Communication Training for Hospice Volunteers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13630392 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stephen L Coffman (Eastern Montana College, Billings, corresponding author), Victoria T Coffman (Eastern Montana College, Billings) |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 155-163 |
| Publication date | 1993-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2190/251v-5wxl-k3h6-08rj |
| OpenAlex | W2112628042 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 20 |
For the past five years the first author has served as a communication trainer of new volunteers for a thriving Hospice organization. This article details the communication-related portions of the new volunteer training process. This description covers both the theoretical intentions of the training as well as the contextual applications. It can serve as a text and an outline of activities in developing an initial communication skills training program for Hospice volunteers. Topics addressed include trusting, listening, talking about death and dying, communication/interacting effectively, being assertive, taking responsibility, modeling appropriate behavior, and using imagination
Active listening · Assertiveness · Communication skills · Communication skills training · Hospice care · Medical education · Palliative care · Pedagogy · Process (computing · Psychotherapist · Thriving · Trainer · Training (meteorology · Communication · Computer Science · Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion · Media, Religion, Digital Communication · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,07 |
| Citation span | 1999 - 2013 (15) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |