion and Refunds

To complete this course and obtain a certificate, you must view the course in its entirety, correctly answer all case studies and quiz/test questions (as appropriate) and complete the evaluation. You will have 90 days to access this course from the date of purchase. No refunds are given for self-paced courses.

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Overview

While palliative care is designed to ease suffering in patients at any age and stage of serious illness, caring for pediatric patients differs significantly from palliative care for adults and requires an extra level of skill. Designed for social workers, chaplains, child life specialists, and other team members, our Pediatric Palliative Care Certificate curriculum features rigorous, interactive online education for hospice, palliative care, and home health professionals to get the knowledge and skills they need to effectively support infants, children, teens, and young adults with serious illnesses.

What You'll Learn

Also available for individual purchase, this curriculum series features 37.5 CE hours of self-paced courses focused on evidence-based approaches in pediatric palliative care including:

Introduction to Pediatric Palliative Care
Communication Skills for Pediatric Patients and Family Support – Basic/Foundational/Advanced
Concepts in Easing Suffering and Promoting Healing in Pediatric Patients – Basic/Foundational/Advanced
Pediatric Team Support
Pediatric Ethical Principles and Challenges

What You'll Earn

37.5 continuing education (CE) credits provided through California State University San Marcos (CSUSM) Extended Learning accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)

Who Should Enroll

Social workers, chaplains, child life specialists, and other interdisciplinary team members

Completion and Refunds

To complete this course and obtain a certificate, you must view the course in its entirety, correctly answer all case studies and quiz/test questions (as appropriate) and complete the evaluation. No refunds are given for self-paced courses. You will have 90 days to access this course from the date of purchase.

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Overview

Palliative care is specialized care, an extra level of support for people with serious or chronic illnesses. According to the National Association of Social Workers, most social workers, regardless of practice setting, will at some point work with clients facing a life-limiting illness, death, grief, and bereavement. This self-paced course delivers an introduction to the principles of palliative care, with additional guidance and tools relevant to social workers working with seriously ill individuals.

What You'll Learn

Differentiate among “usual” care, palliative care, and hospice care
Identify the role of the social worker on the palliative care team and the benefits of interdisciplinary care
Recognize the value of palliative care in specific care settings
Conduct an advance care planning conversation
Assess and identify patients who would benefit from palliative care

What You'll Earn

1 continuing education (CE) credit 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

Who Should Enroll

Social workers, therapists, and counselors working in hospice, palliative care, home, aging services, and any other care practice setting

Completion and Refunds

To complete this course and obtain a certificate, you must view the course in its entirety, correctly answer all case studies and quiz/test questions (as appropriate) and complete the evaluation. No refunds are given for self-paced courses. You will have 90 days to access this course from the date of purchase.