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The Canadian Virtual Hospice website has a wealth of information for those who provide palliative, end-of-life and bereavement care. In Topics , you will find an extensive selection of articles written by our Canadian Virtual Hospice clinical team on common palliative and end-of-life care issues. In Asked and Answered , you will find answers... 

Perhaps the best resource for training people preparing for ministry is Developing Spiritual Care Capacity for Hospice Palliative Care : A Canadian Curricular Resource . This educational manual is designed to develop spiritual care capacity in those responding to end-of-life situations and needs. It is oriented particularly toward students,... 

If hospice palliative care is a new career path for you, consider taking a volunteer education program specific to this field. These programs provide a solid foundation for palliative care, bereavement care and the interdisciplinary team approach to care. Volunteer education programs also give you work experience in the field and can help... 

The Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association has published Hospice Palliative Care Volunteers: A Training Program (Print version with CD ROM costs $35. 00). This manual contains nine learning modules specific to the volunteer's role in hospice palliative care, and a toolkit to guide the volunteer through the learning modules. It has been...