Resource Fee: €445
Distance Learning Resource of 6 modules

Resource Details:

This training programme was specially prepared for those working in hospices and other settings that provide care for persons with terminal illnesses. It will therefore be of direct benefit to social workers, psychologists, members of the clergy, and counsellors whether new to this area or having some experience.

The premise of the resource is that when counselling the terminally ill the focus should be on the psychospirtual aspects of death and dying. Death anxiety is perceived to be the most critical issue for the dying person, not pain or suffering as is often believed to be the case. Furthermore, it is a notable phenomenon that during the period of dying there may be opportunities for growth and transformation that will greatly ease matters for the dying person.

Therefore, it is extremely important for the counsellor to realise that at this time empathy or understanding and caring are primary requisites to accomplish the counselling goals and for a satisfactory outcome both for the terminally ill person and the counsellor.

Dying is an intrinsic part of living and therefore engages the attention of all of us. The way we view death and the way of dying are individual matters for us all. For some, the focus is on the denying the reality of death, for others their lives are spent exploring and contemplating its meaning. Some people die easily while others struggle against its inevitability.

There are those who choose to go to their death alone and those who seek to share the experience and its meaning with others.

The key to successful counselling of the terminally ill is to find out exactly how the dying person wishes and is prepared to face death and then for the counsellor to facilitate that desire.

Optional:

Personality/Intelligence Test

All our students have the option to take this revealing test for an additional cost of €25.00.

The test asks questions to determine:

• Are you a 'Take-Charge' type?
   
• Are you a manipulative person?
   
• Are you a real friend when the going gets rough?
   
• How popular are you?
   
• Could you be your own boss?
   
• What's your leadership potential?

The objective is not only to help you achieve greater personal and professional success - but to show you how to get what you really want out of life.

Management/Leadership Skills Test

All students of this course have the option to take a Management/Leadership Test for an additional cost of €50.00. This test is conducted on our behalf by Verax international. This test has to be taken on line and the results will be sent directly to each student by email usually within 3/ 4 working days.

We urge you to complete this test as it will provide you with invaluable help and guidance in enabling you to get the most out for your learning. The assessment sent to you when you complete the test will not count in any way to your eventual qualification. It is intended to enable you to understand your strengths and weaknesses and so concentrate on those parts of the course that are most valuable to you.

You may think that you are already aware of these. However, systematic research shows that just over half the population are unaware of their real strengths, let alone their real weaknesses.

This test provides you with a systematic way of assuring these for yourself. Answer honestly. There are no right or wrong answers. Only you will see the results.

The test will allow you to assess your own performance against 16 key management/leader competencies – such as customer focus, decision making, creativity and team working – which are valued by employers and which are very important for effective performance as a manager or team leader. There is one test for managers in the public sector and a separate test for all other managers. Depending on which version chosen, your performance is benchmarked either against 15,000 or so managers in the database or against public sector managers only.

In summary, this unique test will show you what to stop doing (or do less of) and what to start doing (or do more of) in order to become more effective in your current role/activity. In effect, you are told what you need to do to become a more effective manager and team leader and most important of all, how to do it.

Good luck with your studies.

Accreditation

When you have completed this resource you may take a final examination. Full details of this examination are automatically sent to you as you near the end of the resource. The examination costs €65 and is taken at home at your convenience.  If you receive 70% or more in this examination you will receive an ITEC Resource Diploma.

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