Please complete the survey

For the purposes of monitoring and evaluation, we would appreciate it immensely if all those who completed the 2024 Comprehensive 9-month course would spend a few minutes completing the following survey to indicate their present understanding and confidence levels in providing pallaitive care to children.

Post Course Survey - 2024 9-month Course

Please complete the following survey so we can assess any increase in your confidenceto provede palliative care to children of all ages since completing the 2024 9-month course.

What is your name?(Required)

Your confidence levels in providing children's palliative care

Since completing the 2024 9-month course, please provide us with an accurate reflection of your present understanding of and confidence in providing palliative care to children by answering the following questions. On a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being VERY CONFIDENT and 1 being NOT AT ALL CONFIDENT, how would you rate your ability to do the following:
Recognise the optimal time for when a child should be offered palliative care?(Required)
Describe the difference between the levels of children’s palliative care provision (i.e. a palliative care approach, general palliative care, and specialised palliative care) and recognise which level of care is appropriate?(Required)
Describe the different models of children’s palliative care that are appropriate in a South African setting?(Required)
Communicate well with colleagues and patients?(Required)
Communicate well with children of different ages and stages of development?(Required)
Talk honestly to a child about their own illness trajectory and possible death?(Required)
Hold difficult conversations with parents and family members regarding a child’s illness and possible death?(Required)
List which professionals and healthcare providers are essential members of a multidisciplinary team providing palliative care to children?(Required)
List which additional team members would enhance the quality of palliative care a child receives?(Required)
Mobilise community support to provide psychosocial support to a child and family?(Required)
Work collaboratively with colleagues, team, and family members to form an effective support structure for a child with palliative care needs?(Required)
Resolve and manage disagreements and conflicts that arise within a multidisciplinary team?(Required)
Recognise when you are at risk of burnout and/or compassion fatigue?(Required)
Make self-care a daily practice?(Required)
Carry out a holistic palliative care assessment of the needs of a child and family?(Required)
Describe the process of shared decision-making?(Required)
Develop a palliative care plan for a child and family?(Required)
Develop an Advance Care Plan for a child with palliative care needs?(Required)
Provide palliative care to children and families in a culturally competent and appropriate manner?(Required)
Assess, plan for, and provide spiritual care to children of all ages with palliative care needs and their families?(Required)
Assess, plan for, and provide psychosocial care to children of all ages with palliative care needs and their families?(Required)
Assess, plan for, and provide education and play opportunities to children with palliative care needs and their families?(Required)
Understand and recognise the effects of moral distress on healthcare providers?(Required)
Describe how medical ethics relate to the provision of palliative care for children?(Required)
Describe possible ethical dilemmas that are likely to arise in children’s palliative care?(Required)
Know the legal rights of children with palliative care needs in South Africa ?(Required)
Approach decision making in the best interest of a child?(Required)
Know how to apply the law and make ethical decisions that are in the best interest of the child?(Required)
Assess and effectively manage chronic and pain common to children with palliative care needs?(Required)
Assess and effectively manage distressing symptoms experienced by children with palliative care needs?(Required)
Plan for and provide good end-of-life care to a child while supporting members of their family?(Required)
Understand how children of all ages grieve and offer appropriate support?(Required)
Describe different types of grief experienced by families when a child dies?(Required)
Plan for and offer bereavement support to family members?(Required)
Provide opportunities for appropriate memory making?(Required)
Please tell us how completing the 9-month course has affected the way in which you practice your profession or carry out your job.