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HVA's Quarterly e-Magazine
[to preview current issue - click here]
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HVA publishes the Hospice Volunteer News, a quarterly online e-magazine
published exclusively for its membership whose primary purpose is education. The
interviews, columns and feature articles are written by individuals experience in
the end-of-life care field. This publication is a communication resource targeted
for hospice volunteers and family caregivers.
The publication is also available for members without Internet access for a nominal
postage and handling fee.
Note: the sample issue accessible above does not contain all
of the features listed below.
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- Bereavement Thoughts - Dr. Louis LaGrand, Grief Counselor and Author, writes
about issues pertaining to grief and the grieving process.
- Volunteer Interviews - each quarter a volunteer
or family caregiver is selected to be interviewed about their path to becoming a
volunteer and their experience in caring for the dying and their families.
- VC Perspectives - "Tips from Volunteer Managers"
gives guest volunteer coordinators an opportunity to share their perspectives on
various aspects of managing volunteers as well as providing useful tips to aid volunteers
in their work.
- A Family's Experience with Hospice - families provide
feedback about their hospice experience. What worked? What didn't work? What were
their most intimate moments? And more...
- Ask the Medical Director - this column brings an
opportunity for hospice volunteers and their managers to have a medical director
address topics that are specifically related to volunteer work. In each issue Dr. Eran
Matalon, Medical Director from Heartland Hospice Care in Santa Rosa, CA discusses
a medically-related topic associated with patient care.
- Strategic Volunteer Management - Gary Guardia, M.Ed.,
LCSW, and NHPCO Volunteer/Volunteer Manager section leader for 6 years has been
active providing workshops to Volunteers and Volunteer Managers around the country.
In this column Gary offers useful management strategies for volunteer coordinators
and managers.
- President's Message - A message to the membership
of the Hospice Volunteer Association from its President. This quarterly message
focuses on the latest organizational developments within HVA as well as a visionary
perspective.
- Insights - "The How-To of Hospice Volunteering"
- Dr. Stan Goldberg writes an article on some aspect of hospice volunteering and
also responds to questions from HV News readers.
- Extraordinary Gifts - intimate and inspirational
stories that describe the often unexplainable and extraordinary gifts that volunteers
and family caregivers receive while caring for the dying.
- Feature Articles - as the HVA membership continues
to grow, there are many individuals who would like to share information with the
membership regarding hospice volunteering. Our editors also invite experts in the
death and dying field to contribute articles of interest.
- Hospice in the News - a special feature that provides
volunteers and family caregivers with access to news articles from around the world
that relate to caregiving and death and dying.
- HVA Calendar - the calendar lists dates for upcoming
events such as workshops, seminars and retreats that may be of interest to HVA members.
click here to learn how you can become an HVA member
Here's a sample of what the hospice community is saying about Hospice Volunteer
News, the HVA quarterly e-magazine:
"We were honored to be a featured hospice
in HV News and are grateful for the opportunity to be a part of this
beautiful publication."
Sandra Huster, Director, Volunteer Services, Covenant Hospice
"I am so impressed with the caliber of your
magazine."
Mary Ellen Makowski, Napa Valley Hospice Volunteer Services Manager
"Wow! Thank you for this wonderful publication!
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Kathrin, George Mark Children's House Volunteer Coordinator
"I read the first issue of the Hospice Volunteer
News,
and it is powerful. Fabulous!"
Dr. Nicola Smith, M.D.
"Thank you for sending HV News, I love it."
Tanie, Hospice of Laramie Volunteer Coordinator
"Read the first issue of the HV News …it
is really inspiring and great to get the bigger connection of hospice throughout
the country. "
Mindy, Zen Hospice Volunteer
"Wow! The HV News is wonderful!! "
Barb, Hospice of West Alabama Volunteer
"Thanks so much for sending HV News, it's
really fabulous."
Margaret, Zen Hospice Volunteer
"Fabulous publication! Love the stories and
testimonials."
Theresa, George Mark Children's House Volunteer
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Hospice Volunteer News
The most popular and most widely
read magazine for hospice volunteers
& hospice volunteer managers!!
(see what's in the current issue below)
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For our Fall issue, the staff at HVA is featuring California's capital city of Sacramento. We are proud
to shine the spotlight on Sutter VNA and Hospice and their unique way of training and retaining volunteers.
We send our thanks and appreciation out to the volunteers and staff at Sutter VNA and Hospice who provided
information and articles about this great hospice.
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Sue Webster received her B.S. in Gerontology from California State University,
Sacramento in 1998, when she was 50. She has been a hospice volunteer for 15 years.
In her interview, Sue conveys how she has become comfortable in her volunteer role,
and how she welcomes new challenges.
(click here to login and read Sue's interview)
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Cindy Dunning, Volunteer Coordinator for Sutter VNA and Hospice in Sacramento,
California, talks about how the roles of hospice volunteers and volunteer coordinators
have evolved over the years. She outlines the unique approach that Sutter VNA and
Hospice has taken to best train and retain its volunteer staff.
