Volunteers in Prison After-Care: The Report of the Teamwork Associates Pilot Project Contributor(s): Barr, Hugh (Author) |
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ISBN: 1032041625 ISBN-13: 9781032041629 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $114.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2021 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Criminology - Social Science | Volunteer Work - Medical | Health Care Delivery |
Dewey: 364.8 |
Physical Information: 0.44" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.75 lbs) 168 pages |
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Publisher Description: 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 volunteers, and between statutory and voluntary agencies. It is a report that was immediately relevant in the field of probation and after-care at the time and had implications in general for the future of the personal social services. Separate chapters discuss recruitment, motivation, preparation, selection and supervision of the volunteers; illustrations of their work are included and an attempt is made to evaluate the results of the project. The book ends with a study of the implications for future projects and of the ever-widening scope for the volunteer, who will use his leisure to match society's need. 'This is a man writing about something he has a hand in creating' (from the Foreword). |