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HVA's Quarterly e-Magazine
[No longer published -- archive access only]
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HVA published its educational quarterly online e-magazine, Hospice Volunteer News,
for its membership for 5 years. The members-only archive contains all of the
back-issues containing volunteer interviews, special columns and feature articles written by individuals experienced in
the end-of-life care field. This publication was a communication resource targeted
for hospice volunteers and family caregivers. Topics in the magazine are timeless and still apply to
current methods of volunteering.
Note: the sample issue accessible above does not contain all
of the features listed below.
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- New!!
Higher Ground...Thoughts on life, death, and the things that matter most
- Dr. Annette Childs, PhD, psychologist and author, offers readers an unconventional
take on death and grief.
- 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.
- Bereavement Thoughts
- Dr. Louis LaGrand, Grief Counselor and Author, writes about issues pertaining
to grief and the grieving process.
- 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 first issue of 2010, HVA is proud to feature our country's third oldest hospice.
Rhode Island's Home & Hospice Care is a nationally recognized leader in hospice
care and owns and operates the only free-standing hospice inpatient center in
the state. Its nearly 300 volunteers help to provide support to patients and families.
We send our thanks and appreciation out to the volunteers and staff at HHCRI who provided
information and articles for our first issue of the new year.
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Bob Berard is a retired Air Traffic Controller who has been a volunteer for just over 4 years.
In his interview, Bob talks about the different ways he has served hospice, its patients, and their families.
(click here to login and read Bob's interview)
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Bobbi Wexler, Volunteer Program Manager for Home & Hospice Care of Rhode
Island in Providence, talks about how to run an efficient and successful volunteer
program while adhering to the 5% mandate.
(click here to login and read Bobbi's interview)
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Mrs. Gorton, is joined by her daughter, Jane Rice, and their volunteer, Susan
Rittenhouse, in a conversation led by HHCRI volunteer coordinator, Gail Kushnir. We think
you will enjoy their insights into what their hospice experience has meant to them.
(click here to login and read the conversation)
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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 how the prognosis paradigm is changing as new
treatments turn terminal illnesses into chronic ones.
(click here to login and read this column)
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Beginning with this issue, Gary Gardia will no longer be authoring this
column. Gary is writing a book and needs to focus 100% of his time and attention toward that
endeavor.
We want to extend our deepest thanks and appreciation to Gary for his contributions over
the last several years to our magazine. His articles have been informative and timely,
and we know they have been of great benefit to our readers. Good luck Gary!
We would like to take this opportunity to introduce Kelly Keller, who will
be taking over this column beginning with our Spring issue. We are extremely pleased
that Kelly will be joining our great group of columnists, and we look
forward to sharing her insights and expertise regarding volunteer management with our readers.
Kelly is the Volunteer Coordinator for AseraCare Hospice of Omaha, Nebraska.
She has been with AseraCare for over five years in the roles of volunteer coordination
and social work. In addition to volunteer coordination, her role includes mentoring
other volunteer coordinators from 12 other agencies in the region as well as serving
on an advisory committee at the national level. She also facilitates the Greater
Omaha End-of-Life Coalition which brings together several Omaha-area hospices and
other agencies and groups serving populations affected by end-of-life issues.
In her time at AseraCare, she has received the Nebraska State Hospice and Palliative
Care Partnership’s "Spirit of Hospice" award for her development of the volunteer
program and her interest in working collaboratively with other hospices for the
good of end-of-life care.
Kelly has her Master’s degree in Practical Theology from Loyola University-New Orleans
and her Bachelor’s in Social Work from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. She
is happily married to her high school sweetheart, Tim, and they have three children.
About this issue's column...
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The polarized nature of today’s world, which often ultimately stems from fear of
death, requires volunteer programs to pay careful attention to cultural diversity
issues. Our ability to communicate effectively and serve the dying and their families
with utmost compassion relies on our ability to be with “what is” in their lives
and world. This article is intended to provide hospice volunteer managers and trainers
some perspectives and suggestions for creating an introductory 2-hour Cultural Diversity
(CD) training module.
This issue's column was written by acting columnist, Greg Schneider, HVA's President.
(click here to login and read the 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. He was HVA's Volunteer of the Year for 2009.
In this issue Stan explains why withholding judgment is one of the most important
attributes we can have as hospice bedside volunteers.
(click here to login and read his 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 to minimize the negative thoughts that can increase the pain of loss.
(click here to login and read his column)
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We are delighted to announce that starting with our next issue, we will be adding
a great new column to our magazine titled Life Near Death. This column will
be written by Dr. Annette Childs, and will offer an unconventional take on death
and grief. For now, we welcome Dr. Childs to our family of distinquished columnists!
Dr. Childs holds a Ph.D. in psychology and maintains a private practice devoted
to insight-oriented growth. She is the Bereavement Coordinator for Circle of Life
Hospice in Reno, Nevada, where she assists individuals and families to grow through the
painful transitions that accompany end-of-life.
As a researcher, she has extensively studied the mystical experiences that accompany
the dying process and she has contributed original research to the field of near-death
studies. A devoted student of the afterlife sciences, she blends her clinical skills
with the science of consciousness studies to offer a unique toolbox to those seeking
unconventional approaches to grief and bereavement.
A gifted speaker, she travels extensively, sharing her unique and inspired message
with audiences throughout the United States and abroad. She is also the author of
three award winning books.
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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.
Linda Engel and her husband entered the grief process when their teenaged
daughter committed suicide. In this story she relates how they were able to exit
their grieving and move forward with their lives.
(click here to login and read her story)
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Linda Holman served as a volunteer patient respresentative in a local hospital.
In this article Linda shares insights she gained from her own family experiences
as well as those in the hospital where she served.
(click here to login and read this article)
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Francisca Stolzenbach is an experienced hospice volunteer who specializes in vigiling.
In her article Francisca describes what motivated her to volunteer for multiple hospices simultaneously,
and how she makes it work.
(click here to login and read this article)
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Father Al Johnson is an Episcopal priest and father, who lost his son, Nicholas, to leukemia in 1989.
While clergy members are often involved in the support of others in their community,
many are interested in knowing how a clergy member might respond to a tragedy in
their own family. Al eloquently describes how he and his family felt when they were
faced with the death of Nicholas. In this article Al describes how faith can be
renewed after a devastating loss.
This article also includes an audio interview of Al by Dr. Gloria Horsley, founder of
the Open To Hope Foundation.
(click here to login and read this article)
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Linda Holman served as a volunteer patient respresentative in a local hospital.
In her article Linda outlines what to consider when pre-planning a funeral.
(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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