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22 people are interested
Take Control of Your Health Facilitator
ORGANIZATION: BURLINGTON COUNTY RSVP
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22 people are interested
Burlington County RSVP (Retired and Senior Volunteer Program) is seeking volunteers to teach their "Take Control of Your Health Chronic Disease Self-Management" Program. Free peer leader training enables volunteers to teach people with chronic conditions and caregivers to: 1) manage symptoms, 2) get started with healthy eating and exercise, 3) communicate effectively with your doctor and health care team, 4) manage fear, anger and frustration, 5) make daily tasks easier, and 6) get more out of life. No previous knowledge about chronic illness is necessary since teaching is done from a detailed manual that is used as a script. Upon completion, peer leaders will facilitate the 6-week, 2.5 hour per week Take Control of Your Health workshop with groups of 8-18 people who have one or more chronic conditions.
For information on the program and training, please email Karen Bennett at kbennett@bcc.edu, or call 609-894-9311, x 1499.
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About BURLINGTON COUNTY RSVP
Location:
Rowan College at Burlington County, 200 Campbell Drive, Room 221, Willingboro, NJ 08046, US
Mission Statement
RSVP recruits, interviews and places persons 55 and over in meaningful volunteer positions. We are affiliated with multiple non-profits in Burlington County. We have job descriptions from these organizations to help us find the appropriate volunteer positions. We also have programs that we directly administer such as our State Health Insurance Assistance Program, A Matter of Balance, Chronic Disease/Pain Self-Management, the Money Management Bill Payer Program and the Fit & Strong! Program..
Description
Make a Difference in Your Community!
The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) provides opportunities for people 55 and over to make a difference in their community through volunteer service. RSVP volunteers can choose an opportunity that allows them to volunteer as little or as much as they would like each month, serving through schools, adult day care centers, the tax program, health related educational programming and other nonprofit and public organizations to help meet critical community needs. RSVP offers maximum flexibility and choice to its volunteers. RSVP matches the personal interests and skills of older Americans with opportunities to help solve community problems and offers supplemental insurance while on duty, and on-the-job training from the agency or organization where volunteers are placed.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Different sites throughout Burlington CountyBurlington, NJ 08016
DATE POSTED
March 15, 2019
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 55
- Orientation or Training
- after training, 2.5 hrs/week for 6 weeks