Volunteer Training – Grief Companioning Module

Provided By: The Palliative Care Society of the Bow Valley  (PCSBV)

Date: January 17, 2023
Time: 9:00am – 12noon
Location: Zoom
Facilitator: Bill Harder – PCSBV’s Palliative and Grief Support Navigator and Volunteer Coordinator

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Learning objectives:
1. Understand grief as a human part of life and how people experience grief
2. Understand the diversity and complexity of the grief experience
4. Understand the role of the volunteer in supporting people who are grieving
5. Be aware of grief and bereavement resources in the community
6. Understand sorrow and grief, and the transformational aspect of grieving

At the end of this module, volunteers will be able to:
• Discuss examples of the human experience that may evoke a grief response
• Describe some of the losses that people might experience when diagnosed with a life-limiting illness, during the process of dying, and after a death or non-death loss and how they may react and cope
• Identify personal, social and cultural factors that affect how people grieve
• Discuss what helps or hinders a grieving person
• Be able to identify complex grief and know when to link someone with other services

For more information, please contact the Palliative Care Society of the Bow Valley via email at info@pcsbv.juiceware.io or telephone 403 707 7111.