Author
- Alex Huntir1
- Palliative Care New South Wales1
2018
Excerpt
Alex Huntir heads the Volunteer Support Services Programme at Palliative Care NSW. He has previously held diverse roles in education, policy, advocacy, nursing, community support and management, including ten years as CEO in not-for-profit health and disability support organisations and four years on the Board of the Australian Council of Social Service.
Abstract
Author: Alex Huntir
Since 2014 the Palliative Care Volunteer Support Services Programme in NSW has championed and supported the role of palliative care volunteers in NSW. In this presentation, Alex Huntir will talk about their recent work including: the publication of a new palliative care volunteer training guidance manual; insights into a recently released statewide study of palliative care volunteers active in bereavement support; and a look at the success of a touring workshop on Spirituality and Reflective Practice.
The Programme looks at innovative ways to invigorate support for volunteers including through the use of published studies, site visits and workshops and maintaining an active online presence. In addition to the useful contribution that these three initiatives have made to volunteering in NSW, the presentation will look at these initiatives as part of a deliberate strategy to address system dynamics that have been found to hamper the success of volunteer services.
Using initiatives like this, the Volunteer Support Services Programme has worked to plant new services and to expand existing services in metro, regional and rural NSW including two area-wide volunteering initiatives, and published a number of papers relating to the experience of the 1,600 or so palliative care volunteers in NSW.
Abstract
Author: Alex Huntir
Since 2014 the Palliative Care Volunteer Support Services Programme in NSW has championed and supported the role of palliative care volunteers in NSW. In this presentation, Alex Huntir will talk about their recent work including: the publication of a new palliative care volunteer training guidance manual; insights into a recently released statewide study of palliative care volunteers active in bereavement support; and a look at the success of a touring workshop on Spirituality and Reflective Practice.
The Programme looks at innovative ways to invigorate support for volunteers including through the use of published studies, site visits and workshops and maintaining an active online presence. In addition to the useful contribution that these three initiatives have made to volunteering in NSW, the presentation will look at these initiatives as part of a deliberate strategy to address system dynamics that have been found to hamper the success of volunteer services.
Using initiatives like this, the Volunteer Support Services Programme has worked to plant new services and to expand existing services in metro, regional and rural NSW including two area-wide volunteering initiatives, and published a number of papers relating to the experience of the 1,600 or so palliative care volunteers in NSW.