Palliative Care – Working with the Terminally Ill Certificate Program

year Program

Overview

This program has been designed to enhance the knowledge and skills of people involved in a helping capacity with the terminally ill and their families. It enables students to develop the provision of compassionate care where the quality of remaining life is the primary objective and symptom control is the basis for care. Participants will also be able to participate in a multidisciplinary approach that involves both client and family.

Note:  This college certificate is being sunsetted and will no longer be available.  If you are still working towards this certificate, please contact us at ce@canadorecollege.ca .  We will be able to provide a personal 1:1 completion plan for you.

Post-Secondary Diploma, or Degree or equivalent in a health related field

Proof of successful completion of an approved certificate program in health or social services or equivalent.

PLC100 - Palliative Care - Orientation

PLC140 - Pain and Symptom Control

PLC190 - Exploring Dementia Care

PLC210 - Interpersonal Communication Skills in Palliative Care

PLC220 - Psychological and Social Implications in Palliative Care

PLC230 - Ethical, Legal and Spiritual Concerns in Palliative Care 

PLC260 - Palliative Care Field Placement

We recommend that you use a computer to complete the online registration process as you may encounter an error if using a device such as a phone or tablet. If you have already encountered an error when registering please contact us:

Admissions Office

Continuing Education Office

705.474.7600 ext. 5123
admissions@canadorecollege.ca

705.474.7600 ext. 5601 
ce@canadorecollege.ca


Access the Palliative Care - Working with the Terminally Ill Ontario College Graduate Certificate Course Completion Guide to track your program progress and ensure you meet pre-requisite courses before registering.  Click the link to download the guide.

Most college level courses require textbooks; textbooks are not included in the course fees. It is the student’s responsibility to purchase any required textbooks.

Textbooks are available at the Campus Shop for in class, Contact North, and iLearn/D2L courses. The Campus Shop does not carry most OntarioLearn textbooks. OntarioLearn textbooks can be purchased at www.textnet.ca.

Ontario College Graduate Certificate

Learning outcomes represent culminating demonstrations of learning and achievement. In addition, learning outcomes are interrelated and cannot be viewed in isolation of one another. As such, they should be viewed as a comprehensive whole. They describe performances that demonstrate that significant integrated learning by graduates of the program has been achieved.