Bereavement Peer Support Volunteer
Help normalize the grieving process for a person struggling to cope with the death of a loved one.
As a Bereavement Peer Support Volunteer you provide a safe, non-judgmental space for the client to share their story and express their feelings. You will provide comfort and support, and assist the client to find meaning and heal. If needed, you can provide information and strategies they may find useful in learning to live with their loss.
Meetings with your client can take place in their home or in another mutually agreed upon location.
Skills and Experience
- You have experienced a significant loss in your own life and are now able to support another
- Excellent active listener
- Compassionate and caring
- Able to maintain strict confidentiality
- Successful completion of our training course
Commitment
Training
Upcoming training planned for early 2024
Bereavement Peer Support Training
Dates:
- Mondays, 1 pm – 3:30 pm, February 5th to April 22, 2024.
- There will be no classes on February 19 and April 1st, 2024.
Time: 1 pm – 3:30 pm
Delivery mode: ONLINE via Zoom link
Course duration: 10 weeks
If you have volunteered with Acclaim Health before, please contact Tanya Peche-Hopley for more information at [email protected]
If you have you not volunteered with us before, apply online and we will contact you about available training sessions.
Ongoing
1 hour per week, typically matched to your client for about 3 months
Requirements
- Must be 18 years of age or older
- Clean police records check with vulnerable sector screening
- Two references
- All Acclaim Health staff and volunteers must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Living with Grief: Pat’s and Gail’s Story
Watch as Pat shares her story of learning to live again after the death of her daughter.
Should you require accommodation during the application process, please inform Tanya Peche-Hopley at 905-827-8800 x2329, so we can ensure your equal participation.
Volunteering Stories
A Story About Bereavement
https://youtu.be/dTJc0ApDWbY A Story About Bereavement “I have come through this grief because of Acclaim Health” When a loved one passes away, the grief can be a difficult journey that takes the mind into uncharted territory, but there’s a chance to feel hopeful and grateful on the other side. “Looking back, it’s really an adventure,”…
Janet and Colleen – A Strong Connection
https://youtu.be/wOPNv9rF0yk “It’s comforting to know that I can phone her” When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876, he couldn’t have guessed that over 140 years later, people at risk of social isolation in Halton would use his invention to bond with others on a deep and personal level. Janet is one of those…
A Song Called “Patty’s Place”
https://youtu.be/JEfpuGHS27I "This place has been a God send to her and to me” After 62 years of marriage, Al knows his wife, Joanne, like the back of his hand. He could tell you the songs she likes, where she keeps her kitchen utensils, and everything in between. Because of this, he quickly noticed when she…