Registration Open - 30th Annual Hospice Community Training Class

Interested in volunteering at Hope Hospice? Want to know more about Hope Hospice's holistic approach to care?

Hope Hospice is offering a 4 week Community Training Course September 6-27, 2012 (Thursdays 6:30 - 9:30 PM); . 

12 CEUs available for RNs, LCSWs & MFTs.

Registration is open until Thursday, August 23, 2012 - Download the registration form here.

Hospice care empowers family members as well as medical professionals to offer comfort and dignity to patients facing the final stages of life. Comprehensive information on the practice and philosophy of providing hospice care will be presented by professional guest speakers and qualified hospice staff.

Topics to be covered include:

• Hospice History and Philosophy
• The Role of the Social Worker
• Communication
• Volunteer Support
• The Medical Director’s Role
• Nursing in Hospice
• Patient Care
• Pain & Symptom Control
• Home Health Aide
• Spiritual Care & Religious Panel Discussion
• Adult & Children’s Grief

This course meets the qualifications to provide 12 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for nurses (RNs) as required by the California Board of Registered Nursing, BRN Provider No. 05633, and the Board of Behavioral Sciences, BBS Provider No. 01257 for Social Workers (LCSWs), Marriage Family Therapists (MFTs).