The full range of Volunteering

Abstract

This publication contains views on Palliative Care Volunteering from seven countries as gathered in March 2014 in Bonn, Germany. Vision of hospice-palliative care volunteering in Poland has been presented by Piotr Krakowiak from UMK Torun (Hospice-palliative care volunteering in the changing society of Poland, pages: 41-55). His practical approach shows how crucial volunteering was and still is for end-of-life care in Poland. Practical examples of recruitment of volunteers, social education and encouragement addressed to different age groups from children, through pupils, students, adults and elderly have been presented. Together with other articles and books of Piotr Krakowiak this report allows to understand differences of palliative care volunteering in Poland and to see similar issues with others from European palliative care family. Topic of prisoners as hospice volunteers in Poland is described here as unique method of social rehabilitation.