FREE Webinar February – Our Palliative Presence: Inspirational Wisdom from Henri Nouwen
Webinar Offering for Nurses and PSWs Our palliative presence refers to our way of being with a person receiving care. Henri Nouwen’s spiritual writings have been helpful for many (myself included) in developing their palliative presence, providing insight into ways of offering compassion, empathy, and a deep listening presence in order to allow those being […]
APRIL 4 – FREE Webinar | Part 2: Ways to Respond to Questions About MAID
APRIL 4, 2023, 4 PM EDT, 1 PM PDT In her role as a hospice palliative care counsellor, Elizabeth has encountered many conversations that were difficult, such as those related to MAID. In this webinar, Elizabeth will demonstrate a practical strategy known as VERS that PSWs can use for communicating when MAID is part of […]
Six Easy Strategies to Open Space for Teaching Palliative Care
“I must define the course in a way more engaging than engorging, countering my tendency to inundate students with data, and allowing them instead to encounter the subject, each other, and themselves. “I must provide readings with substance that students need to know, but with gaps in which students can think their own thoughts – […]
Reflections from Ontario
Ted and I have been travelling for the past week and have packed a lot into a short period of time! We attended the PSNO PSW Conference 2014 in Markham, ON on October 21st. It was wonderful to meet 300+ personal support workers! One PSW, Derek, spoke about his work in hospice palliative care and highlighted […]
