Volunteers in hospice and palliative care : a resource for voluntary service managers /

Guidelines on the responsibilities of those who lead co-ordinate and manage volunteers in small hospices, large specialist palliative care units and in general hospitals with palliative care teams.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Scott, Ros, Howlett, Steven, 1965-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Edition:	2nd ed.
Subjects:	Volunteer workers in terminal care. Voluntarism > Management. Hospice care > Management. Palliative treatment. Hospice Care > organization & administration Volunteers > organization & administration Palliative Care Hospices Bénévoles dans les soins en phase terminale. Soins en phase terminale > Gestion. Soins palliatifs. Bénévolat > Gestion. Équipements de soins en phase terminale. terminal care facilities. MEDICAL > Terminal Care. Palliative treatment Hospice care > Management Voluntarism > Management Volunteer workers in terminal care Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Setting the scene: the landscape of volunteering
Management role of the voluntary services manager
Considering quality and measuring impact
Selection of volunteers
Training and education of volunteers
Support of volunteers
Volunteering and legal issues
Professionals working as volunteers
Ethical issues for VSMs in hospice care
Volunteers working in a bereavement service
Volunteers in a children's hospice
Volunteers working in a comprehensive palliative care service in Australia
Volunteers working in a community palliative care service
Volunteers working in a tertiary referral teaching hospital
Neighborhood Network in Palliative Care, Kerala, India.