ANNOUNCING THE
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SFIENKMAN FELLOW
MICHAEL WALCH
THE JACK (Si. MIRIAM SHENKMAN
CAREGIVING FELLOWSHIP TEAM
The Jack & Miriam Shenkman Caregiving
Fellowship Team is a skill building program
to train and develop the best and the
brightest in end-of-life care. A Shenkman
Fellow is known as a leader in end-of-life
care, both locally and throughout the
nation.
Shenkman Fellows are top-notch
professionals who dedicate their careers to
end-of-life care for patients and their
loved ones. This distinction is promoted
as a badge of honor — an indication that
recipients have undergone the most
rigorous training and professional devel-
opment available, and that they are on the
cutting edge of their field. For ten years a
new designee will be chosen each year as a
Shenkman Fellow.
THE SHENKMAN FELLOW FOR 2012:
MICHAEL A. WALCH, LMSW
MIRIAM AND JACK SHENKMAN
MICHAEL A. WALCH, LMSW
OUR THANKS & APPRECIATION TO
JACK & MIRIAM SHENKMAN
FOR THEIR VISION AND GENEROSITY
IN CREATING THE JACK & MIRIAM
SHENKMAN CAREGIVING FELLOWSHIP
TEAM FOR
THE JEWISH H-OSPICE
CHAPLAINCY NETWORK.
THIS
MULTI-YEAR GIFT IS DEDICATED TO
PROVIDING CONTINUING EDUCATION
AND TRAINING FOR THE FINEST
HOSPICE CAREGIVERS TO HELP
ENSURE NO JEW IS EVER ALONE.
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Providing for the care and well-being of
our community is not Michael Walch's
second-nature, it's his first. After retiring
from the Southfield Police Department as
a deputy chief, Michael chose social work
as his second career. "As a homicide
detective during part of my law enforce-
ment career, I was with people at the most
critical moments of their lives." Michael
says. "As a hospice social worker, I again
have the opportunity to be a calming force
and provide individuals and their families
with essential support at a time when they
need it most."
During his transition into social work,
Michael served as a hospice volunteer, a
choice that led him to the Jewish Hospice
& Chaplaincy Network. In various roles
with JHCN since 2001, Michael has coun-
seled families on grief and loss; directed
JHCN's Shalom Providence program as a
liaison between the hospital and the
Jewish community; overseen the agency's
palliative care initiative; and currently
administers the agency's quality assurance
and compliance programs.
"I'm deeply committed to the mission of
hospice," Michael says. "I think everyone
should have access to the highest quality
of care and support to help them die with
dignity."
Michael Walch is utilizing his year as a
Shenkman Fellow to hone his professional
caregiving skills and use his clinical
experience and administrative background
to help JHCN complete a strategic plan
for its future.
Michael and his wife, Joyce Keller, live in
Waterford. They have dedicated their
personal lives and professional careers to
enhancing the quality of life for all in our
Jewish community. +
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