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Date: April 15, 2023

Time: 1:00pm – 4:00pm

Location: Zoom

Facilitator: Merrily Marchessault – Merrily has a Master’s Degree in Social Work and a certificate in Advanced Social Work Practice. She’s currently retired and enjoys volunteering in the Bow Valley community. Merrily comes with 36 years of full-time social work experience in Manitoba and Australia. In Australia, she worked for the Department of Foreign Affairs and gained valuable experience in Cross Cultural Counselling. She came to Canmore to be closer to family in 2019.

Learning objectives:
1. Understand the family as a system and the impact of family dynamics and culture.
2. Explore possible role changes in the family in response to illness and death.
3. Understand the volunteer’s role in supporting and assisting family members.
4. Know resources for families in the community.

At the end of this module, volunteers will be able to:
• Describe how family dynamics and culture can affect the dying person’s needs.
• Describe the family’s role in caregiving as well as their need for care and support.
• Identify ways that volunteers can support and help family members in their role as caregivers.
• Describe the boundaries that the volunteer must maintain when supporting family members.

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.

We appreciate you sharing your time and talent with PCSBV!