Advanced Care Plan Facilitators Needed

Caring Circle, a Lakeland Affiliate, is in need of volunteer Facilitators for our Speak for Yourself -Plan Your Care Program. We are seeking volunteers who, after training, would be comfortable guiding people and their loved ones through a conversation about the type of care they would want if they were not able to speak for themselves. These conversations would be with people who have been referred to the program and wish to participate. The Speak for Yourself Plan Your Care Program aims to help people have these conversations before a crisis, so they and their families have peace of mind and can feel confident about what their loved one would want if a situation arises. The program is based on the idea that effective advance care planning is a process of communication that helps individuals:

• understand their choices for future healthcare
• reflect on personal goals, values, and religious or cultural beliefs
• talk to physicians, healthcare agents, and other loved ones as needed
• Assist in the development of a plan that honors the individuals goals, values, and beliefs for future medical care

All training will be provided. At the end of training, volunteers will have all the tools necessary to confidently walk someone through recording their wishes. For more information, call Julie Griffin at 269-429-7100

Caring Circle is part of Spectrum Health Lakeland, which requires all staff and volunteers to have COVID and Flu vaccinations, or approved exemptions.