b'MENTAL HEALTH & WELLNESSCombine the learned strategies for team and familiesinto your existing value system. Understand the features that are specific to palliativecare and know when and how to make a referral to palliative and spiritual health services at the appropriate time and in the best interest of the resident.Identify resources that are available for additional teamand family support and know how to advocate for those resources.The module begins with a reminder that team cohesion is the essential ingredient of a team that functions at their bestwith safety, inclusion and trust being key ingredients. Also important is congruence for individual team members. Participants are asked Can you be your authentic self? Is the inside of you (with regard to your own values) expressed or lived honestly to the outside world?Another highlight is Jenica Burns, a palliative care expert, talking about how to be present with a dying resident and ways in which to provide comfort care as well as advice on how to have difficult conversations with families.The research teams hope is that when staff dedicate the time (approximately one hour) to complete the modules, they have an opportunity to reflect, recover and access supportive education and resources.As Dr. Kuhl concludes: Each of us is a limited resource If we give all of our emotional energy to a resident inRoom 1. how much will we have left for the resident in Room 2? And how much will we have left for the people at home that we love? What do we need to do to take care of ourselves so we can make a similar investment today and the day after that? The secret of caring for the residents is in caring for the health care providers and caring for ourselves as health care providers.The HOPE modules can be accessed via learninghub.phsa.ca course number 26536 (Strategies to alleviate staff stress and burnout related to death and dying in long-termcare (LTC)). LTCTAuthors: Karen Pott, BScOT; Anne Leclerc, MRSc, BScPT; Kit Chan, BSc, RD; Annes Song, BScN, BSc; Chris Bernard, MDiv; You Na Choi, BA; Patricia Rodney, MSN, PhD;Joseph H. Puyat*, PhD, MA (Psych) *Principal Investigator. Project consultants: Dr. David Kuhl, Jenica Burns (RN)This research was supported with funds from WorkSafeBC through the Innovation at Work Program. The views, findings, opinions, and conclusions expressed in this article are solely the authors and do not represent the views of WorkSafeBC, CHOS, UBC or Providence Health Care (PHC), the health care organization that granted access to the study sites.www.oltca.com LONG TERM CARE TODAY 23'