Applicants are trained from "Nursing Home Ministry: A Manual," by Tom McCormick; from required reading, including "A Song for Grandmother," by Dorothy Miller; and from the experience of our chaplain trainer(s).
Training consists of weekly at-home reading and study assignments, as well as four to five sessions of group instruction. Training topics include:
-- Qualifications of Volunteer Chaplains
-- Ministry to the Elderly
-- Identifying Needs and Concerns
-- Visitation Guidelines
-- Relating to Nursing Home Staff
-- The Art of Conversation
-- Active Listening
-- Relating to the Memory Impaired
-- Worship Services
-- Bible Studies
-- Evangelism
-- Volunteer Program Planning
"To Comfort and Encourage"