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Volunteer Resources
Check out the documents and videos below.
Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association Volunteer Training Manual
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My Impact Training Manual
PDF
Download the My Impact app to your devise. The Volunteer Coordinator will schedule a training session with you to explore the program.
Grief Companioning Training Slides
Click on this file to open up a powerpoint presentation.
Grief Companion Training Slides
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Volunteer Satisfaction Survey
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If you have not already completed the HSCD Volunteer Satisfaction Survey you may download and print one here.
Complete the form (you do not have to include your name) and drop it off at the HSCD office. Leave it in the mailbox by the door if nobody is in.
Complete the form (you do not have to include your name) and drop it off at the HSCD office. Leave it in the mailbox by the door if nobody is in.
Volunteer Mileage Compensation
PDF
Hospice volunteers are paid mileage when they travel 30 kilometers or more, one way, from their home to serve a hospice client.
Compensation is paid out at $0.52/km
Please complete the online remuneration form or download and print a hard copy to give to Joy.
Click here for the online form
Compensation is paid out at $0.52/km
Please complete the online remuneration form or download and print a hard copy to give to Joy.
Click here for the online form
A Caregiver's Guide: A Handbook About End-of-Life Care
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A Caregiver's Guide is a joint initiative of the Order of Saint Lazarus in Canada and the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association.
A Caregiver's Guide was created to provide information for family caregivers to draw upon when preparing and caring for a loved one who has a progressive illness, especially at home. It was developed to complement resources and information provided to caregivers by healthcare professionals, including hospice palliative care teams.
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A Caregiver's Guide was created to provide information for family caregivers to draw upon when preparing and caring for a loved one who has a progressive illness, especially at home. It was developed to complement resources and information provided to caregivers by healthcare professionals, including hospice palliative care teams.
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St. Lazarus has, in partnership with St. John Ambulance, has created an online training course for a Home Caregiver Support Program. This is a great refresher for healthcare aides, volunteers and laypeople.
Register
Register
Low Impact Debriefing
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An article on making use of the tool called, Low Impact Debriefing, developed by Françoise Mathieu.
What it Really Means to Hold Space for Someone
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hat does it mean to “hold space” for someone else?
It means that we are willing to walk alongside another person in whatever journey they’re on without judging them, making them feel inadequate, trying to fix them, or trying to impact the outcome. When we hold space for other people, we open our hearts, offer unconditional support, and let go of judgement and control.
It means that we are willing to walk alongside another person in whatever journey they’re on without judging them, making them feel inadequate, trying to fix them, or trying to impact the outcome. When we hold space for other people, we open our hearts, offer unconditional support, and let go of judgement and control.
Download "What it Really Means to Hold Space for Someone.pdf"
Videos
Click the button below to access a selection of videos on themes relevant to hospice volunteering.