Hospice Training Program Offered

DANBURY — Hospice and Palliative Care of Connecticut will offer a hospice volunteer training program during the months of April and May in the Danbury area.

The training consists of a six-week, 30-hour training program and will include presentations from the interdisciplinary hospice team. Information to be covered will include the history and philosophy of hospice, the role of volunteer, clinical aspects of death and dying, communication skills, family dynamics, spirituality issues, as well as grief and bereavement skills.

For more information about the Danbury training program, contact Deborah Richards at 888/633-6664.