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The spring 2008 Patient Care volunteer
training class takes a break to pose for the camera.
More than 130 carefully trained men and women serve Blue
Hill and the peninsula, Ellsworth / Downeast, Bucksport and Mount
Desert Island as community hospice volunteers. Volunteers primarily
offer emotional support, companionship and respite care so family
members can rest. Volunteers may also provide light meals,
transportation and errands when needed. Volunteers receive 30 hours
of training, and are required to augment that training each year.
A number of hospice volunteers have completed an advanced
AIDS caregiving training program. Bereavement facilitators receive
an additional 12 to 24 hours of bereavement training. Office
volunteers are needed for mailings, to answer telephones, and for
other general office duties.
Skilled care providers, staff members, bereavement
facilitators, and active volunteers present the hospice training.
Classes include a thorough grounding in hospice philosophy,
recognition of individual feelings and history of facing loss,
communication and listening skills, the physical, emotional and
spiritual manifestation of the process and bereavement, practical
bedside comfort training, standard precautions, therapeutic touch
and an orientation to community services and team care. The
following is an outline of additional topics covered during the
8-week training course:
- Hospice Philosophy and Care
-
 Spiritual
and Cultural Perspectives of Death and Dying
- The Caregivers Journey with the Dying Person
- Understanding the Dying Process
- Interaction with the Hospice Team, Individuals and Families
- Hospice Caregiving; Illness and Ethics
- Caregiving Considerations for Volunteers
- End of Life Business: Funeral Support Systems
Retired Executive Director, Barbara Clark, in black sweater, middle row,
poses with
the Spring, 2006 volunteer training class.
2010 Trainings
We
run our volunteer trainings in the spring and fall.
Bereavement Facilitator Volunteer Training
The 9 week Bereavement Facilitators Training is offered twice yearly in the
spring and fall. Meeting once per week, time in training is approximately 30
hours. Please call for more information.
Tuesdays October 12 through
December 7
3:30 - 7:00 P.M. (9 Weeks) Ellsworth
Help others work through their grief by facilitating bereavement
support groups. Learn about the grieving process, a mind-body
interaction, and promote emotional health. Understand the wide
variety of responses to loss. Health care providers are welcome to
attend. Registration and interview are required. Call 667-2531.
$50
registration fee. Download
Bereavement Facilitator Volunteer Application
Hospice Patient Care Volunteer Training
The 9 week Volunteer Patient Care Training is offered twice yearly in
the spring and fall. Meeting once per week, time in training is
approximately 30 hours. Please call for more information.
Wednesdays October 6 through December 8
3:30 - 7:00 P.M. (9 Weeks) Ellsworth
Hospice patient care
training enables men and women to help people in their community.
The goal of care is excellent quality of life for those who are
nearing the end of life and their caregivers. Volunteers provide
regular visits and emotional support so caregivers can take a break,
do errands, make special appointments, go out for a meal with
friends or take a nap. Volunteers provide companionship visits for
people who reside in nursing homes or have been admitted to local
hospitals. They accompany families who need support during the dying
process. To provide this care, volunteers learn about
communication and support techniques, family dynamics, simple
bedside care giving strategies, local resources and team
care. Registration form and an interview are required. Call
667-2531. $50.00 registration fee.
Download
Patient Care Volunteer Training Application
Programs Offered at Hospice Of Hancock
County
14 McKenzie Avenue, Ellsworth Maine 04605
Call 667-2531 to register.
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