Compassionate Communication in Palliative Care

Course Number: LDMonline143

Start Date: Monday October 8, 2012

3 week course

In this hospice palliative care course, we will look at ways to facilitate therapeutic conversations with patients and family members through greater awareness and skill development in the areas of expressing empathy, showing respect for personal timing, building trust and validating personal experience. We will explore the following topics:

  • "Why did I say that?" (personal baggage)
  • Talking about hope
  • That's a good question! (difficult conversations)
  • Dismantling roadblocks
  • Silence is golden
  • Communicating without words
  • Responding to unfixable pain

Instructor: Elizabeth Causton

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Comments from Previous Students

"What have you learned from this course that you can carry with you in your hospice palliative care practice?"

  • "Where do I begin. I have learned so much and now know that I have so much more to learn, to give, to work on."
  • "I've learned so much - and have already used it in my daily work. Each component and session was useful and helpful. I especially enjoyed the session on silence and difficult questions."
  • "This course was fabulous! I loved that assignments were very much created to encourage self-reflection and awareness. "
  • "EC shares her insights, experiences and wisdom beautifully. Very important course"
  • "lots! not having to "fix" things that are unfixable, understanding vicarious traumatization because of carrying unfixable pain and how to prevent it."
  • "the importance of inner presence...don't need to 'fix'....importance of self-care."
  • "That providing answers or advice is not always necessary"
  • "use of silence, power of hope, barriers to communication"