HOW DID YOU GO?
QUESTION 1 OF 3: The correct answer was “A”
The core components of the Doula Model of Care include six guiding principles –
- non-medical support
- non-judgemental support
- family-centred approach
- holistic care
- empowerment
- team members
Refer back to the National End of Life Doula Alliance page for more information.
QUESTION 2 OF 3: The correct answer was “C”
According to Kellehear, persons facing serious illness spend only about 5% of their time with a member of their health care team. As serious illness is everyone’s business, we have to ask ourselves, “What are we doing as a community to support them in the other 95% of time?”
QUESTION 3 OF 3: The correct answer was “C”
“Compassion is not religious business. It is human business. It is essential for our own peace and for human survival.”
As Roshi Joan Halifax went on to say, compassion is essential for the survival of all species.