Our Courses
Introducing Children’s Palliative Care
A comprehensive overview of the key elements of children's palliative care provision.
Supporting Grieving Children
A course for parents, carers or professionals caring for children grieving due to the loss of a loved one.
Communication in Children’s Palliative Care
Improve your communication skills with children, their parents, caregivers and colleagues.
Assessing and Managing Children’s Pain
Learn how to recognise, assess and successfully manage pain in babies, children and young adults.
Teamwork, Managing Conflict and Self-Care
Learn what's needed to work well in a team, manage conflict in difficult situations and to practice self-care.
Cultural Competency and Spiritual Care
Learn to assess and provide appropriate cultural and spiritual care to children with serious illnesses and their families.
Psychosocial Support in Children’s Palliative Care
Assessing, managing and providing psychosocial support to children and families.
Ethics and Decision Making in Children’s Palliative Care
Learn about children's rights, the law and how to ensure ethical decision making in children's palliative care.
Loss, Grief and Bereavement in Children’s Palliative Care
Learn how to assess the needs and provide support to grieving parents, children and family members.
Holistic Assessment and Palliative Care Planning
Learn how to assess holistically and plan ahead for emergency situations and for the terminal phase of a child's illness.
Symptom Management in Children’s Palliative Care
Learn to identify and manage common symptoms in children needing palliative care.
End-of-Life Care for Children
Learn how to manage end-of-life care for babies, children and young people and support their families.
Perinatal and Neonatal Palliative Care
This course is under construction by the Patch Academy team and will be available soon.