LUMBERTON — A training course for new volunteers interested in assisting hospice patients and their families in homes or at Southeastern Hospice House has been scheduled for February.
Prospective volunteers are required to attend all sessions, which will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays, Feb. 6 to Feb. 27, from 9:30 a.m. to noon at Southeastern Hospice House, located at 1100 Pine Run Drive in Lumberton. Volunteers must consent to a background check that will be paid for by the agency and a TB skin test and flu vaccination, also provided by the agency.
Applications will be accepted through Feb. 2.
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 910-735-8915 or [email protected].