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| get involved What kind of person volunteers Victim Assistance Services relies on volunteers who can offer understanding and support to others. Ideal volunteers are dependable men and women who can respond without judgment, have great listening skills and can respect confidentiality. Most people volunteer because they want to help and give something back to their community. Our volunteers come to us from a wealth of cultural and social backgrounds and are both male and female. All volunteers have a commitment to care and support victims of crime and tragic circumstance in our community. It is an excellent opportunity to meet other dedicated people like yourself and learn skills that you can use for a lifetime. training Volunteers are required to take 60 hours of training before becoming a volunteer. The community has been most supportive of the programme as indicated by the following list. All the speakers donate their time to help make our community a better place in which to live. The timing of the sessions may change slightly with each class. Session 1 Welcome—Inspector Jim Szarka Statistics—Sgt. Dave Lee From an Officer’s Point of View Sr. Const. Mark Maeers Overview of Program—Pat Hehn Session 2 Trauma of the Victim, Crisis Intervention Skills S/Sgt. Gail Webster Const. Katherine Burt Session 3 Principles of Ethics and Helping Deborah Duncan Need to Notify Children’s Aid Society Don Weber, CAS Session 4 Sexual Assault Cathie Beacock, Sexual Assault Centre Marilyn, Survivor Session 5 Domestic Violence Liz Westcott, Director Green Haven Shelter for Women Cathie Beacock—Domestic Violence Nurse Session 6 Working with the Mentally Challenged Denise Murphy Addictions Jack Vandenberg—Detox, Royal Victoria Hospital Session 7 Elder Abuse—Const. Barb Hoath Session 8 Disasters/Multi Casualty occurrences Fire Chief Trent Elyea Volunteers Session 9 Tour of the Communications Centre, OPP General Headquarters Referral Manual, Policy and Procedures General Headquarters Auditorium Pat Hehn Session 10 Suicide Brian Adams, Director Community Mental Health Session 11 Native Customs and Differences Mark and Christine Douglas from Mnjikaning First Nation Session12 Self Care Deborah Duncan Session 13, Death Notification Const. Anne Fisher Lil, survivor Pat Hehn, examples Session 14 Bereavement Pat Hehn (former Bereavement Counsellor) Session 15 Communication Skills S/Sgt. Gail Webster Session 16 Tour of Hospital Bernie deMunnik, Manager, Emergency Services Identification Badges Visit to Morgue No Fault Car Insurance Pat Hehn Session 17 Property Crime/Robbery Officer, Crime Unit Session 18 What Happens when an incident occurs? Questions and Answers Sgt Kathy Bilton Hand out Exam to take home Session 19 Graduation Picture—Home Gallery Photos Role Playing—volunteers Session 20, First Call Pat Hehn, volunteers Lillian—Survivor Take up exam ******NEXT TRAINING Spring 2010*********** Contact us at nsvcsvolunteers@encode.com | ||||||||
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