Melanie McMillion Finds Meaning After Decades of Working in Hospice

Melanie McMillion has found meaning in her decades working as a hospice counselor and community educator. Melanie is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, and has worn a lot of hats as a hospice worker. She worked as the Director of Psychosocial Services, leading a 45-person interdisciplinary team of social workers, counselors, and spiritual care counselors to coordinate psychosocial, spiritual, and bereavement services. As a hospice worker, she was an advocate for her team. Educating her community became Melanie’s focus later in her career. Her work in hospice gave Melanie an understanding of how compassion fatigue affects each member of the team. The unique structure of a hospice team enables each member to support the others to combat the effects of compassion fatigue. Melanie has found meaning in the decades she has spent working in hospice care.   Find all the services and products Odonata Care offers at thecareplan.net. Order your copies of The Care Plan here. Check out the free video tutorials from Nancy Heyerman and Brenda Kizzire here.   Find more podcast episodes from The Heart of Hospice at The Heart of Hospice Podcast (theheartofhospice.com)  Book podcast host Helen Bauer to speak at your event or conference by sending an email to [email protected].  Follow The Heart of Hospice on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.  Connect with The Heart of Hospice podcast on The Whole Care Network, along with a host of other caregiving podcasts by clicking here.