Our suite of training resources
Our aim is to equip you with the resources you need to manage and train your volunteer team. We have just updated our volunteer training resource – the Palliare Handbook is now in it’s third edition.
Palliare: A Handbook for Palliative Care Volunteers in NSW (3rd edition)
This handbook offers foundational knowledge and practical guidance for people volunteering in palliative settings. A copy of the Palliare Handbook is often given to volunteers at the start of their induction training. It contains:
Chapter 1: Introduction to Palliative Care
Chapter 2: Public Health Palliative Care
Chapter 3: The Volunteer Role in Palliative Care
Chapter 4: Volunteer Self-Care and Well-Being, Boundaries and Policies
Chapter 5: Communication Skills and the Volunteer Relationship
Chapter 6: Distress, Suffering, Spirituality, and Psycho-social Support
Chapter 7: Cultural Sensitivity and Diversity
Chapter 8: Palliative Care in Different Settings
Chapter 19: Young People in Palliative Care
Chapter 10: End-of-Life Care
Chapter 11: Grief, Loss, and Bereavement
This resource is available here as a free download but we also have printed copies of the book available. Please contact us for more information.
Palliare: A Handbook for Palliative Care Volunteers in NSW 3rd edition (2025)
File Size: 3.45 MB
Online video modules – About Palliative Care
About Palliative Care is an easy-access online learning tool, designed for use by volunteers, volunteer managers, and anyone else in the community who is interested in understanding more about palliative care. Each of the five videos can be used as standalone video sessions OR, can be used in companion with our printed and online training resources for palliative care volunteers.
About Palliative Care introduces you to:
– the philosophy of palliative care
– provision of standards by which care is delivered
– the role of volunteers
– concepts of health promoting palliative care
We recommend using the About Palliative Care videos as part of a comprehensive palliative care volunteer training package. The videos cover content found in the Palliare Handbook.
About Palliative Care is a project funded by Coordinare, South East NSW, through the Australian Government PHN program
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Palliative Care New South Wales is the peak body in NSW representing palliative care providers and those with an interest in palliative care. Palliative Care New South Wales is a member of the national peak body Palliative Care Australia.
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