Reflections: An Oral History Project

Life reviews and oral history interviews are invaluable tools for hospice clinicians and volunteers. While often these conversations take place informally, Hospice of the Bluegrass (HOB) has developed a formalized training for volunteers on conducting an oral history. This session focuses on the partnership between Hospice of the Bluegrass and the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History at the University of Kentucky. Through this initiative volunteers are trained on interviewing techniques and provided recording equipment to use during interviews. After interviews, patients and families receive CDs of the recordings and the recording becomes part of a digital archive.