8 Week Counselling Skills Development Intensive
Starting March 23, 2024
Many Salt Spring seniors live in relative isolation – a leading cause of depression and health decline. A regular visit from a caring and skilled support person makes a big difference.
Volunteers trained through Island Community Services’ Senior Peer Counselling and Friendly Visitor Programs have provided hundreds of hours of support to seniors every year for more than 30 years.
Please join us if you would like:
• to develop excellent peer/lay counselling and communication skills;
• to gain understanding and practical skills dealing with challenges such as dementia, elder abuse, care-giver distress, the impact of trauma, and grief and loss;
• to learn how to support seniors going through difficult times;
• to become a certified member of Senior Peer Counselling of BC;
• and to contribute to the community by making a difference in someone’s life.
Training will run for 8 Saturdays starting March 23, till May 11, 2024
Training is free with lunch and refreshments provided.
For information and to enroll please contact
Shellyse Szakacs
Seniors Program Coordinator
sszakacs@ssics.ca
250.537.9971 ext 224
