Courses for Professionals

Family Counselling and Conversations on Organ Donation

Learn about Grief Counselling & Organ Donation

Accredited by CPD

CPD Accredited

"Offering families the option of organ donation with sensitivity and empathy"


Duration:

20 Hours

Structure:

Online Modules

Course Fee:

Indian students: ₹ 999

International students: $24.99

Annual Subscription (for candidates enrolled in this course only)

Candidates from India - Fee - 0

International students - Fee - 0

Certification:

Online

Medium of Instructions:

English


Objectives

  • To discuss grief counselling and family approach for organ donation
  • To demonstrate good approach for organ donation
  • To explain the legal aspects of deceased organ donation


About the course

The family counselling and conversations on organ donation is one of the most poignant and emotionally intensive conversations that one could ever have. Supporting a family grappling with the devastating loss of a loved one is paramount. The death of the person has to be communicated clearly. Offering a family the option of organ donation needs to be done with sensitivity and empathy. All families need to be offered this option. Thereafter, it is up to the family to make a decision that is right for them.


You will learn

  • To discuss grief counselling and family approach for organ donation
  • To demonstrate good approach for organ donation
  • To explain the legal aspects of deceased organ donation


Course curriculum

  • Breaking bad news
  • Legal overview of deceased organ donation
  • Stages of grief and grief counselling
  • Approaching families for organ donation
  • Case studies – dilemmas and difficulties
  • Simulations of family conversations
  • Role and characteristics of a counsellor/transplant coordinator


Who can join?

Candidates aiming to become Transplant coordinators or Counsellors in Intensive Care Units

  1. Doctor
  2. Nurse
  3. Allied Health Science
  4. Social Work
  5. Psychology
  6. Social Science
  7. Sociology
  8. Public Health
  9. Hospital Administration
  10. Graduate in any subject
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Faculty - Curriculum

National Acknowledgement
Dr Bala Ramachandran
Pediatric Intensive Care 
Chennai
NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT)
UK

Dr Meena Hariharan
Phycology
Hyderabad

Dr Sumana Navin
Chennai

Ms Jigisha Yadav
Transplant Coordinator
Vapi

Mr Nethaji J
Social Work
Chennai

Ms Nithya Thomas
Clinical Psychology

Ms Sandhiya V Nair
Nursing
Delhi

Mrs Surekha Joshi
Transplant Coordinator and Manager
Pune

Mr K Veerapandian
Psychology
Chennai


Faculty - Contact Session

Not applicable


CPD Accredited

Credit Hours: 20 CPD Hours

MOHAN Foundation has been a member of the CPD Standards Office since 2025 and has passed the rigorous assessment process for our training activities to become an accredited CPD provider. This accreditation sets us apart as a trusted provider of CPD-accredited training and enables us to issue formal CPD certificates post-training courses, ensuring delegates can achieve mandatory and reflective CPD requirements.

By completing CPDSO-accredited learning activities, delegates can be confident that they are consuming high-quality, innovative and informative content that will provide knowledge that is immediately applicable in the workplace.

With CPD accreditation, the Transplant Coordination Professional Certificate Course offers a wide range of benefits including:

  • Keeping skills and knowledge up to date
  • Career progression
  • A professional sense of direction
  • Professional standards of qualifications are maintained
  • Confidence and credibility are built and enhanced

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