We have commissioned Amanda Waring to run a further six End of Life Care Support and Wellbeing sessions for Care staff supporting people at End of Life.

These virtual support sessions are for care staff  who often feel underprepared and in many cases overwhelmed when working with those at end of life.  There is a strong  need for emotional care training to enhance their connection and communication to the people they support at end of life.

The session will:

• Explore common reactions of fear and feeling unprepared or helpless when dealing with those at End of Life
• Hints and tips of powerful and helpful ways to help with pain management which involves breathing, meditation and visualization which can calm , distract and soothe, not as a cure for pain but as an assistant to reducing panic and pain escalation and reassurance
• Understanding of Relatives perspective
• Tools to alleviate panic and emotional distress
• When to use touch and when not to use touch and how to touch
• Providing physical and emotional support reassurance techniques
• Tips to make the person being cared for more comfortable
• How to address any spiritual needs
• Creative ways to provide engagement and to inspire the understanding of the journey of someone at end of life
• How to stay present in the face of distress
• What to say and what not to say.
• What is an emotional care tool kit
• How to care for oneself emotionally, physically and spiritually

To book please email quality.innovation@essex.gov.uk

These sessions are open to Adult Social Care providers who deliver a service in the Essex County Council Local Authority Area. This includes Residential Care Homes and Domiciliary Care Agencies.