Hospice Volunteer Training

Click here to complete the Hospice Training Evaluation form. Complete this form after you have completed each bullet point topic to demonstrate completion of the required annual education. You will not need to complete the bullet point topic and evaluation form, if you completed in person.

2025 Volunteer Training Schedule

Cultural Diversity

Cultural Awareness Handout                                                                                             

Grief and Loss  

Notes from a Last Responder                                       

Ethics/HIPPA

Ethics and Volunteers

Code of Conduct Acknowledgment

BHS Values         

Communication Barriers / Complaints and Grievances / Emergency and Disaster Training / Safety for Patients and Volunteers / Infection Control / Patient Rights / Pain and Symptom Management / Compliance

2025 Annual Required Education For Hospice covers the above requirements:          

Dementia- Alzheimer’s’ Education 2025 All are from https://www.alz.org/

• 2025 Alzheimer's Education PowerPoint                                 

2024 Volunteer Training Schedule                                    

Dementia

1. Grief and Dementia 2024 handout by Kenneth Doka
2. Breaking Bad News to People with Dementia 2024: Excerpt from The Essential Guide to Life After Bereavement: Beyond Tomorrow by  Mary Jordan, Judy  Carole Kauffmann
3. How to Talk to Someone with Dementia

2023 Presentations

Dementia -3 hours needed

• FAQ’s -Alzheimers and Dementia from Family Caregivers Online - Handout: https://familycaregiversonline.net/faq/faq-alzheimers-and-dementia/

• Abuse and Prevention for people with Alzheimer’s/Dementia - Handout: https://www.alz.org/help-support/caregiving/safety/abuse

• Wandering: Alzheimer’s Association - Handout: https://www.alz.org/help-support/caregiving/safety/wandering_(1)

2022 Presentations

Dementia

• VIDEO: How to talk so Alzheimer’s can hear
• Acknowledging disparities in Dementia Care for increasingly diverse Populations
• Tips for Communicating with a Person Who has Alzheimer’s Disease
• Pastoral Care and Dementia
• Tips for Managing Sundowning

2021 Presentations

• Alzheimer's Education 2021
• Compliance 2021
• Complaints and Grievances 2021
• Culturally Diverse Communities 2021
• Patient Rights and Ethics 2021
• Pain and Symptoms Management 2021
• Grief and Loss 2021

2020 Presentations

Dementia

• Video: Teepa Snow Discusses The 10 Early Signs Of Dementia(17 minutes)
• Video: What Is Dementia? (22 minutes)

2019 Presentations

Video: Calming and Comforting a Person Living With Dementia