Care Partner Training: Week #3

Our Mission: Supporting and guiding people with Christ-centered care as they navigate through change in every season of life.

Week #3: Training

Topic: The Art of Listening in Caregiving: Trainees will learn how to become effective at using listening skills to help Care Receivers explore content, feelings, and spiritual concerns regarding current challenges in their lives.

Our Mission Statement

Do you know our Care Ministry Mission Statement?

Practice memorizing this statement and be prepared to recite it in class.  You never know; you may just win a prize for knowing it! (hint, hint)

Did You Know…

• Less than 2% of people have had any formal training on how to listen.

• Words are processed by our short term memory where we can only retain about 7 bits of information at a time. This encouraged the formation of our 7 digit phone numbers.

• Images go directly into long term memory. It is easier to show a circle than to describe one.

• Listening skills are poorest when people interact with those closest to them.  They interrupt and jump to conclusions more frequently.

Prayer Partner

When you have the opportunity to call or get-together with your Prayer Partner, make sure to work on your listening skills.  Truly listening as someone shares with you says you value that person and that you care.

How to prepare for Week #4:

• CPTM Pre-class Reading, Process vs Results in Caregiving

• Christian Caregiving-A Way of Life, Chapters 14-20

• Speaking the Truth in Love, Introduction thru Chapter 7

• Text, call or get-together with your Prayer Partner, share any prayer requests or praise

   reports, and pray together.

• Go to celebrationcare.org to: to celebrationcare.org to:

• Sign–in for week #3

• Complete week #3 evaluation

• Read Pre-class reading for week #4

• Print out your class notes for week #4