What is Caru? Caru is a free ʻve-year, multi-stranded, evidence-based continuous learning programme. It is available to all disciplines of nursing home sta˔ and those working in Older Person Services. What is the vision for Caru in your organisation? An organisation that is supportive and empowering of all nursing home sta˔ in their delivery of palliative, end-of-life and bereavement care to residents and families. Caru supports the ethos of person-centered, compassionate and empathic palliative, end-of-life and bereavement care.
What are the Caru Workshops? Workshop One: Supporting Sta˔ Health and Wellbeing
This Workshop covers the impact of working with residents and families at end of life, basic communication skills, the impact of bereavement in a personal and professional setting, self-care strategies and the importance of reʼection and resilience. Workshop Two: Culture and Communication at End of Life This Workshop looks more in depth at communication competencies and how to manage them. It also covers organisational culture and its impact on care provided, person- centred care and advanced care planning. Workshop Three: Caru Review Process This Workshop trains Caru Leads to complete the Caru Review Process. They will learn how to facilitate a Caru Death Reʼection as well as the steps in forwarding a Bereaved Relatives and Friends Questionnaire. They will also gain an understanding of setting up a Caru Group and its function. This Workshop has practical exercises within it to ensure Caru Leads feel conʻdent with the process. Workshop Four: The Caru Review Process and its Role in Change In the ʻnal Workshop, we reʼect on how the Caru Review Process has been operating to date in the Caru Leads’ nursing home. They have an opportunity to discuss their experience with introducing and embedding the process. This Workshop looks at change, how to overcome the barriers in implementing change and how to run a successful quality improvement initiative. We also recognise and celebrate all attendees’ participation, commitment and successes.
All Workshops have NMBI accreditation and certiʻcates will be provided. On completion of all four Workshops the nursing home will receive a certiʻcate of achievement award.
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