An insight into the importance of the End of Life Core Skills Education & Training Framework, how learners/ careers can benefit from it, and how they can further support those who are nearing the end of life. We have used external links and sources and outlined how the 'target audience' of the framework can be separated into 3 tiers (and how the learning outcomes vary accordingly).

1. The End of Life Core Skills
Education & Training Framework
Key Learning Outcomes

2. The End of Life Core Skills Education and Training Framework has
been developed so that careers can support those who are
nearing the end of emotionally, mentally, and physically.
The framework focuses on ‘person-centred care’. The ‘target
audience’ for this plan can be separated into three tiers.

3. Target Audience: TIER 1
Those that require general end of life care awareness,
focusing on a community development, asset based
approach to care.

4. Target Audience: TIER 2
Health and social care professionals who require some
knowledge of how to provide person-centred, high
quality end of life care as they often encounter
individuals who need such support within their working
environment.

5. Target Audience: TIER 3
Health and social care professionals who require in-depth
knowledge of how to provide care and support for an
individual approaching the end of life because they work
in services that primarily offer care and support for
individuals approaching the end of life, their family and
carers.

6. Key Learning Outcomes: TIER 1
Learners of the framework can:
 Know how to offer support to someone who is dying
 Be able to ascertain from an individual what would make them comfortable
and respond to this appropriately
 Understand the importance of promoting and maintaining the dignity of
someone approaching the end of life
 Understand that the needs of individuals approaching the end of life in
relation to food and drink may significantly reduce, especially within the last
days of life
 Be able to discuss and listen to others’ feelings and recognise and accept
these may be different to your own f) know where to direct an individual for
more support

7. Key Learning Outcomes: TIER 2
Learners of the framework can:
 Understand the process, types and different expressions of loss including;
loss, bereavement, grief and mourning.
 Be able to support individuals with thoughts associated with death and
dying.
 Understand the factors that could affect an individual’s view of dying,
including their physical, emotional, psychological, spiritual, cultural and
religious needs.
 Be able to undertake initial risk assessment of mental health and emotional
needs including signs of depression.
 Be able to demonstrate an awareness of the impact of dying.
 Be able to assess when individuals need to be alone.

8. Key Learning Outcomes: TIER 2
 Be able to recognise and respond to individuals’ concerns, fears and anxiety.
 Be able to provide emotional, physical and psychological support to individuals to
maintain comfort and well-being.
 Be able to support an individual to eat and drink as long as they wish and are able to,
and take appropriate action to rectify problems individuals may have with eating and
drinking.
 Be able to provide individuals, through the use of networks and partnerships, with
information on a range of resources, information and support available, how they
might be accessed, and the potential risks and benefits.
 Understand the importance of relationships as a person nears the end of life, and be
able to support a dying person to maintain these relationships.
 Understand the need to be sensitive to the individual’s changing circumstances, and
adapt care and support accordingly.

9. Key Learning Outcomes: TIER 3
All of Tier 1 and Tier 2 outcomes, plus the following:
 Understand internal and external coping strategies of individuals when facing
death and dying.
 Understand the psychological effects of the dying phase/last days of life for
an individual and the key theories and models relating to loss and grief.
 Be able to recognise complex grief, and refer to psychological services where
appropriate be able to advocate on behalf of the individual to ensure their
voice is heard in family disagreements.
 Understand guidance, risks and benefits, and ethical considerations
associated individual’s food and drink related needs, including that related to
clinically assisted nutrition and hydration.

10. Everything starts with a conversation, so let’s talk:
Safaraz Ali
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