PalliLEARN

Introductory easy-to-understand courses for building the skills and awareness to support and care for those who are living with a life-limiting illness, dying or grieving.
Each course runs for 60-minutes. You can register to any course that interests you.

Who: Anyone is able to register for the courses. There is no requirement for training or experience within the health or palliative care space. The courses are designed for the community and are great for anyone who has aging parents and considering how to support them, carers or family members of someone with a life-limiting illness, a volunteer or anyone needing introductory level palliative care awareness.
Cost: No cost if you live in NSW (if you live in another state, please refer to PalliLEARN in respective state or visit www.palilearn.org)
Where: Online via Zoom.

Courses Available:

What is Palliative Care? - 2nd of September 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm (AEST)

What you will learn:

Understand the definition and principles of palliative care
Recognise the essential components of palliative care
Where to access resources for accessing or providing palliative care.

What Matters Most to Me? - 16th of September 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm (AEST)

What you will learn:

How to tell others what matter's most and discussion starters
Advance care planning (ACP)
Understanding what’s important to someone at the end-of-life phase.

Palliative Care: Planning in 5 Steps - 30th of September 11:00am - 12:00pm (AEST)

What you will learn:

Identify a carer's role and key statistics
How you can plan to meet individual’s caring needs in 5 simple steps.
Useful tips for carers

How to Talk About Dying & Grief - 14th of October 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm (AEDT)

What you will learn:

Develop the confidence to initiate and navigate conversations about dying and grief
Strategies to listen and respond compassionately
Recognise the importance of self-care and follow-up for those involved in the conversation

Talking To Children About Dying & Grief - 28th of October 2025 11:00am -12:00pm (AEDT)

What you will learn:

Understand how young people and children respond to grief & loss.
Develop confidence to initiate conversations and respond to common questions about death.
Recognise the importance of preparing life without a loved one.
Develop self-care strategies for yourself and children.

Your Role in a Compassionate Community - 11th of November 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm (AEDT)

What you will learn:

Build your skills and awareness around fostering compassionate communities
Identify the obstacles of carers to seeking assistance and formulating a collaborative care plan
Generate ideas to enhance connections and build compassionate communities

How to Nurture Compassion - 25th of November 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm (AEDT)

What you will learn:

Understand the benefits of introducing compassion into our lives
Acknowledging and connecting suffering as a human experience
Examining sources of compassion
Identifying and alleviating compassion fatigue

Self-Care - 9th of December 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm (AEDT)

What you will learn:

Understand the benefits of self-care
Identify 8 areas of self-care
Examine areas of your life that requires attention and design a self-care plan
Integrate a self-care plan and develop strategies in your regular routine