Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County will offer a six-week Community & Volunteer Education Series in Sequim beginning April 10 and concluding May 15.
Classes will be held from 1-3 p.m. Fridays at Trinity United Methodist Church, 100 S. Blake Ave., Sequim.
Classes include the following:
• April 10. Introduction to Hospice (Marilyn Nelsen, PhD, Volunteer Services Manager); “Pioneers of Hospice,” a documentary film.
• April 17. Attitudes toward Death and Dying. Consider the Conversation (DVD, first half); “Patients as Mentors” (Bette Wood, RN, Patient Care Manager).
• April 24. Attitudes toward Death and Dying. Consider the Conversation (DVD, second half); Group discussion.
• May 1. The Gifts of Grief (DVD); The Grieving Process (Debby Smith, RN, Sequim Grief Support Group Facilitator).
• May 8. Becoming a Hospice Volunteer; Lessons for the Living (DVD)
• May 15. Putting it All Together. Self-Care for Volunteers, summary, discussion and evaluation (Astrid Raffinpeyloz, MA).
The program is free and open to the public. Registration is required, as space is limited. For more information about the series or to register, call 452-1511.
Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County provides free services to terminally ill patients and their families.
To learn more about VHOCC, call or visit www.vhocc.org.
