2016 Volunteer Appreciation Event Package
Date/Time: 01/01/2016, All Day
Provider: Florida Hospice and Palliative Care Association
Two 45 minute archived webinars and a guide for volunteer managers to use
during National Volunteer Week, April 10-16, 2016!
AVAILABLE ONLY VIA ARCHIVED WEBINARS
Available Friday, January 1, 2016
Volunteer managers are constantly looking for ways to honor and show appreciation to volunteers. Volunteers often want more information and the opportunity to learn new skills to better care for patients and families. This appreciation event package is designed to address these needs with two 45 minute archived webinars and a guide for volunteer managers. Use the guide to create the perfect volunteer appreciation event to fit your needs. Share the two archived webinars with volunteers at your convenience. Consider offering a one-time event that lasts a couple hours, multiple small appreciation events during the day, evening, and weekend, or spread activities throughout National Volunteer Week: April 10 – 16, 2016.
Register and receive both archived webinars and the planning guide for volunteer managers for the price of a single webinar!
Guide for Volunteer Managers:
- Ideas for structuring events
- Discussion guide to use following the webinars
- Group exercises to use before and after the webinars, with debriefing instructions
- A list of books, movies, and Internet resources for additional learning opportunities
- Additional exercises and learning activities for expanding the event beyond the webinars
Webinar 1: Helplessness & Hopelessness: The Volunteer Role in Finding Meaning
Richard Bach, author of “Jonathan Livingston Seagull” has said, “Here is a test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: If you´re alive it isn’t.” Within that quote lies the spirit of hospice and a special gift volunteers can share. It is difficult to accomplish much in the presence of overwhelming helplessness and hopelessness. But, it is time to get beyond the notion that “I am just a volunteer” and explore your potential. This webinar will examine the link between finding meaning in loss and redefining hope, and address the volunteer’s role in assisting clients to feel they are helpful to those they love…in small, yet important, ways.
HIGHLIGHTS
- How helplessness and hopelessness can prevent people from living fully for the time that remains
- Finding meaning in loss
- “Door openers” and skills that can assist with moving the flow of conversation instead of backing away
- Techniques to make individuals and families feel useful and helpful, even when confronting serious illnesses
Webinar 2: Taking Volunteer Communication Skills to the Next Level!
This webinar will focus on skills that allow us to connect more deeply with people who are ill and their circles of support. Join us to learn how to work more effectively in some of the most challenging situations, including:
- Clients who are unable to speak, but have some awareness, (e.g. ALS, stroke, etc.)
- Angry people
- What to do when someone says, “You can’t mention hospice, cancer, or dying.”
- How to maintain personal and professional boundaries when working with complex situations
HIGHLIGHTS
- Common challenges volunteers face
- Skills, techniques, and interventions to help address challenges and identify opportunities for patients/families
- Being helpful to people who cannot speak
- Techniques to de-escalate angry people
- Importance of maintaining personal and professional boundaries and how to catch ourselves when we are “getting too close”
TAKE-AWAY TOOLKITS FOR BOTH WEBINARS
- Detailed handout with additional lecture notes
- Comprehensive list of resources for additional exploration and learning
- Discussion guide to use following the webinar
- Group exercises to use before and after the webinar with debriefing instructions included
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This informative session is designed with volunteers in mind. It will be most useful for volunteer managers, volunteers and others working alongside volunteers.
PLEASE NOTE
Webinar content is subject to copyright and intended for your individual organization’s use only.
MEET THE PRESENTER
Gary Gardia, M.Ed., MSW, LCSW, CT
Gary Gardia, Inc.
