Palliative Care for Complementary Therapists

Prerequisites: This course is suitable for qualified and trainee practitioners

Many therapists work in care settings throughout the UK, be they workers in hospices, hospitals or care homes. Having worked as a complementary therapist within the NHS, I would like to share my experience and knowledge of palliative care with you. By the end of your course you will have a good insight into the palliative care setting and the confidence to work with people at a critical time in their lives to offer them support, dignity and wellbeing.

We will examine:

Day 1

• The role of the complementary therapist within the palliative care setting
• What is cancer?
• Other palliative conditions
• Contraindications to treatment
• Treatment adaptations and dignity

Day 2

• Listening and communication skills
• Roles and responsibilities
• Supporting the palliative patient and their loved ones
• Dealing with difficult questions
• Coping with grief and loss
• A good death

Upon completion of the course, you will be able to practice in a number of different settings:

• In your own private practice, as a self-employed practitioner
• In a salon, health club, spa or hotel
• In the NHS, hospice or other healthcare setting

Palliative Care

• Length: 1 or 2 days
• Time: 9:30am – 4pm
• Cost: 1 day £140, 2 days £260
• Venue: Kings Heath / Kings Norton, Birmingham, West Midlands
• Course Dates:
  • Thurs 10th November & Fri 11th November
  • Tues 24th January & Wed 25th January
  • Tues 25th April & Wed 26th April
  • Tues 25th July & Wed 26th July
  • Tues 24th October & Wed 25th October
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