Family Caregiver Education Series

Learn effective coping strategies, stress management techniques, and navigating community resources in this free education series that meets you where ever you are in your caregiving journey. Virtual and in-person sessions are now available! Registration is required. Please contact Renate Fries at 905-523-1055 x 408 or email renate.fries@von.ca. Session 1: Caregiver Stress & Finding Self-Care […]

Wellness Wednesday Caregiver Support Group

Come join us for a free bi-weekly support group for anyone in a caregiving role. Meet others going through similar experiences and share your thoughts in a safe space. Registration is required. Please contact Renate Fries at 905-523-1055 x 408 or email renate.fries@von.ca. (Virtual Program). Topic: Caregiver Guilt Wednesday, May 4th | 2:00pm-3:30pm Topic: Protecting […]

Family Caregiver Education Series

Learn effective coping strategies, stress management techniques, and navigating community resources in this free online education series that meets you where ever you are in your caregiving journey. Registration is required.  To register, please contact Renate Fries at 905-523-1055 x 408 or email renate.fries@von.ca.  Session 1: Caregiver Stress & Finding Self-Care Strategies Tuesday, April 12th […]

Lunch & Learn Seminar “Communication Approaches for Persons Living with Dementia”

Topic: “Communication Approaches to Persons Living with Dementia” Come join Diane Mulholland, MHSc. from the Alzheimer Society of Hamilton as she guides you through how communication changes as dementia progresses, and key strategies for supporting communication with people living with dementia. Registration is required.  Please contact Renate Fries at 905-523-1055 x 408 or email renate.fries@von.ca. […]

VON: Wellness Wednesdays Caregiver Support Group

Caregiving can be hard, but you don’t have to go through it alone… Come join us for a free virtual bi-weekly support group for anyone in a caregiving role. Meet others going through similar experiences and share your thoughts in a safe space. Registration is required.  Please contact Renate Fries at 905-523-1055 x 408 or […]

VON: Family Caregiver Education Series

Learn effective coping strategies, stress management techniques, and navigating community resources in this free online education series that meets you where ever you are in your caregiving journey. Registration is required, please contact Renate Fries at 905-523-1055 x 408 or email renate.fries@von.ca. Session 1: Caregiver Stress & Finding Self-Care Strategies Tuesday, March 8th | 10:30am-12:00pm […]

Plain Language for Non-Profits

Communicating clearly with your clients is the first step in building trust and authentic engagement. Learn how you can use plain language principles to make your message easy for your audience to understand and act on – and to ensure that the public has the information they need to make informed decisions. By the end […]

Love as a workplace communication tool:  Finding resonance in the remote

As we know, love is not a frequently used term in our workplaces and classrooms. It is, maybe, even more tentatively used in relation to service. In this series, we have begun to illuminate the relevance of exploring the energy of love as an integral element of serving each other in our world ~ especially […]