Charles Caldwell, new Gift Officer for Hospice of Santa Barbara
Oil painting Phalaenopsis by Dr. Daniel Joseph
Local artist Dr. Daniel Joseph to display solo, one-day art exhibition, “Parkinson's: Along the Road to Hope,” at Hospice of Santa Barbara
Hospice of Santa Barbara welcomes local artist Dr. Daniel Joseph who is living with Parkinson’s disease and will display his art at the Leigh Block Gallery located within Hospice of Santa Barbara on August 2, 2015 for a special, one-day exhibition.
Dr. Joseph, 82, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s shortly after his retirement from the medical field in 1999. Having been healthy his entire life, Dr. Joseph went into denial but his symptoms progressed to the point that hand tremors made it difficult to even hold a glass of water. However, a friend soon suggested that Dr. Joseph paint with her, leading to a new passion that acted almost as a meditation.
Dr. Joseph found that when he focused on his artwork, his hand didn’t shake as he moved the paintbrush across the canvas. Dr. Joseph went onto attend art classes through Santa Barbara City College’s adult education program, and he hopes others will realize that they can paint as well, as it’s a medium he didn’t begin exploring until after his diagnosis.
While Dr. Joseph paints family members and wildlife, he most often finds himself painting flowers, as his father had owned a flower shop. When his father died, Dr. Joseph took over the business at a young age and gained a connection with flowers early on. He most often paints using oil on canvas.
Dr. Joseph’s artwork has been featured at Hospice of Santa Barbara and has held exhibits at his own home, among other locations.
On Sunday, August 2 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Hospice of Santa Barbara will host a wine and hors d’oeuvres open house reception for the new exhibit, “Parkinson's: Along the Road to Hope.”
Dr. Joseph will donate a portion of the proceeds from his art sales to Hospice of Santa Barbara, Inc., a volunteer hospice organization.
Hospice of Santa Barbara Welcomes Newest Social Worker, Brooke Johnson
Hospice of Santa Barbara is pleased to announce Brooke Johnson as their new social worker/care manager. Johnson brings with her valuable internship work with cancer patients and their families, including developing and facilitating support groups and working with families to develop coping strategies.
Prior to beginning her new role at Hospice of Santa Barbara, Johnson earned a Master of Social Work at New York University. In her final year of graduate work, Johnson worked as an American Cancer Society Oncology Social Work Intern at Mt. Sinai Beth Israel Medical Center, a competitively chosen position.
Johnson provided supportive counseling to patients and their families to assist in processing through the many different emotions, thoughts and fears that arise from a terminal diagnosis. She additionally provided psychoeducation to patients surrounding their cancer diagnosis and treatment plans, as well as provided bereavement counseling for those who lost loved ones to cancer.
Born in Ventura County, Johnson grew up in Orange County and obtained her undergraduate degree in psychology at Westmont College in Montecito. She worked as a residential counselor at Noah’s Anchorage Youth Crisis Center and volunteered as a certified domestic violence counselor at Domestic Violence Solutions.
As a member of Hospice of Santa Barbara’s Social Working Team, Johnson will be part of the Patient Care Services Department working as a social worker and care manager.
Nelson Hayashida, new Spiritual Care Counselor at Hospice of Santa Barbara
Hospice of Santa Barbara Welcomes Nelson Hayashida as New Spiritual Care Counselor
CONTACT: Lauren Gunther/Chris Davis 805-687-3322
Hospice of Santa Barbara is pleased to announce Nelson Hayashida as their new Spiritual Care Counselor. Hayashida brings with him an array of spiritual care experience including chaplaincy, counseling, teaching and advising, and experience working with spiritual care within a global and cross-cultural context.
Prior to beginning his new role at Hospice of Santa Barbara, Hayashida served as Volunteer Pastoral Care Counselor at Mount Nittany Medical Center at State College in Pennsylvania and completed a one year residency in Clinical Pastoral Education at Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia. Hayashida also completed a one year residency in Clinical Pastoral Education at Stanford University Medical Center/VA Palo Alto Health Care System in California.
Born in Hawaii and raised in East Los Angeles and Torrance, Hayashida holds a PhD in Anthropology of Religion from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, a PhD in Women and Leadership from the University of South Africa, and an MA in Zen Buddhist ‘Satori’ from Baylor University in Texas. He also holds degrees in both Ministry and Divinity.
Hayashida has clinical training in hospice care, long term nursing, palliative care, PTSD, oncology, neuroscience, brain injury, ICU, Emergency Room and other hospital units, and has a range of professional work experience both within the United States, as well as in Zambia, South Africa and Thailand.
As a member of Hospice of Santa Barbara’s Spiritual Care Program, Hayashida will address the spiritual needs of Hospice of Santa Barbara patients and their loved ones.
