The Bereavement Training is a 15-hour training designed to prepare new volunteers for their role in working with individuals who have experienced a significant loss. The overall training is 15 hours and meets 2 times per week for 3 hours. Additional training is offered for those interested in co-facilitating Grief Support Groups (prerequisite: Bereavement Training).

Our Bereavement Services staff provides the training and some of the topics include:

• Introduction to Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice
• Boundaries of the Volunteer Role
• The Hospice Philosophy
• Tasks of Mourning
• The Skills of Companioning
• Active Listening
• Gender Concerns
• Grief and Depression
• Suicide/Homicide

For the upcoming training schedule click on the Training Calendar.