sugestions for lectures for my volunteers

[undressa]

I work for a hospital in nyc and I have an army of volunteers age range 17-87. I have found its hard to keep them for more than 3 or 4 months. I never have them do anything I wouldn't do but they do bust their buts ( its fun but hard work). To try to get better retention and make them more of a team we will start giving monthly lectures. Here are some ideas I have but I need more
Bleeding broken and blue- do u know what to do
Summer emergencies and how to deal with them
How to deal with dificult people
Personal safety
cultural diversity
nutrition-ideas for eating better

what else can I do
:help:

[topless_mike]

how an army of volunteers is no different than an army of soldiers.
everybody has their own duty, and you know that you've clicked when you know each team members thoughts and actions before they are even performed.

[MobCounty]

I'd temper some of the content with stories of Volunteers that have become heros, how the moment each of you has now, will make a difference and has a chance to leave something better than they arrived. That beyond the culture of taking, there is a culture of giving, that this is the moment of hard work, that could make the world a better place. It's a lot of work, but we are here to be family for the ones that need us most.

[undressa]

yes yes I like where we are going, more more please

[RoseBlood]

I just signed up to volunteer in the summer as a rape crisis counselor at area emergency room hospitals. It will be through VIBS Family Violence and Rape Center Victims Information Bureau of Suffolk and I'll be mandated to be on call 2 nights a month for 12 hour shifts.

I'm excited because this is what I want, but man am I a glutton for punishment. If undressa still posts here or reads this, any bit of advice you can offer me would be helpful and appreciated. Thanks.

[topless_mike]

some people thrive on helping others.
you are probably one of them. think about it... you are helping women that have hit rock bottom and are open and vulnerable. they come to you for help and comfort.

long hours? yes. shitty situations and inevitable nightmares about it? yes.

but once you see somebody at their lowest realize its going to be ok and that you are there for them, you'll feel like gold.

[epo]

I work for a hospital in nyc and I have an army of volunteers age range 17-87. I have found its hard to keep them for more than 3 or 4 months. I never have them do anything I wouldn't do but they do bust their buts ( its fun but hard work). To try to get better retention and make them more of a team we will start giving monthly lectures. Here are some ideas I have but I need more
Bleeding broken and blue- do u know what to do
Summer emergencies and how to deal with them
How to deal with dificult people
Personal safety
cultural diversity
nutrition-ideas for eating better

what else can I do
:help:

Do you think lectures are going to drive engagement and prolong retention? Does your program have a good orientation program? And what kind of jobs do you offer them...do you fit a person into a "job" or do you create a job for a person?

[Aggie]

Good for you Rose, you have a heart of gold! I don't know if that is something I'd ever be able to do. I'm sure it will be hard but rewarding too.

Do you think lectures are going to drive engagement and prolong retention? Does your program have a good orientation program? And what kind of jobs do you offer them...do you fit a person into a "job" or do you create a job for a person?

Her post is over a year old...may not be relevant anymore.

[hammersavage]

That's tremendous. What a young lady you are.

[epo]

Her post is over a year old...may not be relevant anymore.

Details, details!

[disneyspy]

i volunteer not so much to help other people but it helps me feel better about me,good job undressa and rose,you're both young ladies

[boosterp]

I just signed up to volunteer in the summer as a rape crisis counselor at area emergency room hospitals. It will be through VIBS Family Violence and Rape Center Victims Information Bureau of Suffolk and I'll be mandated to be on call 2 nights a month for 12 hour shifts.

I'm excited because this is what I want, but man am I a glutton for punishment. If undressa still posts here or reads this, any bit of advice you can offer me would be helpful and appreciated. Thanks.

Rose, I certainly applaud you. My 2 years in the ER I saw more than I'd like of rape and molestation victims and each one was no less difficult. As a health care professional one is supposed to maintain a separation but empathy certainly bleeds through to the surface. This is a part of why I did not continue in the ER. My only advice may sound cruel but it will save you at the end of the night. Be empathetic, remember this is a fellow human, but keep your distance emotionally or it will eat at your very being. It is not easy to do and you certainly want to shed a tear for the victim, but shed that tear in private, remain the professional when dealing with the victim.

[undressa]

1) Rose, awesome for reaching out, it will hurt in the begining but after a bit you will feel that u did ur little part to make a world a better place.
Here is my advice, when u get called in wear comfortable shoes, also, come up with a "ritual" for when u leave a call, could b going and getting a coffee or tea, sitting down and going through things in your mind but you have to promise yourself that once u r down with that coffee/tea you will not think about what just happened. I sugest this because other wise you will lose a lot of sleep going over what he/she could have done differently, what you could have done to help ect.
feel free to pm me if you have ?'s over a case or want more advice

also to everyone else, yes we are doing this to retain our volunteers and make them feel like part of a group.
and dysnepy- wanna volunteer at my hospital?