PACE for Personal Support Workers (PSWs)

Advance your Palliative Care Knowledge and Career Prospects

The PACE for PSWs program delivers evidence-based, flexible online training specifically designed for PSWs.

Developed by industry experts in collaboration with PSWs and educators, PACE for PSWs offers the guidance and tools to provide exceptional, compassionate and meaningful care that truly makes a difference to the lives of individuals with life-limiting illnesses and their families.

What’s more, earning this nationally recognized palliative care certificate will boost your professional profile, helping you stand out to future employers and expand your career opportunities.

Why Choose PACE for PSWs?

Flexible and Supportive Learning

A program of 10 bite-size self-paced courses to fit around your work, family, and other commitments.
Interactive and motivating learning using wide-ranging tools including video tutorials, quizzes, case studies, and real-life scenarios to deepen your understanding.
Many PSWs who enrol onto the program have access to a community of learners and expert instructors for ongoing support and guidance throughout their learning journey.

Practical and Relevant Content

Each module is immediately applicable to your work in healthcare and home care settings.
Relevant key topics including symptom management, communication strategies, ethical decision-making, and grief support.

Skill Development and Certification

Gain Canadian and Provincial palliative and end-of-life care competencies, skills and knowledge using the latest concepts and best practice to strengthen your ability to care as a healthcare team member.
Enhance your career by adding sought-after palliative care training and a National Palliative Care Education Certificate to your credentials.

What you'll learn

PACE for PSWs empowers you to provide high-quality, culturally-sensitive, practical and emotional palliative care whilst maintaining your personal resilience.

Gain insight into how people experience the end of life and how to ensure their comfort.
Master best practice communications that effectively connect with patients and their families.
Develop practical and emotional skills to provide care during the last days and hours and to support those experiencing loss and grief.
Learn how to work with diverse cultural groups by creating a culturally safe space and using a trauma-informed approach.
Build a personalized self-care plan to help you manage workplace stresses and compassion fatigue.

PACE for PSWs Course Listings

Ten interactive online courses that are 1.5 to 2 hours each.

“I don’t know what to say” Preparing to care, communicate and connect
Integrating a palliative approach to support people to live as they die
‘Being with’ and ‘ways of being”: Boundaries and the family dance
Supporting physical comfort: Part 1 – Principles, medications, standardized tools, and supporting a person experiencing pain
Supporting physical comfort: Part 2 – Supporting a person experiencing dyspnea, delirium, anorexia and cachexia, nausea and vomiting.
Supporting psychosocial needs: Part 1
Supporting psychosocial needs: Part 2 – Loss and grief
Supporting during last days and following death
Caring for self while you care for others
Supporting cultural safety

Enrol in 3 Easy Steps

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ENROL in PACE for PSWs. Chose the full program or a single course.
PACE for PSWs Program 10 courses and certification $225 + tax
PACE Single Course $50 + tax

Group discounts and workplace packages are available. Contact us to discuss tailored solutions for your organization.

Acknowledgements

The PACE for PSWs program was developed through a partnership between The Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association, Hospice Palliative Care Ontario and Life and Death Matters. Program made possible through a financial contribution from Health Canada and the Sovereign Order of St John of Jerusalem (The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of Health Canada). Special thanks to St Elizabeth Health Care for their content, advice and expertise on cultural safety and indigenous awareness.