(click here to login and read Cindy's article)
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"Mrs C.", was kind enough to talk about her hospice experience. Her son, Robert, is currently a patient with Sutter
VNA & Hospice.
(click here to login and read "Mrs. C's interview)
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Dr. Eran Matalon, is the medical director for
Heartland Hospice in Santa Rosa, California. He is also the Medical Director of
four skilled nursing facilities in Sonoma County. He is board certified in internal
medicine as well as Hospice and Palliative care. Dr. Matalon received his MD from
Rush University, and did his residency in internal medicine at the University of
Southern California. He received his undergraduate BS at the University of Illinois
in biophysics. He is married and the father of three children.
In this issue Dr. Matalon discusses kidney disease, its causes, treatments, and outcomes.
(click here to login and read this column)
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Gary Gardia, MEd, LCSW, CT, has worked in the
hospice field for 25 years beginning as a volunteer. Over the years he has worked
in many roles, all focusing on better ways to care for those “living in the light
of death.” He is a Certified Thanatologist (CT): Death, Dying and Bereavement through
the Association for Death, Education and Counseling and holds Master Degrees in
Education and Social Work.
Gary received the NHPCO’s Heart of Hospice Award in recognition for outstanding
local and national contributions and the Josefina Magno Excellence in Education
and Leadership Award in 2006. Gary served as the Volunteer/Volunteer Manager section
leader for NHPCO for 6 years. Gary is a frequent presenter and keynote speaker at
state and national conferences providing workshops and retreats known to be both
motivating and challenging. His direct and often challenging approach to teaching
advanced communication skills, the effective use of coaching, and exceptional customer
service have placed him among the most requested presenters nationally. In 2007
Gary initiated his new project Leadership in Everyday Life, an intensive workshop/retreat
that blends his experiences with the dying and lessons for removing “ourselves”
as obstacles in attaining an extraordinary life.
In this column, Gary shows how "Professional" volunteers can be added to your Volunteer
program without displacing paid staff.
(click here to login and read Gary's column)
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Dr. Stan Goldberg is Professor Emeritus from San Francisco State University
and an HVA Member who currently serves as a bedside volunteer at
Pathways in San Francisco, CA. In addition, he is associated with
the Jewish Healing Center-Kol Haneshama. He has served at
George Mark Children's House in San Leandro, CA, the
Zen Hospice Project's Guest House until it closed for renovation,
as well as Hospice By the Bay, in
San Francisco. He has authored six books, more than fifty articles, chapters, essays
and poems, and his original research on change has been quoted in newspapers, magazines,
and on radio. He has led workshops on change and transitions both nationally and
internationally. His latest book, Lessons for The Living: Stories of Forgiveness,
Gratitude, and Courage at the End of Life (published by Shambhala
Press and distributed by Random House), a memoir of his experiences as
a hospice volunteer, recently won the Grand Prize at the London Book Festival.
In this issue Stan provides examples of how some patients avoid facing their death
by exhibiting behaviors contrary to the fact that they are in fact dying.
(click here to login and read Stan's column)
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Louis LaGrand is Distinquished Service Professor
Emeritus at the State University of New York, College at Potsdam and Adjunct Professor Health Careers at the Eastern
Campus of Suffolk Community College. He is a certified grief counselor and one of
the founding members of the Hospice of St. Lawrence Valley. He is the author of
eight books, the most recent, Love Lives On: Learning from the Extraordinary Encounters
of the Bereaved (after-death communication phenomena).
In this article Dr. LaGrand shows how those going through the grieving process can
learn from their mistakes and avoid repeating them, by pointing out the most common
mistakes he sees in his grief counseling practice.
(click here to login and read his column)
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About this column...
If you have ever had the opportunity to care for a dying person, either as a hospice
or family caregiver, you probably have a story to tell. This is a place where you can share your stories.
Ursula Bacon was a young mother of a son and expecting her second child shortly
after World War II. Her life-changing dream is the focus of this issue's Gift.
(click here to login and read her story)
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Cindy Dunning holds the title of Coordinator for the Sacramento Hospice Consortium,
in addition to serving as the Volunteer Coordinator for Sutter VNA & Hospice for
the last 27 years.
In this article Cindy describes how seven hospices in the Sacramento area have banded
together to accomplish more than they could separately.
(click here to login and read this article)
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Silvia Austerlic is the grief support specialist and cultural liaison for
the Hospice of Santa Cruz County. She provides culture and language liaison to Latino
hospice patients and families, and offers culturally and linguistically sensitive
grief support to monolingual Spanish individuals, families, and children.
In this article Silvia talks about the need for culturally relevant health services, especially at the end of life.
(click here to login and read this article)
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Volunteers - you may now join HVA for FREE
if your Volunteer Coordinator is a paid member!!
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Join HVA now and receive the booklet
"This Time of Caregiving" as our gift!!
Please Note: This offer applies to paid memberships only.
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