Hospice+Guide+Framework

//Possible outline to chapters or themes for the Hospice Guide//


 * __Common Themes Grouped Together (in no particular order):__**
 * 1) Curriculum Framework (general overview)
 * Empathy: definitions
 * 1) Self Awareness
 * Self Reflection: //What Am I? Why Am I Here? Where Am I Going?//
 * Reflective Journaling
 * Owning the human life cycle: Intimations on one's own mortality
 * 1) Other Awareness
 * Teaching Present-ness: The role of meditative practice
 * Group work: Bearing Witness/Sharing Story (active listening)
 * Cross cultural awareness: All About "US" - Community Building Without Borders
 * 1) Empowerment to Help
 * Training in care giving
 * Reaching Out: Power of Empathetic Touch
 * 1) Ritual and Visualization
 * Threading the Needle: Relationship Building Quilt
 * Meaning-making: Ethical Will
 * Selfless Gratitude: Ceremony of Remembrance


 * __Possible Groupings for Book/Guide/Website__**:
 * 1) Class Beginnings
 * 2) Self Awareness = Self Reflection AND Journaling
 * 3) Other Awareness = Teaching Present-ness: Role of Meditation
 * 4) Empowerment to Help = Training in Care Giving
 * 5) Continuing
 * 6) Self Awareness = Owning the Human Life Cycle, Intimations on one’s mortality
 * 7) Other Awareness = Group Work/Active Listening AND Cross Cultural Awareness
 * 8) Empowerment to Help = Power of Empathetic Touch
 * 9) Ending
 * 10) Ritual and Visualization
 * 11) Threading the Needle
 * 12) Meaning Making: Ethical Will
 * 13) Selfless Gratitude, Ceremony of Remembrance