| Guidelines
for Care Team Meetings
Purpose:
Teamwork is essential to Care Team
Ministry. By participating in Care Team meetings, you are engaging with
a group of people dedicated to serving others. The meetings present an
opportunity to focus on your own feelings as you serve the needs of others.
Care Team meetings connect you with your fellow Care Team volunteers as
you share one another’s journey of service.
Confidentiality is a must
Share only what will help volunteers serve more effectively
Respect the privacy of others. Do not name names.
Share joys and concerns
Share joyful stories – this reinforces the desire to serve
Share concerns – this helps volunteers from becoming overburdened
Share issues with service - this promotes creative problem-solving
Process feelings
Encouraging team members to receive/give emotional support to one another
is vital to the team’s strength
Help manage grief
Listen to Care Team volunteers who may be grieving
Attend funerals, write sympathy cards, explore opportunities for closure
Stay within your comfort level
Reinforce boundaries
Set your own limits on commitments
Stay within your comfort level at all times
Recognize when other Care Team volunteers are taking on too much
Share responsibilities
Remember, you are part of a Team
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