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2019 Volunteer On-Call Chaplain Roster

Coliseum Medical Centers, July 2019

Chaplain Home Work Cell
Janet Smith 478-718-6343

478-284-6389
Steve Johnson
Coliseum Northside Hospital, July 2019

Rose Coar 478-405-6045 478-737-8092
Tabitha Stanley 471-714-7615
Coliseum Center for Behavioral Health, July 2019

Terry Wolstencroft 478-461-3926
Curtis Swint 478-318-0924
*On-Call Chaplains are available after 5 p.m.

Healthy Stress Management tips for Caregivers Include:
● Thoroughly, faithfully, and honestly practicing my personal program for
Healthy Living
● Recognizing my limits
● Not trying to push myself beyond them
● Learning to say “no” in healthy ways and doing it
● Learning to take healthy care of myself physically, emotionally, spiritually,
etc.
● Allowing other people to handle their own problems
● Allowing other people to bear the consequences, if they do not handle
their own problems
● Developing and using a personal support system beyond my family.
● Doing something I like to do every day something that’s good for me, not
something that harms me just because I enjoy doing it.
● Making sure to “waste time” occasionally, doing something for fun.
● Giving up my efforts to change other people (“if only” they would just…)
● Giving up my wish that I could change other people
● Making it a habit to find the bright spots, the things that I’m grateful for
everyday; reviewing them with pleasure before I go to sleep
● Learning to use every situation for growth in wisdom and serenity. (“How
can I bring some good of this in a healthy way?)
● Paying attention to my needs and feelings- learning to recognize them;
learning to tolerate and accept all my feelings, especially the ones I think
I’m not “supposed” to feel.
● Learning to feel my feelings without having to act on them; leaning to
choose wise actions (often no action) in response to my feelings. (this is
learning not to be controlled by my feelings)
● Learning to express my feelings and needs clearly and directly
● Accepting that other people are not always willing/ able to meet my needs,
even when I express them.
● Learning healthy ways to relax.
● Developing a good relationship with my Higher Power, and learning to take
my guidance from that source
● Allowing my awareness and honoring of myself as a precious child of God
(or precious human, if I prefer) to grow and blossom naturally
Welcome Caregivers
Please take some time to contemplate these questions and make them personal by filling in the
blanks as suggested. A guided discussion will follow.
1. Introduce yourself
Name, where you are from, your caregiving history: ____________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
2. Seek support from other caregivers. There is great strength in knowing that you are not
alone.
Other caregivers I can reach out to are: ______________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
3. Take care of your own health so that you can be strong enough to take care of your loved
one.
I will take care of my health by:

______________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
4. Stress is likely to follow when you are a caregiver. Unfortunately, stress can affect your
health greatly.
What are some methods that you find useful to cope with stress: __________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
3. Accept offers of help and suggest specific things people can do to help you.
Some things I could use help with are: ______________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
I will accept help from: ___________________________________________________
5. Caregiving is hard work so take respite breaks often.
I will take a break from caregiving to do: _____________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
I will contact the following friends/family or agency to watch my loved one so I can take this
break:
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
6. Give yourself credit for doing the best you can in one of the toughest jobs there is.
Things I feel that I am doing well with: _______________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
Icebreaker ideas
1. Best/worst:
a. Have each person share their best and worst moments from the
previous week. Try to steer the group away from school items. This
icebreaker is an easy one to use at first and gives you good feedback
concerning their life at the moment. Some veteran groups do this
several times a year... the answers become more honest as you go.
2. Make Believe:
a. If you could go anywhere in the world now, where would you go and
why? If you could talk to anyone in the world, who would it be?
Why? If you could talk to any person who has died, who would you
talk to and why? If you could wish one thing to come true about your
upcoming summer, what would it be?
3. Word link:
a. This is a word association game. Ask the group to sit in a circle. The
first person starts with any word they wish i.e. red.
b. The next person repeats the first word and adds another word which
links to the first i.e. tomato. The next person repeats the previous
word and add another word link i.e. soup, and so on.
c. To keep this moving,only allow five seconds for each word link.
4. Toilet Paper Icebreaker:
a. To play, pass a roll of toilet paper around and have everyone
rip off how much they would usually use.
b. Everyone will probably think you’re crazy.
c. When the toilet paper makes it all the way around the circle,
have everyone count their squares. The number of squares
each person took is the number of fun facts they have to reveal
about themselves.
5. The Problem-Solution Icebreaker:
a. Give everyone about ten minutes to pick out the biggest problems
they see in the office and quickly dream up solutions. People can
volunteer to pitch their ideas. Encourage creative thinking by
declaring the room a safe zone, even if the boss is in the room.
b. These quick ice breaker ideas will break the thickest of ice, and it
might even inspire some projects if someone pitches an idea that
resonates with the room.
6. Things-in-Common Icebreaker:
a. Icebreaker that helps teammates get to know each other on a deeper
level by discovering what they have in common.
b. Split people into groups and tell them to find out how many things
they have in common. The group who discovers the most things in
common wins, so it pays to be persistent and thoughtful. (Physical
features and clothing colors do not count!)
c. Each group will announce what they have in common to the rest of
the group. Have everyone else raise their hand if they also have the
same thing in common.
7. Friendly Debate Icebreaker:
a. Start by posing a harmless question, prompting people to choose a
side
i. Which food is better: pizza or pasta?
ii. Would you rather go on a hike or go to a movie?
iii. Would you rather watch a sunrise or sunset?
iv. Which skill is more valuable, creativity or logic?
b. For each question asked each side discuss why they prefer the side
they chose ( I like going to the movies because… my favorite memory
watching the sunset is… my favorite pizza topping is…) for a few
minutes and then ask the next question.

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2019 Volunteer On-Call Chaplain Roster

Coliseum Medical Centers, July 2019

Janet Smith 478-718-6343

Coliseum Northside Hospital, July 2019

Rose Coar 478-405-6045 478-737-8092

Tabitha Stanley 471-714-7615

Coliseum Center for Behavioral Health, July 2019

Terry Wolstencroft 478-461-3926

Curtis Swint 478-318-0924

*On-Call Chaplains are available after 5 p.m.

Name, where you are from, your caregiving history: ____________________________

Other caregivers I can reach out to are: ______________________________________

I will take care of my health by:

Some things I could use help with are: ______________________________________

I will accept help from: ___________________________________________________

5. Caregiving is hard work so take respite breaks often.

I will take a break from caregiving to do: _____________________________________

Things I feel that I am doing well with: _______________________________________

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