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Greg Schneider replied to Sue Fink's discussion Volunteers effect on caregiver confidence
"You are very welcome!!
Greg"
Mar 4, 2012
Sue Fink replied to Sue Fink's discussion Volunteers effect on caregiver confidence
"Thanks for the great answer!"
Feb 29, 2012
Greg Schneider replied to Sue Fink's discussion Volunteers effect on caregiver confidence
"Hi Sue,
Great question...I would start out by having your volunteers tell the family caregiver that they have been trained to support them until their loved one dies and beyond if they choose to have you support them during the bereavement period.…"
Feb 27, 2012
Sue Fink replied to Sue Fink's discussion Interview questions for volunteer prospects in Volunteer Management
"Thanks, Melissa!"
Dec 12, 2011
Jennifer Thompson replied to Sue Fink's discussion Interview questions for volunteer prospects in Volunteer Management
" I have been using the volunteer interview questions (of course modify to fit your needs) found in Volunteer Management "Mobilizing All the Resources of the Community by Rick Lynch and Steven McCurley. YOu can find this book on Energize Inc. While I…"
Dec 8, 2011
Melissa Woods replied to Sue Fink's discussion Interview questions for volunteer prospects in Volunteer Management
"Outside of the typical interviewing questions (availiblity, hobbies, interests, skills, passed volunteer experiences etc) I always ask these:
1) Please tell me 3 of your strengths and why.
2) What, in your opinion makes a good listener?
3) What are…"
Dec 8, 2011
brittany bennett replied to Sue Fink's discussion Emergency training for volunteers
"Good idea."
Oct 19, 2010
brittany bennett replied to Sue Fink's discussion Emergency training for volunteers
"I would think it would be good idea for all people in society to have this training."
Oct 19, 2010
136ic5kwzuej4 replied to Sue Fink's discussion Emergency training for volunteers
"During our core volunteer training, we have one of our staff members go through possible emergency scenarios (fire, patient fall with or without injury, death, etc). The things we focus on are: remain calm (exactly what PP said) and go through some…"
Jun 26, 2009
Jennifer L. Ellis, M.S., HS-BCP replied to Sue Fink's discussion Emergency training for volunteers
"Since our setting is unique to our hospice (we only work in CCRC's), we train volunteers on responding to fire alarms/emergency alarms, emergency evacuation, fire suppression systems, and the "Don't call 911--call hospice"."
Jul 17, 2008
Brenda Wilson replied to Sue Fink's discussion Emergency training for volunteers
"That is a hard one. We do teach them exactly what you have posted but then we also discuss remaining calm to set an example if family members are around. Not much more than what you posted. Sorry I can't be more of a help."
May 27, 2008
Sue Fink commented on Cheryl R. Walls's blog post Who I am!
"Hang in there, Cheryl. You need to read up a bit on keeping emotional boundaries between you and volunteers or clients/families to prevent you from burning out. It is a balancing act--our compassion for others has probably attracted us to this job,…"
Apr 28, 2008
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Posted by Janice Willett on August 4, 2020 at 6:07am
 If any individual or organization needs support books for patients, caregivers, families, staff during this time of crisis, "Dying w/o Crying" and "Affairs of the Heart” are reduced to cost ($5 ) on jiwillett.com. Utilized by Pastoral Care of many health facilities including MSKCC and UPMC. For large orders DM for bulk rate. Stay well. Chaplain Janice  (Radio,TV,Media info @ jiwillett.com)
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When Your Massage Client has Dementia

Posted by Irene Smith on January 28, 2019 at 5:45pm


When Your Massage Client Has Dementia  https://medium.com/@everflowing"


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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