College Student Volunteers Needed to Virtually Connect with Isolated Older Adults
Description
For just 1-2 hours a week, you can gain experience and impact a life. Virtually connect weekly with an older adult to hear their life story!
Connection is something we all seek, and for socially isolated older adults, connection has the power to improve their overall health and well-being. achi works with insurance companies and individuals on a multigenerational program that pairs socially isolated older adults with young adults for continuous enriching conversations, allowing the older adults to reminisce on their life, impart wisdom, and most importantly build meaningful relationships.
Requirements
- Participating students will connect weekly with an older adult via phone or virtual platform for 8-10 weeks.
- All phone sessions will be conducted through achi’s contact center system and students will log in to the contact center system to perform their sessions, providing a secure and consistent connection method for every call.
- All calls will be recorded for quality assurance.
- All participating students are required to complete and submit post-session reflection prompts describing their sessions with their older adult and the stories discussed.
- These submissions will be utilized in the creation of a book for the older adult that will be gifted to them at the end of the program.
Qualifications
- Students should be comfortable making phone calls and/or be able to join virtual calls using a device with a camera for video.
Benefits
- Gain communication skills that span across generations.
- Build confidence in engaging with individuals in a virtual setting.
- Develop relationship building skills.
- Learn about Reminiscence Therapy.
- Experience in conversation initiation and evoking storytelling.
Pay
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Schedule
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Skills
- Communication skills
- Confidence in engaging with individuals in a virtual setting
- Relationship building skills
- Knowledge in Reminiscence Therapy
- Experience in conversation initiation and evoking storytelling
Benefits
- Gifted a book at the end of the program
Contact
If you are interested in volunteering, please fill out our volunteer onboarding form: https://tinyurl.com/wzb8pmsf
Thank you!
Hunter Reeder
hunter.reeder@achisolutions.com