Volunteer Training – Self Care Module

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

Date: January 9, 2023
Time: 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Location: Zoom
Facilitator: Bill Harder – PCSBV’s Palliative and Grief Support Navigator and Volunteer Coordinator

Click HERE to register

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Learning objectives:
1. Understand what caregiver fatigue, empathic strain, and stress are and how they affect health and well-being
2. Understand the stresses a hospice palliative care volunteer may experience
3. Learn strategies to manage stress
4. Learn to be aware of one’s wellness tank and monitor its level
4. Learn about the resources available to support volunteers and help them manage stress

At the end of this module, volunteers will be able to:
• Define caregiver fatigue, empathic strain, and stress and describe how it can affect health and well-being
• Describe the stresses a hospice palliative care volunteer may experience and the impact of those stresses
• Demonstrate the ability to use different strategies to manage stress
• Describe the resources available to support hospice palliative care volunteers and how to access those resources

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