VOLUNTEER CONNECTION NEWSLETTER

Designed to keep you TRULY informed!

Monday, April 13, 2020


VOLUNTEER CONNECTION ZOOM MEETING SCHEDULE
Fridays, 12:15-1:45pm

§  4/17:  The Conversation Project (Amanda Meier) www.theconversationinbouldercounty.org
·         Refer to article following Zoom directions.
§  4/24: Volunteer Appreciation! Telemedicine Review and TRU Update
§  5/1: Memories in the Making (MIM) Review and Demonstration. Learn how MIM provides a creative outlet, a form of dementia therapy, and a method of communication for people with Alzheimer’s and other dementia. (Have on hand: watercolors, paint brush and cardstock.)
§  5/8: Alive Inside preview and mini concert to celebrate Mother’s Day Weekend!
§  5/15: "Refuge within Quarantine.  Notes from the Buddha."  Robert Pauley, TRU Volunteer
§  5/22: JEAN a film: Jean Dempsey, a Boulder native and fellow TRU volunteer, was one of America’s top female climbers during the ‘70s. Tune in to learn more about her craft and the rockfall accident in Yosemite that changed her life forever 38 years ago.
§  5/29: Arts & Crafts: Swedish Weaving Demonstration – Barb Beck, TRU volunteer will be sharing the art of Swedish Weaving. (Learn something new and perhaps take up a new hobby!!)

To participate by telephone:
Ø  Please call: +1 929-436-2866
Ø  Enter the Meeting ID Code:

If participating by mobile or tablet device:
Please visit the app store and download Zoom Mobile to your device prior to the start of the group
Ø  At the time of the group, open the Zoom App
Ø  Select “Join a Meeting”
Ø  Enter the Meeting ID Code:
Ø  In the bottom left corner, click “Join Audio” and “Join Video”
o   You may have to allow permissions to your camera and microphone through your device’s settings

If participating by laptop/computer:
Ø  At the time of the group, go to https://zoom.us/join
Ø  Enter the Meeting ID Code:
Ø  In the bottom left corner, click “Join Audio” and “Join Video”
o   If you are unable to join by audio, you have the option to use a phone to call in using the telephone instructions above

4/17:  Conversation Project (Amanda Meier)

The Conversation Project in Boulder County, a TRU Community Care program, provides confidential coaching and tools for individuals and families who wish to have a conversation about future medical care. Our mission is to ensure that end-of-life values are expressed and respected. We encourage thoughtful consideration of your preferences with regard to medical treatment in the context of your unique situation. If you need help starting these important conversations or guidance on documents, The Conversation Project has trained coaches who can speak with individuals and families by telephone or arrange an online meeting. These services are free and available on a flexible schedule.
Contact amandameier@trucare.org or (303) 250-4510 to schedule an appointment. If you wish to financially support TRU’s Conversation Project program, please visit trucare.org/donate and choose “Conversation Project Donation.”

§  TRU UPDATES
o   Stay tuned for Volunteer Connection Zoom meeting date on TRU Telemedicine - We are working closely with The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and state and local health officials to respond quickly and effectively to COVID-19, take action to address potential and confirmed cases, and mitigate transmission.  We have deployed Tele-Care tablets to patients, hospitals, and facility partners to replace in-person visits with video visits whenever it makes sense to do so, and we are offering grief support groups and counseling by phone and video conferencing. TRU’s pandemic response team meets daily to review updates and determine how to adapt and innovate to provide the best care for our community. We will continue to provide updates as they become available.

TRU Expands Grief Service TRU considers it a privilege to provide services for the grieving, which is why we offer a wide variety of age and loss-specific grief support groups, individual counseling, and other grief-related resources. And we’ve recently expanded our services in two critical areas. 

Individual Counseling
Formerly available only to family and friends of patients served by TRU Hospice, we’re now pleased to offer grief counseling services at an affordable price to members of the community who are experiencing grief, complicated grief, sudden or traumatic loss, and youth and family grief issues. Our experienced counselors employ art therapy, brainspotting, narrative re-creation, and other techniques to help clients find healing in the wake of loss. 

Virtual Grief Groups
Isolation has increased due to COVID-19, and TRU is responding by providing the grief services our community has come to depend on in new ways. We’ve moved most of our support groups to Zoom, a cloud meeting platform, and our individual grief counseling sessions have also gone virtual. No matter what, we’re here to support our TRU families and community, and we consider it an honor and privilege to do so.

o   Please visit trucare.org/grief to learn more about our counselors and for more information about TRU’s grief services.
§  HELPFUL LINKS AND INFORMATION
This blog link allows for validation of the losses many are experiencing right now that aren’t necessarily related to death.  https://whatsyourgrief.com/its-not-selfish-to-grieve/
§  SOMETHING FUN!

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES: Volunteer requests are limited to ‘essential and necessary.’ For the time being, these requests will only include errands and grocery shopping. If you accept one of these assignments, PLEASE REFER TO COVID-19 OPT IN protocol (include your pt/fm health screening information in your visit documentation) and submit your Personal Health Screening Form for each corresponding visit.

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