Education

Ongoing hospice palliative care education and training is offered to volunteers, community members and organizations, service providers, and the business community throughout the year.

Basic Hospice Training

Basic Hospice Training equips volunteers with the knowledge and skills to provide compassionate support to individuals and families facing end-of-life challenges. Covering topics like communication, hospice palliative care, grief, and self-care, this 35-hour course is an essential foundation for anyone interested in hospice care.

Cost: $130 (includes training manual and resource materials)

Session Topics

  • History and Guiding Principles of Hospice Palliative Care

  • Programs and Services of Chilliwack Hospice Society
  • The Roles of a Hospice Volunteer
  • Hospice Palliative Care and Pain Management
  • Communication and Healthy Boundaries
  • Family Dynamics
  • The Role of the Hospice Palliative Care Team
  • Advance Care Planning
  • The Volunteer and Client Relationship
  • Confidentiality and Ethical Practice
  • Loss, Grief and Bereavement
  • Children and Grief
  • Diversity and End-of-Life Care
  • Medically Assisted Deaths
  • Psychosocial and Spiritual Care
  • Complementary Therapies
  • Practicing Self-Care
Bereavement Services Manager
To learn more about Basic Hospice Training, please call (604) 795-4660.

Upcoming Sessions

  • No sessions scheduled at this time