[[alternative]]A Study on Fear of Death of Community Volunteers

[[abstract]] 本研究的目的，主要在探討社區志工面對死亡恐懼時的衝擊、經驗及自我調適方法。研究以質性的深度訪談為方法，共訪談了五位雲林縣某鎮某社區志工的經驗來進行探討。 綜合分析結果發現，個人參與社區志工之動機：一、利他精神的實踐，二、人際親和的連結，三、自我成長的滿足。死亡對社區志工心理的衝擊包括：一、對死亡未知的恐懼，二、對服務對象失落與分離的恐懼，三、對死亡的形貌及過程的恐懼，四、未了心願遺憾的恐懼，五、來不及補救的恐懼等五項。而自我調適方式有面對或接受死亡的事實、重覆回想以減緩痛苦、正向思考或重新解釋事件、閱讀死亡相關書籍、隨時間的流逝淡化悲傷、轉移情緒、借助宗教信仰的力量、尋求協助、對逝者的承諾、哭泣、以及壓抑或逃避等。 研究結論：志願工作者對社區照顧組織具有某種重要意義，他們雖然不是專業人員，但是他們就像一根小螺絲，少了他們，組織就無法順暢地運轉。但並非每個志願工作者都做好面對死亡事件的準備，初次遭遇死亡事件通常會給他們帶來身心極大的壓力，而這些壓力除了以生理及情緒的方式宣洩出來之外，也轉化成為面對死亡事件的防衛機轉。然而，志願工作者是社區組織的重要資產，事先以生死教育課程協助他們建立面對死亡事件的正向態度，縮短他們脫離悲傷回到正常生活的時間，讓他們儘早回歸到社區照顧組織，所以對志願工作者提供生死教育課程是社區組織應有的積極作為。 依據上述的研究結果，研究者針對社區志工，政府制定政策及未來的相關研究提出具體建議。[[abstract]] The purpose of this study was to investigate the shocks, experiences, self-adjustment of the community care volunteers when they facing death event. The information during in-deep interview was used to analyze the experiences of five community care volunteers. The results of this study demonstrated that: the impact of death to the community care volunteers including (1) the fear of unknown death, (2) the sense of being lost and separating from target client, (3) the fear of death and dying process, (4) the fear of dying with regret and (5) the fear of late for compensation.. The adjustments included positive and negative attitudes for people to cope with the bereavement. People who used the positive way accept the death and adjust the way they lived. However, people who used the negative way usually deny the death. Research conclusion: The community care volunteers have some kind of important meaning to the community care organization, although they are not the specialists, but they look like a small screw, has been short them, the organization is unable to operate smoothly. If volunteer prepare well for facing death events, but actually they were not. People were under a lot of stress during of first time to face death event. They gave vent to the stress by some physiological reactions and emotions. And the last, it will make the defense mechanism of facing death event. However, the volunteer is Community organizations' important property, It’s important to provide the life-and-death education, and helping them to build the positive attitude to face death event. At least, Don’t let volunteer face it alone. Based on the results of this research, suggestions on the practical counseling work and the direction of future research were provided