In the work of home helps and home care assistants, confronting death, end-of-life support and grief is common. Every situation is unique, but the relational and psychological involvement is significant and can sometimes lead to difficult situations for these professionals.
It is important that these professionals find the right place in their stance and reactions, and know what actions can be put in place to support them in their professional practice.
These professionals are constantly attentive to the needs and expectations of the people they help and of their families, but it is also important that they remain attentive to their own needs and aware of their limits in order to protect themselves psychologically.
Learning objectives of the course
- Understanding what is at stake in end-of-life support
- Understanding grief and its mechanisms
- Knowing how to adapt one's professional stance to the circumstances and the people involved
- Better understanding the reactions of bereaved people
- Supporting the grieving process from an individual and an institutional perspective
Detailed programme – 2 days of 7 hours
SUPPORTING THE END OF LIFE
- Understanding the regrets of people at the end of life and helping them express them, in order to support them better
- Better understanding the emotions and behaviour of people at the end of life and of their caregivers
- Recognising the psychological games around the end of life among caregivers and the person being supported
- Supporting the end of life through the 5 senses
UNDERSTANDING THE GRIEVING PROCESS
- Understanding the grieving process in adults: acquiring knowledge and reference points and understanding its specific features
- Better understanding the emotions involved
ADAPTING ONE'S PROFESSIONAL STANCE
- Learning the basics of active listening
- Knowing how to support the grief of families and colleagues
- Identifying pitfalls to avoid (verbal and non-verbal communication)
- Knowing how to define and express one's professional limits in this area
SUPPORTING THE GRIEVING PROCESS FROM AN INSTITUTIONAL PERSPECTIVE
- Reflecting on concrete actions to put in place within the organisation when a supported person dies, and with the family
- Identifying support organisations to which caregivers can be referred
Accessibility
On request, this course can be adapted for participants with disabilities. For videoconference sessions, help with connecting to our Teams software will be sent to you along with your course invitation.
