400,000 hospice volunteers can explain why they continue to be involved in hospice service. For some it is the obvious reasons of doing good for others. Ultimately volunteers will say they get more than they receive. The words melt into everyday conversations without much fanfare but contain the secret to living a fulfilled life. As the golden rule says, "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you" but do we realize that often what we do unto others we are truly doing to ourselves?
As volunteers help those who are facing life limiting illnesses find their power in the moments of living, they strengthen themselves to become more tolerant, less judgmental, and abundantly grateful.
As a volunteer for hospice, what is your reason for volunteering?
Monday, February 16, 2009
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Hospice Volunteer Training Online
After an extensive search of online training programs for hospice volunteers, I finally found one - mine.
I found a few programs that were excellent in content but the training would still have to completely be done in a face to face setting.
Much of the initial work of hospice volunteer training consists of the core concepts. Volunteer coordinators spend countless hours preparing for training sessions and by the time a facility is acquired, mailings and calls are made, and staff lined up to assist in the training, some of the prospective volunteers have already lost interest or are obligated elsewhere.
I thought it would be a great idea to cover the core courses with online training that would allow prospective volunteers the opportunity to begin training on their own from their computer....
Thus the birth of Hospice Volunteer Training Online.
I hope volunteer coordinators from around the country can benefit from offering an immediate solution to training needs. The release of this program will be March 1st, 2009.
Between now and March 1st, I will be posting the status of the online course and accepting inquiries at hospicevolunteertraining@gmail.com
The excitement of the potential of this program has made it easy to complete the course curriculum. Unless someone can point to another program like this, I am assuming this will be the very first online training for hospice volunteers.
How exciting is that?
I found a few programs that were excellent in content but the training would still have to completely be done in a face to face setting.
Much of the initial work of hospice volunteer training consists of the core concepts. Volunteer coordinators spend countless hours preparing for training sessions and by the time a facility is acquired, mailings and calls are made, and staff lined up to assist in the training, some of the prospective volunteers have already lost interest or are obligated elsewhere.
I thought it would be a great idea to cover the core courses with online training that would allow prospective volunteers the opportunity to begin training on their own from their computer....
Thus the birth of Hospice Volunteer Training Online.
I hope volunteer coordinators from around the country can benefit from offering an immediate solution to training needs. The release of this program will be March 1st, 2009.
Between now and March 1st, I will be posting the status of the online course and accepting inquiries at hospicevolunteertraining@gmail.com
The excitement of the potential of this program has made it easy to complete the course curriculum. Unless someone can point to another program like this, I am assuming this will be the very first online training for hospice volunteers.
How exciting is that?
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