Patient Education Network

Princess Margaret Hospital

Volunteer Training

Our comprehensive volunteer training curriculum provides volunteers with the technical and counseling skills necessary to support cancer patients and their families in each Resource Centre. Volunteers receive a comprehensive, easy to read, training manual, three half-day training seminars, and nine-hours of computer practice, role-play and evaluation. Volunteers are instructed on how to provide computer assistance to users, manage resources, and support patients in a manner that demonstrates respect, compassion and empathy.

The departments of Volunteer Resources, Psychosocial Oncology and Patient Education at PMH, as well as Wellspring, a community organization with an expertise in peer support training, collaborated in the development of this volunteer assisted initiative.

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