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My Gift: Myself Hospice Volunteer

Created by: HiRes Productions
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What you'll learn

Concepts in End Of Life Care - where caregivers explore the Hospice concept and learn what end of life care is all about.
Activities and Interventions - that caregivers can engage in to provide effective comfort and support to their patients and patient families.
Learning to Listen With Love - focuses on developing the communication skills that are at the heart of successful support systems.
When A Patient Is Dying - describes what to expect from patients with different diagnoses and how to provide the best final care.
Providing Spiritual Care - coaches caregivers on ways to be sensitive to a dying person's spiritual needs.
Understanding The Grief Process - looks at one of the most important parts of care of the terminally ill: offering effective and appropriate support for the grieving family. Caregivers learn how to process their own grief and to understand the grief of others.
Focusing on Healthy Self Care - addresses how to prevent burnout by understanding the signs of stress and learning ways to diminish its impact.

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Description

My Gift: Myself prepares volunteers to support hospice patients and their families through the end-of-life journey with compassion and confidence.

What this course covers:

  • The role and responsibilities of a hospice volunteer
  • Supporting patients and families at the end of life
  • Video-based training drawn from the My Gift: Myself program
  • Readings, exercises, and printable notes and resource materials

Authored by JoAnne Chitwood, RN CHPN, and based on the My Gift: Myself program used in over 1,000 hospice organizations. Includes 5.5 hours of video and 270 pages of materials, with exams for volunteers seeking a completion certificate.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: About Hospice / Concepts in End of Life Care
Chapter 2: What Can I Do for patients and their families
Chapter 3: The Greatest Gift / Learning to listen with love
Chapter 4: Physical Care of a Dying Patient
Chapter 5: Providing Spiritual Care
Chapter 6: Understanding and Supporting Grief
Chapter 7: Healthy Self Care

System Requirements

See System Requirements in the Coggno Knowledge Base

Author

HiRes Productions

2 Courses

Hi Res Productions combines the creative skills of two artists; Rick, with an MBA and 30 years experience in the film production field; and Greg, with 20 years graphic design experience and 25 years in the health industry. Together we are creating on-line training based upon the popular My Gift: Myself classroom training developed by JoAnne Chitwood, RN CHPN. Our first project is creating a Hospice Volunteer training course which is also suitable as excellent informational hospice training for any health professional. Our current future project list includes: A Family Hospice course to assist patients and families of patients facing end-of-life in navigating the unknown "wilderness" they will face; Hospice training for CNA's; A Hospice Reference and training course for RN's; Developing the special skills Hospice staff members need to assist Veterans approaching end-of-life; and a course explaining management and development tips for Hospice Coordinators.

My Gift: Myself Hospice Volunteer

My Gift Myself Course Start
My Gift Myself Course Start

Begin your My Gift Myself hospice volunteer training course with this module.
MGM Introduction
MGM Introduction
MGMVideo 1-1
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MGMHV 1-1
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MGMVideo 1-5
MGMVideo 1-5
MGMTest 1
MGMTest 1

Skill Check for My Gift: Myself course Chapter 1. Must have an 80% correct answerpercentage to proceed.
MGMVideo 2-1
MGMVideo 2-1
MGMVideo 2-1A
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MGMTest 2
MGMTest 2

Skill check for My Gift: Myself course chapter 2. After completion continue the course with module MGMVideo 3-1
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MGMVideo 3-5
MGMVideo 3-5
MGMTest 3
MGMTest 3

This is the skill test for My Gift Myself chapter 3. It must be passed with a minimum of 80% correct answers. When complete, close the test and open module MGMVideo 4-1
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MGMVideo 4-5
MGMTest 4
MGMTest 4

This is the skill test for My Gift Myself chapter 4, which must be passed with 80% correct answers. After completion close the test and continue with module MGMVideo 5-1
MGMVideo 5-1
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MGMTest 5
MGMTest 5

This is the My Gift Myself skill check for chapter 5, which must be passed by a score of 80% correct answers. When complete, close this test and continue the course with module MGMVideo 6-1
MGMVideo 6-1
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MGMVideo 6-6
MGMTest 6
MGMTest 6

This is the skill test for My Gift: Myself chapter 6, and must be passed with a score of 80% correct answers. Once complete, close the test and continue the course with module MGMVideo 7-1
MGMVideo 7-1
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MGMHV 7-1
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MGMVideo 7-6
MGMTest 7
MGMTest 7

This is the skill test for My Gift: Myself chapter 7, and must be passed with a score of 80% correct answers. Once complete, you are finished with the course.

Attachments:

MGM Resource Manual  (3.1 MB) Important information from the course and other resources that a new hospice volunteer will find valuable as they start their career as a hospice team member.
MGM Exercise Booklet  (960 KB) For students to download and print. This booklet contains copies of all the exercises presented during the course so that students may complete each exercise at home or wherever they are taking the training. Completing these exercises is a very important part of receiving the best results from the course training and the most personal growth.

Frequently Asked Questions

People preparing to serve as hospice volunteers who will spend time with patients and families during end-of-life care. No clinical background is assumed.

Understand the volunteer role and its boundaries, offer companionship and practical support to patients and families, and approach end-of-life conversations with steadiness rather than avoidance.

Video-based training drawn from the My Gift: Myself programme, supported by readings, exercises and printable materials you can keep and return to once you begin volunteering.

No. The programme is built for people new to hospice work. It focuses on what the role asks of you emotionally and practically, not on clinical procedures.

How families experience the end-of-life journey, what helps and what does not, and how volunteers can offer presence and practical help without stepping outside the volunteer role.

This course is designed for employees who need to complete My Gift: Myself Hospice Volunteer training

Yes. This course is designed to meet applicable federal requirements and commonly mandated state standards. Always confirm specific state or industry requirements with your local regulations.

The course takes approximately 720 minutes to complete and can be paused and resumed at any time.

Yes. Learners receive a downloadable certificate upon successful completion, which can be used for compliance records and audits.

Yes. You can assign this course to individuals or groups using Coggno’s LMS, or purchase multiple seats for your team.

Yes. This course can be exported for delivery in most learning management systems (SCORM compatible).

Yes. The course is fully self-paced and available 24/7.

Yes. This course includes a knowledge check to reinforce learning and verify completion.

Learners have lifetime access from the date of purchase.

Yes. A preview is available so you can review the course format and content before purchasing.

Yes. Content is reviewed and updated as regulations and best practices change.

No. This course is not included with the Prime Subscription and must be purchased separately.

Yes. Refund requests can be submitted within 30 days of purchase.

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