Main description:

Volunteers have a long been involved in supporting the delivery of palliative care. Indeed in some countries, the range and quality of hospice and palliative care services depends on the involvement of volunteers.

Hospice and palliative care services and volunteering are changing. As society develops, so too does volunteering. Volunteers have growing expectations of organizations, and increasingly seek roles that meet their needs and aspirations, rather than fitting in with organizational approaches. As hospice and palliative care services experience increasing and changing demands for their services due to aging populations with complex healthcare needs, we need to recognize that volunteers have a
vital role to play in supporting the delivery of services of the future.

The Changing Face of Volunteering in Hospice and Palliative Care explores the complex phenomenon that is volunteering in hospice and palliative care in different countries. It considers how and why volunteering is changing, through the contributions of authors from Western and Eastern Europe, North America, Australia, Africa, and India. It reflects on the influence of culture and organisational contexts, in addition to management approaches, legislative, and political influences,
highlighting factors that contribute to the success of volunteering.

Contributing to knowledge and understanding in the field of volunteering in hospice and palliative care internationally, this book highlights the factors that contribute to the success of volunteering models, allowing readers to see possibilities for change and find new ideas for innovative practice in their own setting.

Contents:

1: Steven Howlett: The modern context of volunteering
2: Sheila Payne and Sara Morris: The modern context of palliative care
3: Ros Scott: Volunteering in hospice and palliative care in the UK
4: Leena Pelttari and Anna H. Pissarek Austria: Volunteering in hospice and palliative care in Austria
5: Anne Goossensen and Jos Somsen: Volunteering in hospice and palliative care in the Netherlands
6: Michaela Hesse and Lukas Radbruch: Volunteering in hospice and palliative care in Germany
7: Piotr Krakowiak and Leszek Pawlowski: Volunteering in hospice and palliative care in Poland and Eastern Europe
8: Stephen Claxton-Oldfield: Volunteering in hospice palliative care in Canada
9: Greg Schneider: Volunteering in USA
10: Alex Huntir: Volunteering in hospice and palliative care in Australia
11: Fatia Kiyange: Volunteering in hospice and palliative care in Africa
12: Anil Kumar Paleri and Libby Sallnow: Volunteering in hospice and palliative care in India
13: Nigel Hartley: Volunteering and the challenges of change
14: Libby Sallnow and Heather Richardson: Volunteering and community
15: Ros Scott: In our own words
16: Steven Howlett and Ros Scott: Pulling it all together