What is Legacy Work? Online session offers a welcoming space for learning and conversation. Led by a professional counsellor, each Q&A session delivers practical insights and helpful resources tailored to the real questions and concerns of those living with or impacted by an advanced illness. Registration closes 24 hrs before [...]
Join us at our Children’s Grief Centre for an evening of information and Q & A about what it means to parent grieving children. We’ve heard from many parents that they would appreciate brief, concrete, direct, and accessible information as they navigate new situations with their grief and their children’s [...]
PalliLearn is a series of short public education courses that help people develop the knowledge and confidence to offer meaningful support when someone they know is sick, dying, caregiving or grieving. This course, "How to Have Conversations about Dying and Grief," provides practical tips on how to have caring and [...]
This two-day, in-person training follows the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association Training Program which is recognized across Canada. It will give volunteers, caregivers and interested community members the confidence to provide quality support services in any setting, whether that is in hospice, care centres or a private home. By fostering a deeper [...]
A one-hour, virtual support group for unpaid Caregivers led by Caregivers Alberta staff. To attend this group please attend one“Join Community Support Groups Caregivers Alberta” first. If you have not done that please register here: REGISTER The Caregiver Support Community is a virtual program that aims to empower the wellbeing of caregivers’ involved [...]
PalliLearn is a series of short public education courses that help people develop the knowledge and confidence to offer meaningful support when someone they know is sick, dying, caregiving or grieving. Attendance at this facilitator training session is only open to Alberta-based health professionals with palliative care experience who have [...]
A one-hour, virtual support group for unpaid Caregivers led by Caregivers Alberta staff. To attend this group please attend one“Join Community Support Groups Caregivers Alberta” first. If you have not done that please register here: REGISTER The Caregiver Support Community is a virtual program that aims to empower the wellbeing of caregivers’ involved [...]
A biweekly, one-hour men's caregiver support community. Caregiving is an emotional roller coaster. It takes strength, bravery and...it takes its toll. We've created a safe space for men who are caregiving, where they can support one other as peers. The Men's Den is a small, group meet-up, facilitated by men [...]
What is Anticipatory Grief? Online session offers a welcoming space for learning and conversation. Led by a professional counsellor, each Q&A session delivers practical insights and helpful resources tailored to the real questions and concerns of those living with or impacted by an advanced illness. Registration closes 24 hrs before [...]
BVP welcomes you to an evening of conversation about the transformational power of grief. This webinar will explore sorrow as a quintessential human experience, the navigation of which takes courage, resilience, and support. We will look at expressions of grief, metaphors for understanding our sorrow, and ways to be of [...]
The Palliative Institute is pleased to announce a new series of free webinars for psychosocial-spiritual professionals working in palliative and grief care in Alberta. This COP seeks to develop the clinical and self-care skills of professionals and provide opportunities to share and learn from each other on the 2nd Thursday [...]
This two-day, in-person training is based on the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association's Volunteer Training Manual which is recognized across Canada. It will give volunteers, caregivers and interested community members the confidence to provide quality support services in any setting, whether that is in hospice, care centres or a private home. By [...]
A one-hour, virtual support group for unpaid Caregivers led by Caregivers Alberta staff. To attend this group please attend one“Join Community Support Groups Caregivers Alberta” first. If you have not done that please register here: REGISTER The Caregiver Support Community is a virtual program that aims to empower the wellbeing of caregivers’ involved [...]
Dying to Know education series provides in-depth coverage of topics related to advanced illness. Themes include; information on preparing for end-of-life, strategies for staying resilient through challenging times, and help for care partners to become more confident in their roles. Cannabis in Palliative Care: Finding Comfort in Life’s Final Chapter [...]
Who would make decisions for you if you became unable to do so? Did you know? A personal directive is an important legal document recommended for all adults. Your personal directive names someone you trust to make health and personal decisions for you if you become unable to do so [...]
Are you in need of support for a loss in your life? During this 6-week group, adults will become more aware of their own grief process and learn how to deal with it more effectively. This group will offer education, coping tools, and strategies, as well as support while individuals [...]
A one-hour, virtual support group for unpaid Caregivers led by Caregivers Alberta staff. To attend this group please attend one“Join Community Support Groups Caregivers Alberta” first. If you have not done that please register here: REGISTER The Caregiver Support Community is a virtual program that aims to empower the wellbeing of caregivers’ involved [...]
A biweekly, one-hour men’s caregiver support community. Caregiving is an emotional roller coaster. It takes strength, bravery and…it takes its toll. We’ve created a safe space for men who are caregiving, where they can support one other as peers. The Men’s Den is a small, group meet-up, facilitated by men [...]
Connect with colleagues from across Alberta who deliver palliative and end of life care. This community of practice is ideal for clinicians, frontline champions, clinical educators, unit leaders and managers of hospices and palliative care units in Alberta and open to any site that delivers care to people with serious [...]
A one-hour, virtual support group for unpaid Caregivers led by Caregivers Alberta staff. To attend this group please attend one“Join Community Support Groups Caregivers Alberta” first. If you have not done that please register here: REGISTER The Caregiver Support Community is a virtual program that aims to empower the wellbeing of caregivers’ involved [...]