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HVTO left a comment on Hospice Volunteer Training Online
"Kathleen,

I sent you an email with my apologies - which doesn't do a lot to help when you can't access the course. It appears that the msn address may be the obstacle. I manually confirmed your acceptance and all should be well. Please refer back…"
Aug 23, 2010
HVTO replied to Greg Schneider's discussion Do you offer a different training for clerical volunteers versus clinical volunteers? in Caregiver Volunteer Training
"Hospice goals, services and philosophy -
basically that all staff, whether paid or volunteer, are trained in the hospice philosophy of care.
Each agency has their protocol for agency specifics but we all generally start orientation for new…"
Jul 14, 2010
HVTO replied to Dale's discussion Ideas for getting to 5% - fast?
"Here is an example of high school students and their role in hospice. An 18 year old student who is able to be employed at any other institution is able to be a volunteer with hospice. Lots of 18 year old students in high school! The yard work is…"
Apr 29, 2010
HVTO replied to Dale's discussion Ideas for getting to 5% - fast?
"Your local high school students and college students are a good group to train for the yard work that will be needed to help patients and families this spring/summer season.

We used a local high school health occupations class to go through the…"
Apr 28, 2010
HVTO replied to Greg Schneider's discussion Do you offer a different training for clerical volunteers versus clinical volunteers? in Caregiver Volunteer Training
"Good information. I have noticed that the volunteers who go through the online training often tend to be "getting their feet wet" by seeing what hospice is really about. This may happen with the administrative volunteer who witnesses the patient…"
Mar 7, 2010
HVTO commented on Jennifer Thompson's blog post vounteer recruitment through HVA
"In response to Greg's reply "Also, please note that the Hospice Volunteer Training Online group in the Hospice Community Forum is not affiliated with HVA".

I am a member of this community because it is full of great information and I want to remain…"
Jan 4, 2010
HVTO replied to Judy White's discussion Suggestions for Increasing Volunteer Hours to make mandated 5% in Volunteer Management
"I am looking forward to seeing the cost savings realized from the online volunteer training program. The training is currently being used successfully to recruit the college and high school crowd. This group is naturally inclined to complete…"
Jan 4, 2010
HVTO left a comment for HVTO
"Loved Francisca Stolzenbach's music. She has many gifts and music is apparently one of them."
Aug 14, 2009
HVTO left a comment on Regulatory - Medicare
"I agree with Greg. The CoP's address training the volunteer as an employee without providing guidance to specific roles. The agency is responsible for agency specific protocols. Some agencies tend to use the volunteer in more of a respite capacity…"
Jul 8, 2009
HVTO left a comment on Bereavement & Grief
"When my mother-in-law was in the dying process, I was simultaneously marketing hospice services (you know, upbeat and cheerful, informative). Looking back, I wonder now how I functioned at all. The hospice staff where I worked gave valuable input…"
Jul 6, 2009
HVTO replied to HVTO's discussion Approximately how many new volunteers did your agency train last year? in Hospice Volunteer Training Online
"The need for male volunteers seems to be a trend. I have noticed that especially for veterans of WWII and the Korean War (conflict) there has always been a request for a male volunteer who could relate to their experiences.

Thanks for your input.…"
Jun 19, 2009
Cindy Chavez replied to HVTO's discussion Approximately how many new volunteers did your agency train last year? in Hospice Volunteer Training Online
"Hi, I'm new to my job..started last January 2008 with 3 volunteers. 1 1/2 years later, I'm at 20 volunteers. Our census is around 50. I have a blend of college students, retired people, young mothers and professional full time people. I'm glad to…"
Jun 19, 2009
HVTO commented on Irene Smith's blog post Touching a Family
"May I have permission to reprint this on my blog? http://hospice.volunteertrainingonline.com"
May 17, 2009
HVTO replied to HVTO's discussion Approximately how many new volunteers did your agency train last year? in Hospice Volunteer Training Online
"Thank you for replying. I am very interested in what the rest of the hospices are seeing in the area of recruitment and retention.

You may be a small hospice but you beat the hospice where I work. We had about 7 new volunteers last year. Pitiful.…"
Mar 26, 2009
Denise Riggins replied to HVTO's discussion Approximately how many new volunteers did your agency train last year? in Hospice Volunteer Training Online
"We are a small non profit, census of about 80 + a hopisce residential facility. We trained 22 new volunteers last year"
Mar 26, 2009
HVTO replied to Malena Hinze's discussion Need Ideas for Bi-monthly Volunteer Support Meeting in Volunteer Management
"Sounds like a good time for planning future meetings. Take a survey at the meeting of things the volunteers would most like to learn. With a list of 10 items you can have several meetings planned in advance and targeting their interests.

You might…"
Mar 23, 2009
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Providing massage for dying persons presents multi level challenges to me as a practitioner. One of these special challenges is working with persons experiencing dementia. One of the blog posts that has been archived earlier is titled The Lost Pause. https://medium.com/@everflowing"…

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