Is this clinical volunteering?

[thebadge]

I've been a volunteer at an Adult Day Center- they provide daily care and entertainment for older adults and adults with disabilities. As an activities volunteer, I mostly work in the kitchen, helping set-up for meals, and visit with participants. I lead small groups in exercises and trivia.

Would this be seen as clinical? I already have a lot of experience, so I'm hoping to list it as non-clinical. While I'm close enough to 'smell' the patient, and I observe CNAs helping with ADLs, I don't do any myself.

Thanks!!

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[Dr.Freedman MedEdits]

This can absolutely be listed as community service - non clinical.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

This activity is a nice health-adjacent activity (like some hospice positions). It doesn't sound like you are taking vitals or blood draws talking to physicians about some rehab treatment plan. It's safer to classify as "non-clinical."

 

[LizzyM]

Are these people "patients". I would say that they are not. They are not there for clinical services and it doesn't sound like the facility provides clinical services. Call it "non-clinical".

 

[thebadge]

This can absolutely be listed as community service - non clinical.

Thanks!

 

[thebadge]

Are these people "patients". I would say that they are not. They are not there for clinical services and it doesn't sound like the facility provides clinical services. Call it "non-clinical".

Thanks!! I agree

 

[thebadge]

This activity is a nice health-adjacent activity (like some hospice positions). It doesn't sound like you are taking vitals or blood draws talking to physicians about some rehab treatment plan. It's safer to classify as "non-clinical."

Thanks 🙂

 

[Goro]

I've been a volunteer at an Adult Day Center- they provide daily care and entertainment for older adults and adults with disabilities. As an activities volunteer, I mostly work in the kitchen, helping set-up for meals, and visit with participants. I lead small groups in exercises and trivia.

Would this be seen as clinical? I already have a lot of experience, so I'm hoping to list it as non-clinical. While I'm close enough to 'smell' the patient, and I observe CNAs helping with ADLs, I don't do any myself.

Thanks!!

They're not patients, their clients. The work is still admirable as an extracurricular

 

[polymerization]

Do you mean "provided nutritional support and intellectual stimulation leveraging aspects of recreational therapy to facilitate sociodevelopmental assimilation in the emerging geriatric population?"

Secondaries have me so cooked.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Do you mean "provided nutritional support and intellectual stimulation leveraging aspects of recreational therapy to facilitate sociodevelopmental assimilation in the emerging geriatric population?"

Secondaries have me so cooked.

🙂