Hospice of Santa Barbara is a nonprofit organization that “volunteers” its free professional counseling and care management services to children and adults who are experiencing the impact of a life-threatening illness, or grieving the death of a loved one. Hospice of Santa Barbara is also present on area school campuses to work with children and teens who are grieving the loss of a loved one.
For more information about Hospice of Santa Barbara, including volunteer opportunities, call (805) 563-8820 or visit www.hospiceofsantabarbara.org. Find Hospice of Santa Barbara on Facebook and Twitter.
Back row from left, Judy Bartlein, Cindy Sherrett, Nancy Shobe, Jerry Jeffrey, Mike Champion and Eric Kruger; front row from left, Shirley Llewellyn, Sharon Lee Sciacca, Nancy Moore, Theresa Rusca, Laurel O’Connor, Harriet “Ruby” Roberts, Kat Martin, Art Willner, Volunteer Services assistant Sally Turvey, Volunteer Services Director Nicole Romasanta and Rachelle Fudge. (Hospice of Santa Barbara photo)
Hospice of Santa Barbara Celebrates New Graduates of Patient Care Volunteer Training
After six weeks of comprehensive training that included instruction on Grief and Loss, Family Dynamics and Boundaries, and Cultural and Spiritual Awareness, Hospice of Santa Barbara’s Patient Care volunteers have completed their program and received a certificate of completion.
Prior to beginning training, Patient Care volunteers underwent an extensive vetting process that included application screening, pre-training interviews, background check, fingerprints and TB testing, and a post-training interview.
Patient Care volunteers provide companionship, respite care, transportation, household help and support to our patients and clients. As Hospice of Santa Barbara volunteers, they will become a vital member of the Hospice of Santa Barbara Patient Care Services Team who are dedicated to providing social, emotional, spiritual and practical support for anyone impacted by a life-threatening illness.
Hospice of Santa Barbara “volunteers” its free professional counseling and care management services to any child, teen, or adult who is experiencing the impact of a life-threatening illness, or grieving the death of a loved one. Hospice of Santa Barbara is also present on six local high school campuses to work with children and teens who are grieving the loss of a loved one.
For more information about Hospice of Santa Barbara, including volunteer opportunities, call 805.563.8820 or click here.
— Lauren Gunther is a publicist representing Hospice of Santa Barbara.
Hospice of Santa Barbara, a nonprofit organization that provides free compassionate care to people within the community experiencing life-threatening illness or the loss of a loved one, welcomes its new graduating Patient Care volunteers.
Following Restructuring, Hospice of Santa Barbara Reaches Significant New Patient Intakes
Hospice of Santa Barbara, a nonprofit organization that provides free compassionate care to people within the community experiencing terminal illness or the loss of a loved one, is experiencing a pronounced increase in patient admissions. Since program restructuring and launch in July of last year, over 115 new patients have been admitted into Hospice of Santa Barbara’s Patient Care Services—accounting for 18% average month over month growth over the nine month period.
To provide more streamlined services to its patients and their loved ones, Hospice of Santa Barbara restructured its programs to create a “continuum of care” in which patients can receive comprehensive care from the time they are diagnosed and move interchangeably among programs depending on what services they need at the moment.
Its new Patient Care Services is now opened up to four levels of care: Care Management (for the newly diagnosed patient who may recover from their illness); Palliative Care Management (for either a newly diagnosed patient or a patient in active treatment who is not expected to recover from their illness); Anticipatory Grief (for the loved ones and/or caregivers of a patient living with life threatening illness); and Bereavement Care Management (for the surviving loved one after the death of a patient).
Since its restructure, Hospice of Santa Barbara has had a total of 1,868 face-to-face visits with new patients in need of care management (880 visits), spiritual care (511 visits), patient care volunteers (374), and spiritual companions (103 visits). The estimated value of services provided to patients free of charge totals approximately $273,848.
David Selberg, CEO/President, Hospice of Santa Barbara, attributes the organization’s substantial growth to its increased community outreach and education to other human services agencies and the medical community. “In creating more access points for patients, including through our partners, we have been able to reach more people who need our assistance.”
In addition to community outreach and education, much of Hospice of Santa Barbara’s growth can be attributed to its new approach to creating comprehensive patient care. As part of the restructuring, Hospice of Santa Barbara extended the reach of patients it could serve by including those who are newly diagnosed and may likely recover.
Additionally, Hospice of Santa Barbara has now added anticipatory grief care for the family and/or caregiver of those experiencing life-threatening illness. While the organization had previously offered care to family members of Hospice of Santa Barbara patients, they now have interventions specifically for families and caregivers. Moreover, surviving family members, spouses, or caregivers are able to continue receiving care following the death of a loved one, including bereavement counseling and practical assistance.
