The first WHV Partner Networking Call of 2024 included an overview of benefits from the VA, information about Dreams for Veterans, and stories and photos from a Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day Event!
Resource Library
CNH Initiative: Overview for Frontline Staff and Supervisors
An introduction to military culture and how and which questions to ask Veteran patients as well as the importance, steps, and examples of honor ceremonies and how the interprofessional team and family unit can be included.
CNH Initiative: Identifying and Addressing Sources of Suffering
Information on how to identify common symptoms and sources of suffering, the role of the Nursing Assistant/Caregiver and interventions to palliate symptoms, and supporting those who may be suffering even if you can’t fix it.
CNH Initiative: Ceremonies to Honor and Remember
This resouce can help you see the importance and process of a pinning ceremony through various video examples and recognize the role of the interprofessional team and others in honoring Veterans, their loved ones, and ceremonies of remembrance.
CNH Initiative: Caring for Veterans in their Final Hours
Use this resource to learn how to identify the common signs and symptoms of the dying process, find examples of supportive comments for Veterans and their families, and gain insights into appreciating the fulfillment from quality care at end of life.
CNH Initiative: Addressing Trauma and its Impacts
This resource provides an overview of the impact of military service, gender, and age including methods of therapeutic communication with Veterans and their families. This module also addresses how staff can deal with manifestations of trauma or moral injury.
Veteran Certificates of Recognition
This file includes templates for branch-specific certificates of recognition that your organization can customize and present to a Veteran and/or their family members.
Veteran Pinning Ceremony Guide
This guide provides a suggested overview for completing a Veteran pinning ceremony. You may also choose to present the Veteran and/or their family members with a Certificate of Recognition.
WHV Webinar: Stress, Secondary Trauma, and the Caregiver Brain with Opus Peace
Join Opus Peace’s Deborah Grassman and Angie Snyder as they cover stress, secondary trauma, and the caregiver brain!
WHV Partner Networking Call – Winter 2023
WHV Partners came together for the final WHV Partner Networking Call of 2023 on December 13. Attendees received updates on the most recent news from the U.S. Department of Veterans…
WHV Webinar: Dare to Forgive: A Self-Liberating Process Part I & II
Deborah Grassman, a hospice nurse practitioner with thirty years of experience providing care at the VA, is the founder of Opus Peace, a non-profit organization that provides educational programs and…
Webinar on PACT Act Benefits Eligibility and How to Help Veterans Apply
Lauren Ruchin from Veterans Affairs defines the PACT Act and explains how hospice and healthcare providers can support Veterans and survivors applying for VA benefits thanks to the PACT Act.