1st Edition

Volunteers in Prison After-Care The Report of the Teamwork Associates Pilot Project

By Hugh Barr Copyright 1971
168 Pages
by Routledge

168 Pages
by Routledge

168 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1971, volunteers in the social services were being asked to undertake increasingly demanding and responsible work, particularly in the field of prison after-care. Effective professional leadership and support were therefore essential. Hugh Barr’s report describes a pilot project in London in which he tried to build effective partnership between professionals and... Read more

Foreword.  Introduction.  1. The Background to the Project  2. The Project  3. Recruitment  4. Motivation  5. Training  6. Selection  7. The Voluntary Associates  8. The Clients  9. Matching  10. The Relationship  11. Some Illustrations  12. Supervision  13. Some Effects of the Project  14. Some Implications for Future Projects  15. The Wider Involvement of the Volunteer  16. Some Implications for Organizational Structure  17. Some Implications for Probation Officers.  Training Programme and Additional Tables.  Index.

Biography

Hugh Barr