Spir itual Car e Companion Mission Sta te me nt In ke e ping - - PDF document

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“Comfort, Give comfort to my people, says your God.” Isaiah 40:1 (NAB)

De ve loping a Spiritua l Support Volunte e r Prog ra m

Pr e se nte r s Be ve rly M Be ltra mo, BCC, D. Min. Dir e c tor , Spir itua l Suppor t & Volunte e r Se r vic e s, Oa kwood He a lthc a r e Syste m Car

• l Ce lla, MA

Coor dinator

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am, Ca tholic He a lth Se r vic e s of L

• ng Isla nd

Spir itual Car e Companion Mission Sta te me nt

In ke e ping with the mission of Je sus, Ca tholic He a lth Se rvic e s of L

• ng Isla nd throug h the

Spiritua l Ca re Compa nion Prog ra m, tra ins volunte e rs of a ll fa iths, with ba sic pa stora l c a re skills a nd informa tion to be a c a ring , a tte ntive a nd liste ning pre se nc e to pe rsons who a re sic k, e lde rly or de ve lopme nta lly disa ble d.

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Catholic Health System Catholic Health System

Co-workers:

18,000

Facilities:

6 Acute Care Hospitals (4,336 beds) 3 Nursing Care Facilities (1,200 beds) Catholic Home Care Agency (1076 visits) Good Shepherd Hospice (16 beds) Home Support Services Maryhaven Center of Hope 2 Free Clinics Behavioral Health Centers

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duc atio n

• Plac e me nt
• Re te ntio n
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ngage me nt o f Co mmunity & Co llabo ratio n with the Dio c e se

• Pro mo te Co mpassio nate He althc are

Go als

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How We Re c ruit

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tise in loc a l pa r ish bulle tins

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• ng Isla nd Counc il of Chur

c he s

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• Word of Mouth

Our Volunte e r s c ome fr

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a ll wa lks of life

Mothe r s, F a the r s, Re lig ious Community, CHS E mploye e s, L a wye rs, Soc ia l Worke rs, Nurse s, HHA, CNA’s, Psyc holog ist, Ca r e g ive r s, T e a c he r s, Physic a l T he r a pist, Oc c upa tiona l T he r a pists, HR spe c ia list, Se nior Ca r e Advisors, Airline E xe c utive , Community L e a de rs . . .

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CHS a ffirms… E RD’s: Pa rt T wo T he Pa stor a l a nd Spir itua l Re sponsibility of Ca tholic He a lth Ca r e

Cha pla ins build & foc us on a sse ssing & me e ting spiritua l ne e ds & formula ting a pla n of c a re

Spiritual Care Co mpanio ns assist the c haplains by liste ning, drawing o ut the sto ry

• f e ac h pe rso n and pro viding

spiritual pre se nc e

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T he y a re the E ye s a nd E a rs

• f the Cha pla in

A Spir itual Car e Companion

• Re c e ive s 18 hours of Ba sic Pa stora l Skills T

ra ining

• Ge ne ro sity and se lf-giving suppo rt the Pasto ral Care

De partme nts

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riage . . . as a no n-pro fe ssio nal the SCC c an be re c e ive d by the patie nt in le ss thre ate ning way whic h

• fte n le ads to re fe rrals
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mphasis o n c o llabo ratio n & c o mmunic atio n

• Me nto ring inte gral to pro gram

Outc ome s

• Co nve rsio n e xpe rie nc e fo r all partic ipants
• Patie nts & familie s fe e l mo re c are d fo r spiritually
• Po sitive impac t o n patie nt satisfac tio n

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Whe n we a re not looking for some thing , we ma y not se e it!

Patient/Family Ministry

• The Call
• Communication
• Spiritual Needs
• Suffering, Grief

Death & Dying

• Being with another

in faith

• Caring for the

Caregiver

Phone Support One on One Retreats Mentoring & Spiritual Leadership Continuing Education Programs

Spiritual Care Companion Program

Retention Support Groups Placement Monthly Support Meeting Training

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Informa tion Se ssion

• Ove rvie w o f Curric ulum
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ntro to Ac tio n-Re fle c tio n Mo de l

• Applic atio n mate rials / po lic ie s and

pro c e dure s/ dutie s and re spo nsibilitie s

• Diffe re nc e s be twe e n frie ndly & pasto ral visit
• Cautio n re garding e xc e e ding bo undarie s o f

the ir ine xpe rie nc e

• Whe n to re fe r to a c haplain
• Praye r

Our T r aining – T he Call

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E ffe c tive Communic a tion Skills

Spir itua l Ne e ds of the Pa tie nt

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Suffe ring , Grie f, De a th & Dying

Whe n you we re born, you c rie d a nd the world re joic e d. L ive your life in a ma nne r so tha t Whe n you die , the world c rie s a nd you re joic e . India n Prove rb

Be ing with Anothe r in F aith

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Car ing for the Car e give r …

• Advanc e d e duc atio nal

se minars

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duc atio n & suppo rt me e tings

• Me nto ring
• Ne wsle tte r

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Our L a dy of Consola tion NH– 2005

“Me ta phor Me ta morphosis Me ta noia ‘T he Strug g le for T ra nsforma tion’ ”

A Re tr e a t F

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Spir itua l Ca r e Compa nions

Doors to be Ope ne d Doors to be Close d L

• ve a nd Ang e ls

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Young e st … Olde st …

Compa nioning Adults with Spe c ia l Ne e ds a t Ma ryha ve n

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SCC – Dia lysis No One Die s Alone . . .

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Compa nions for the Ag ing from

• St. John the Ba ptist HS - OL

OC T hird Annive rsa ry Ce le bra tion - 2010

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T hird & F ifth Annive rsa ry 2013

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5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 30000 35000 40000 45000 50000 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 SCC Hours Patient Visits

T he SCC Ministr y Continue s

Br idging Chr ist’s love and he aling with the Community

With 80,057 CHS Hospita l a dmissions, 302,820 Home Ca re visits, we a re ta king ste ps to se rve our c ommunitie s throug h Pa rishe s Phone Ca ll Ministry T ra ining Ma nua l (in public a tion) Priva te Se c tor org a niza tions a nd busine ss Promoting c ha pla inc y

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Spir itual Car e Companion Mission Sta te me nt

In ke e ping with the mission of Je sus, Ca tholic He a lth Se rvic e s of L

• ng Isla nd throug h the

Spiritua l Ca re Compa nion Prog ra m, tra ins volunte e rs of a ll fa iths, with ba sic pa stora l c a re skills a nd informa tion to be a c a ring , a tte ntive a nd liste ning pre se nc e to pe rsons who a re sic k, e lde rly or de ve lopme nta lly disa ble d.

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