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You are here: Home / Articles / Shape the Future of ARHP

Shape the Future of ARHP

February 12, 2011 • By Linda Ehrlich-Jones, PhD, RN

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The ARHP is seeking leaders to help shape the future of the ARHP by volunteering to serve on an ARHP committee in 2012. The benefits of volunteering in general are numerous.

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Volunteering can increase perceived self-efficacy, self-esteem, and positive affect, which all can result in enhanced psychological health.1 Volunteering leads to the opportunity for social interaction or networking many times with individuals with whom you normally would not interact.1 A 2009 article found that 20% of the volunteers in their study stated that their health had improved since volunteering and that nearly 30% stated that their lives in general were improved in relation to their volunteering.2 The association between volunteering and greater health and happiness is a definite plus to volunteering in a professional organization such as the ARHP.

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ARHP Volunteer and Merit Award Nominations Open

Merit Award Nominations

The ARHP is now accepting nominations for its merit awards, including its new Master Educator Award.

Shape the Future of the ARHP: Volunteer

The ARHP is seeking leaders to help shape the future of the ARHP by volunteering to serve on the ARHP committee.

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For complete information on all merit awards and volunteer opportunities, visit www.rheumatology.org. The deadline for nominations is April 1, 2011. E-mail arhp@rheumatology.org with questions.

When asked what she liked most about volunteering for the ARHP, Lisa Shelton, BSc, BSN, RN, says, “You are able to meet people from different areas of the country and different disciplines and learn how we all fit into taking care of the rheumatic disease patient. It is neat to hear their perspective.” Mary Wright, BS, OT, agrees: “It is great to meet people that know a lot about arthritis and who know a lot of other people. It makes you feel like a part of the big picture.”

Volunteering can lead to mentoring relationships that help the mentee enhance leadership skills and gain self-confidence and independence in new interpersonal and effective communication skills. When asked about how volunteering has affected his life, Ben Smith, PA-C, states, “Volunteering with the ARHP has helped me develop leadership and communication skills that have helped me with my other volunteer opportunities.”

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Taking on a leadership role in a national professional organization creates an environment to develop leadership skills and then use them. Effective leaders are knowledgeable in their area of expertise, willing to share knowledge, willing to collaborate with others, have conviction of beliefs, are goal oriented, possess excellent communication skills, are lifelong learners, take responsibility for their actions, have a good attitude, have the ability to make hard choices, take advantage of teachable moments, appear credible, see challenges not problems, act as a mentor, recognize the strengths of others, and recognize their own strengths and weaknesses.5

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Filed Under: From the College, Legislation & Advocacy, Professional Topics Tagged With: ARHP, ARHP committee, Award, VolunteerIssue: February 2011

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