LUMBERTON — Southeastern Hospice has scheduled a training course for new volunteers interested in assisting hospice patients and their families in homes or at Southeastern Hospice House.

Prospective volunteers are required to attend all sessions, which will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays, Sept. 7 to Sept.26, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Southeastern Home Care Services, located at 2002 N. Cedar St. in Lumberton. Volunteers must consent to a background check, TB skin test and flu vaccination, all provided by the agency.

Applications will be accepted through Sept. 1.

Each volunteer session is designed to increase awareness of issues important to the care of dying patients and their families, including hospice philosophy, grief, concepts of dying, family dynamics; communication skills, and aging.

To register or for more information, contact Southeastern Hospice Volunteer Program Leader Sheryl Taylor at 910-734-2436 or [email protected].