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2008 In-Services
Please call 630-232-2233 to reserve your spot for each program!  Each presenation will be held at Fox Valley Volunteer Hospice unless otherwise noted.


Emergency Preparedness
Thursday, March 6, 12:30-2:00 p.m.
Learn various ways to prepare for emergency situations with Jennifer Jaquez, Disease Intervention Specialist, Kane County Health Department.

 

HIV News and Updates
Saturday, April 12, 9:00-10:30 a.m.
Learn about the newest treatments and statistics associated with HIV with Pat Lev, Director of CQI and Case Management, Open Door Clinic.

Understanding Chemotherapy and Radiation
Thursday, May 1, 12:30-2:00 p.m.
Learn about the various drugs and treatments associated with chemotherapy and radiation with Nancy Waalen, R.N., Dreyer Medical Clinic.

Grief Dream
Saturday, June 14, 9:00-10:30 a.m.
Discuss the role of dream interpretation in emotional healing after the death of a loved one with Elise C. Wall, Bereavement Care Volunteer, FVVH.

Five Wishes
Thursday, July 10, 12:30-2:00 p.m.
Learn the basic concepts of a specific type of living will called “The Five Wishes” with Christy Pitol, LCSW, Family Services Coordinator, FVVH.

Suicide PreventionThursday, September 4, 12:30 – 2:00 p.m.
Identify the warning signs of suicide with Mari Wittum, MS, LCPC, Suicide Prevention Services, Batavia.

Life Review
Thursday, November 6, 12:30 – 2:00pm
A life review is the written or spoken re-creation of one’s life.    Learn how the life review can be used to assist patients/bereaved clients to identify and communicate the meaning of their lives with Carol Ann Richeson, LPC, Adult Bereavement Services Coordinator, FVVH.

 

Hope for the Holidays
Saturday, November 8, 9:00 – 10:30am
Discuss a mix of coping skills with ideas for getting through some of the difficult times during the holidays.Robert Anderson, Bereavement Care Volunteer, FVVH