Training
Program
Training for
all volunteers is required.
Pre-requisite
to classes are:
- Complete
Volunteer
Application and
- An interview
with the Client Coordinator
Separate classes
are offered in the areas of
- Hospice
- Bereavement
- Caregivers
Class contents
include (not limited to)
HOSPICE
(Twenty-five hours training)
(Some homework
is required for this class)
- The history
and philosophy of hospice
- Communication
and listening skills
- Terminal illness
- Pain management
and symptom control
- Family dynamics
and the social worker
- Spiritual
Care giving
- Personal death
awareness
- Bereavement
and grief issues
- Funerals
BEREAVEMENT
(Six hours training)
- Grief Overview
- How to lead
groups
- Six Basic
Concepts of Grief
- Resources
for people in grief
CAREGIVERS
(Six hours training)
- Physical and
Psychological Changes such as confusion and Stimulation
- Communication,
active listening and assertiveness skills
- Spiritual Caregiving
and the volunteer’s role
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