Doula to Accompany and Comfort: A Guide to Implement a Volunteer Doula Program
- Contents:
- I) Program History & Funding
- II) Volunteers: Recruiting, Screening, Duties and Training
- III) Collaborative Agencies & Institutions
- IV) Training Curriculum & Materials:
- Introduction
- The Process of Dying: From Diagnosis to Death
- Advance Directives
- Spirituality Through the End of Life
- Institutional Systems: Hospitals, Nursing Homes and Hospice Care
- Doing the Work: How to Be a Compassionate Companion
- V) Bibliographies:
- General Bibliography
- Books for Children
- Books for Adults About Children and Death
- VI) Articles Included in this Manual:
- 18 or So Questions About Your Life
- What is Hospice?
- Basic Principles of Hospice Care
- Common Misunderstanding About Hospice Care
- Stages of Dying
- What Does It Mean?
- Suggestions for Being An Active, Creative Listener
- Preparing for the Death of a Loved One
- Staff List
- Setting Limits
- Ethical Wills: Summing Up One's Life