How to Be an Even Better Listener
eBook - ePub

How to Be an Even Better Listener

A Practical Guide for Hospice and Palliative Care Volunteers

  1. 144 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

How to Be an Even Better Listener

A Practical Guide for Hospice and Palliative Care Volunteers

About this book

Providing guidance and advice on the challenging art of listening, this book responds directly to the expressed learning needs of hospice and palliative care volunteers regarding their communication skills in end-of-life care.

Listening can be mentally, physically, and spiritually exhausting, often highlighted in books about hospice and palliative care but never taking the spotlight. This accessible companion provides hospice and palliative care workers with a variety of helpful insights and suggestions drawn from a solid base of current theoretical concepts and clinical research.

With personal reflections on being listened to, the guide includes strategies for becoming a more effective listener, as well as exploring the challenges of listening, the need for self-care and spiritual and ethical considerations. By expanding their own capacity for empathy, compassion and understanding the wider narrative of illness, hospice and palliative care volunteers will become even better listeners in their essential roles.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Contents
  4. Foreword by Stephen Claxton-Oldfield
  5. Preface
  6. Introduction
  7. Chapter 1: Responding to Cues
  8. Chapter 2: Three Approaches to Listening
  9. Chapter 3: Helpful Things to Say
  10. Chapter 4: Benefits and Risks of Volunteering
  11. Chapter 5: Your Own Story and Grief Journey
  12. Chapter 6: Feeling Heard and Understood
  13. Conclusion: Continuing the Journey
  14. Afterword by Greg Schneider
  15. References
  16. Subject Index
  17. Author Index
  18. About The Author
  19. Join Our Mailing List
  20. Acknowledgements
  21. Epigraph
  22. Dedication
  23. Copyright
  24. Of Related Interest