Internationale Zeitschrift für Schul- und Kognitionspsychologie
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The role of volunteers in Palliative care

Blazenka Eror Matic

Volunteers are recognized as the third resource for palliative patients alongside with professional care and family care. They do not replace them. Volunteers have their own special place and their specific role in that care. Besides the volunteers who will be directly with the patient and the family, volunteers who are involved in organizing, fundraising, promotion and various other roles are also important. In order to help volunteers to play their role and to make this assistance sustainable, it is important to have volunteer organizator (manager) that links all three care resources (family, professionals and volunteers).