Palliative & Hospice Care
Psychosocial, Spiritual & Bereavement Care skills assessment
Psychosocial and spiritual carers support patients and families with meaning, grief and practical needs. This scorecard covers counselling, assessment, rituals and bereavement follow-up.
- 10 skills to score
- 1–10 scale on every skill
- 5 starting levels
The 10 Psychosocial, Spiritual & Bereavement Care skills you can score
These are the default Psychosocial, Spiritual & Bereavement Care skills in SkillScorer. Each one is scored from 1 to 10 for every team member, and you can edit, remove or add skills at any time.
Psychosocial Assessment and Care Planning
Assesses emotional, social and practical needs and plans support with patients and families.
Counselling for Patients and Families
Provides counselling that helps people express fear, sadness and hope about approaching death.
Spiritual and Existential Care
Explores meaning, faith and legacy with patients and offers spiritual care without imposing beliefs.
Cultural, Religious and Ritual Support
Arranges culturally and religiously appropriate rituals and practices at end of life.
Anticipatory Grief and Family Meetings
Facilitates family meetings and supports families with grief before death.
Bereavement Follow-Up and Groups
Contacts bereaved families and runs support groups in the months after a death.
Children, Young People and Family Support
Helps children and young people understand illness and death and supports them in the family.
Practical Support, Legal and Financial Referrals
Connects families with practical help, legal advice and financial support.
Complicated Grief Recognition and Referral
Recognises signs of prolonged or complicated grief and refers for specialist help.
Team Communication and Self-Care
Shares psychosocial information with the team and protects own wellbeing.
Levels included with Psychosocial, Spiritual & Bereavement Care
Psychosocial, Spiritual & Bereavement Care starts with 5 levels, which SkillScorer calls “Career Stage” for palliative & hospice care, so team members can be grouped and compared fairly. Rename, reorder or replace them at any time.
- Student
- Counsellor
- Senior Counsellor
- Spiritual Care Coordinator
- Head of Psychosocial Care
How Psychosocial, Spiritual & Bereavement Care works in SkillScorer
Score
Each team member in a unit is scored on the Psychosocial, Spiritual & Bereavement Care skills in the Skills Matrix: tap a cell, type a score, and it saves itself.
Compare
Rank team members, compare two side by side, or compare your units against each other to see exactly where the strengths and gaps are.
Track
Scores are kept year after year, so you can see who is improving and which Psychosocial, Spiritual & Bereavement Care skills need attention. Reports also follow each clinical lead's unit.
Psychosocial, Spiritual & Bereavement Care scorecard: common questions
What skills does the Psychosocial, Spiritual & Bereavement Care scorecard include?
SkillScorer's Psychosocial, Spiritual & Bereavement Care scorecard covers 10 skills: Psychosocial Assessment and Care Planning, Counselling for Patients and Families, Spiritual and Existential Care, Cultural, Religious and Ritual Support, Anticipatory Grief and Family Meetings, Bereavement Follow-Up and Groups, Children, Young People and Family Support, Practical Support, Legal and Financial Referrals, Complicated Grief Recognition and Referral and Team Communication and Self-Care. Each one comes with a written description of what it measures, and you can edit, rename, remove or add skills to suit your organisation.
How are team members scored in Psychosocial, Spiritual & Bereavement Care?
Every team member is scored from 1 to 10 on each skill (1 = Poor, 5 = Average, 10 = Elite), one unit and year at a time. Scores autosave in the Skills Matrix, and the 18 built-in reports turn them into rankings, radar charts, skill gaps and year-on-year trends.
Which levels come with Psychosocial, Spiritual & Bereavement Care?
Psychosocial, Spiritual & Bereavement Care starts with these levels (called “Career Stage” in the app): Student, Counsellor, Senior Counsellor, Spiritual Care Coordinator and Head of Psychosocial Care. They are just a starting point, so you can rename, reorder or replace them.
Can I change the Psychosocial, Spiritual & Bereavement Care skills and wording?
Yes. The skills, levels and labels are all editable per organisation. In palliative & hospice care the app talks about team members, units and clinical leads, and you can change any of those words too.
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