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- Volunteer
Screening
All Adventures in Caring Volunteers are intensively interviewed
and screened by Adventures in Caring staff before acceptance into
volunteer training. During the initial interview process and the
intensive training seminar, potential volunteers are observed
over a number of days to assess their ability to function and
flourish in interpersonal communication situations specific to
critical care and long-term care environments. Only those who
pass the four-day training seminar are allowed to volunteer.
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- Volunteer
Training Required
All Adventures in Caring Volunteers receive intensive training
in “Therapeutic
Listening Care” (TLC), a unique training program
designed to increase their ability to communicate with people
who are critically or chronically ill in a warm, supportive
and meaningful way.
- Special
Requests
For special requests in Santa Barbara (if the patient needs
a Raggedy ASAP): call 687-5803 ext. 100.
- Guidelines
for Raggedy Volunteers
- The purpose of Raggedy Ann & Andy's
visit is to give patients the encouragement and
emotional support they need; and to give the nurses
or other staff a way to extend that special touch. (For
example, when Raggedy Ann enters a room she might say,
"Your nurse asked me to come and say hello, would
you like me to visit with you for a while?")
- Raggedy volunteers are trained in listening
skills and understanding the patient or resident’s
needs. It's OK to request visits for "difficult”
or “confused" patients. Raggedys know how
to respond with kindness to any emotional state.
- Raggedys do not entertain (they're not clowns)
or advise (they're not counselors) - their job is to
listen and bring out the best in a person. They encourage
the will to heal with unconditional love, acceptance,
compassion and hope.
- Raggedy Ann & Andy listen. They ask good
questions and draw out the best in a person. They encourage
patients with unconditional love, joy and hope.
- Raggedys bring four gifts that people who are
ill need so much: attention, acknowledgement, affection,
and acceptance.
- How the program works:
- Raggedys first check at the nurses' station to
find out if there are any patients who need a visit,
or if there are any that should not be visited.
- Requests for visits can come from nurses, physicians,
social workers, activity directors, volunteer directors,
family members or the patients themselves.
- Raggedys always ask permission to enter a patient’s
room.
- Raggedys are there to give love & support to
everyone: family members, nurses, and doctors...
so ask for a hug if you need one!
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