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Resounding Joy calls its trained volunteers Joy Givers. Joy Givers creatively share with others the words of hope, encouragement, and consolation through music. Joy Giver training is non-musician proof and very supportive in nature. Joy Givers need not be musicians to participate in this creative outreach program. Neither the ability to read written music nor play a musical instrument is a requirement to participate in Joy Giver training. Resounding Joy provides Joy Giver training with the expectation that volunteers who graduate Joy Giver training will utilize the musical tools they learn with Resounding Joy Receivers waiting to receive music-making and supportive music services in one-on-one and in group settings. Resounding Joy also offers a Junior Joy Giver training program for people 15 years of age and younger.
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Joy Giver Volunteer Application Process
A qualifying interview prefaces training to allow all prospective Joy Giver volunteers to ask and receive complete answers to all questions they may have about Resounding Joy. To help ensure a safe environment for patients, visitors, and employees, Resounding Joy conducts a background screening on all Joy Giver applicants. Screening results remain strictly confidential. The Joy Giver volunteer application process includes all of the following:
After successful screening, Joy Givers applicants receive Resounding Joy confirmation and notification of training class location.
Joy Giver Training and Volunteer Service
Joy Giver training assumes that neither volunteer Joy Givers nor Joy Receivers are musicians. No one needs to be able to read music, play an instrument, or possess a trained voice. Training takes place in three mandatory sessions totaling 12 hours of scientific evidence-based instruction and hands-on experience led by credentialed music therapists:
Thereafter, one evening per month, active Joy Givers attend a supervision class to learn new techniques and strategies and share experiences they’ve had with their Joy Receivers.
Joy Giver Introductory Training Components
2010 Joy Giver Training Schedule
Value in Volunteering From the British Psychological Society
A study published in the February 15 issue of the Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology reveals that volunteer work has numerous positive psychological benefits.
Eva J. Mojza, PhD, and colleagues at the University of Konstanz in Germany studied the psychological effects of volunteer work in a sample of 105 people who worked an average five days a week and volunteered for 6.7 hours each week on average. Results from questionnaires completed by participants for two weeks found that the amount of time people spent on volunteer activities was positively related to psychological detachment from work, their learning experiences, and satisfaction. Furthermore, the psychological detachment and satisfaction was linked to better active listening at work the following day.
“Volunteering can bring many positive experiences, such as the satisfaction of needs that aren’t met through work, mastering new skills, and relating to people socially, and it also helps people to thoroughly disengage from their work,” says Mojza.
More Joy Giver Resources View a slide show of Joy
Givers in action.»
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