For each case, 100% of patients and families were provided education and access to advance directives and advance care planning, increasing open and thoughtful end-of-life care discussions. Additionally, 100% of cases had an individualized interdisciplinary care plan which included short and long term plans and connection to needed community resources.
For Care Management and Bereavement Care Management patients, stronger physician and patient communication resulted, as each Care Manager/Social Worker is responsible for maintaining regular contact with the patient's physician(s). The supportive and seamless care provided by Patient Care Services has decreased hospitalizations and decreased the drain on the community medical resources. Only 16 Patient Care Services patients were hospitalized since July. Each of these hospitalizations were related to necessary medical treatments that could not be performed in the home environment.
Hospice of Santa Barbara is a nonprofit organization that “volunteers” its free professional counseling and care management services to children and adults who are experiencing the impact of a life-threatening illness, or grieving the death of a loved one. Hospice of Santa Barbara is also present on area school campuses to work with children and teens who are grieving the loss of a loved one. For more information about Hospice of Santa Barbara, including volunteer opportunities, call (805) 563-8820 or visit www.hospiceofsantabarbara.org. Find Hospice of Santa Barbara on Facebook and Twitter.
Sam Capra, Board President, David Selberg, Evie Vesper, Tina Fanucchi Frontado, Interim Chief Executive Officer
David Selberg New CEO at Hospice of Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA, November 4, 2014— Hospice of Santa Barbara (HSB) is pleased to announce the appointment of David Selberg as Chief Executive Officer. Selberg will assume his duties in mid-January 2015. Selberg comes to HSB with over 25 years of nonprofit experience in Santa Barbara County.
In early 2014, HSB began a nationwide search for a new CEO. HSB’s Board of Directors engaged Morris & Berger, a renowned executive search firm with a specialty practice that reaches across the nonprofit sector. For over seven months, HSB’s Board of Directors and Santa Barbara community philanthropic leaders narrowed a pool of over 300 qualified candidates to one candidate who possesses the experience and expertise in leadership, strategy development, financial management and community relationships needed to support HSB’s mission.
“We are pleased to announce David Selberg as our new CEO,” said Sam Capra, 2014 HSB Board President and Evie Vesper, 2015 HSB Board President. “Selberg, a seasoned, successful and highly sought after professional, brings a wealth of philanthropic and health care leadership to HSB. Selberg’s proven community collaborations and visionary focus assures HSB the skills essential to strengthen patient care services and growth. The board of HSB welcomes David with grace and support.”
For the last decade, Selberg has served as Executive Director of Pacific Pride Foundation, the Central Coast’s LGBT and HIV/AIDS organization. While serving in this capacity, Selberg led strategic development planning and donor engagement resulting in raising over $900,000 annually, and he demonstrated commitment to building collaborative, community relationship and partnerships.
“David leaves our organization with an outstanding record of service,” said Marco Silva, Pacific Pride Foundation Board Chair. “As the largest LGBT/HIV organization between Los Angeles and San Francisco, we are beginning this next chapter of our 35-year history in strong standing and reputation on the Central Coast and statewide. We wish David the best and will be calling upon him for input and wisdom as we find our next leader.”
Selberg is not new to Hospice of Santa Barbara. During his early years at Pacific Pride Foundation, Selberg worked closely with HSB on delivery of care to those dying of AIDS.
“I am humbled to be transitioning from the powerful work at Pacific Pride to Hospice of Santa Barbara where truly miraculous programs serve those impacted by a life-threatening illness of grieving the death of a loved one,” said Selberg. “The mission of Hospice of Santa Barbara has touched my life profoundly over the years, both professionally and personally.”
Selberg is a graduate of UCSB with a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts. With his many years of nonprofit human service experience, Selberg has built partnerships with schools, law enforcement, businesses, government and nonprofits. He currently serves on the Santa Barbara County HIV Care Council and the California Planning Group in Sacramento representing mid-size counties with human service funding priorities across the state. Selberg also volunteers for a variety of organizations in the community, with a commitment since 2000 as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) working with high needs children in the foster care system.
Hospice of Santa Barbara “volunteers” its free professional counseling and care management services to more than 700 children and adults every month who are experiencing the impact of a life-threatening illness, or grieving the death of a loved one. Hospice of Santa Barbara is also present on 11 local middle and high school campuses to work with children and teens who are grieving the loss of a loved one. For more information about Hospice of Santa Barbara, including volunteer opportunities, call (805) 563-8820 or visit www.hospiceofsantabarbara.org. Find Hospice of Santa Barbara on Facebook and Twitter.