PCSBV VOLUNTEER TRAINING PROGRAM
MODULE 5: EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUES AND SUPPORT
Emotional/Psychological Issues and Support
Module 5 gives volunteers the opportunity to discuss and understand the emotional and psychological needs of the dying person and family, and how to provide emotional support.
Below are links to video clips, as well as readings and assignments that will help you explore the world of heart and mind.
YOUR HISTORY OF LOSSES
To understand another’s feelings following the loss of a loved one, it is instructive to examine our own history of losses. This reflection on your own life can pay dividends later on in helping to make you more effective in your own work as a hospice volunteer.
MY FATHER'S WAKE
My Father's Wake writer Kevin Toolis shares the life lessons of the oldest rite of humanity - the Irish Wake.
Personal Feelings About Death and Emotional Reactions
Answer the questions in this exercise and identify the underlying emotion(s). Indicate how you would express this emotion.
Let's talk about dying: Peter Saul
We can't control if we'll die, but we can "occupy death," in the words of Peter Saul, an emergency doctor. He asks us to think about the end of our lives -- and to question the modern model of slow, intubated death in hospital. Two big questions can help you start this tough conversation.
This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxNewy, an independent event. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.
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CONGRATULATIONS!
You have completed Module 5: Emotional and Psychological Issues and Support
Click here to access Module 6: Spiritual Issues and Support