We offer two comprehensive online training programs: Nav-Care and Hospice Palliative Care Ontario Volunteer Training. Once completed, Volunteers will shadow an experienced Volunteer to gain valuable hands-on experience. Training focuses on providing personal, social, practical, and emotional support to clients, with a strong emphasis on volunteer self-care. Well-trained hospice volunteers are key to reducing burnout and ensuring long-term, sustainable support for those in need.
Nav-Care Training
Volunteer Navigators play an important role supporting individuals living with declining health and their families. This course will help you as a Volunteer to learn about navigation in preparation for your new role in the Nav-CARE program. As you progress through the course, you will learn about:
- The Volunteer Navigator role
- Supporting quality of life
- Connecting with the community
- Advocating with persons and families
- Promoting active engagement
- Facilitating virtual navigation
- Supporting persons living with Dementia
Upon successful completion of this course, you will receive a course completion certificate.
HPCO Volunteer Training
Hospice Palliative Care Ontario offers a standardized training curriculum that ensures consistent, high-quality care from hospice Volunteers across all provinces no matter the size or location of the program. All Volunteers receive the same foundational training, promoting excellence and equity in hospice care province-wide. In this course you will learn:
- Introduction to Hospice Volunteer Training
- Communication skills
- Role of the Volunteer
- Pain and symptom management
- Understanding the dying process
- Spirtuality
- Grief and bereavement
- Care for the Caregiver
- Family
- Ethics
- Psychosocial issues and the impact of illness
- Cultural considerations
- Infection prevention and control
Upon successful completion of this course, you will receive a course completion certificate.
Once trained our Volunteers can choose from a variety of jobs such as:
- Working with clients directly
- Shopping
- Vigiling
- Spending time outdoors
- Reading out loud
- Playing cards and games
- Staying connected through in person visits, or by phone
- Going for coffee or lunch
- Providing a Caregiver some respite
- Transportation
We provide many educational opportunities for our Volunteers. By encouraging them to learn and grow, we find that they are more inclined to continue their services with us. When you become part of The Terrace Regional Hospice Network Society, so many people benefit!
If you are interested in becoming a Volunteer, please contact our office to inquire about our next training sessions