The purpose of the study was to collect and analyze base information concerning the use of volunteers in child abuse and neglect prevention programs. The study sought to determine how frequently and in what ways volunteers were used in child abuse and neglect prevention and the problems encountered when volunteers were used. A questionnaire was administered to 209 Directors of the child protection service programs in Region VI under the Department of Health and Human Services. / The data disclosed only 20 prevention programs out of the 131 responding programs. The general perception regarding the use of volunteers indicated cost as the major prohibitive factor. The common services and responsibilities of the volunteers included community education, lay therapy, transportation, paperwork and volunteer training. Only 14 agencies provided training for the volunteers which involved state laws, communication and interviewing skills, child development, community resources, and parenting education. The problems identified by the agencies in using volunteers were dependability, recruitment and legal issues. / The findings indicate that only 15 additional prevention programs plan to use volunteers in the future. Further research is encouraged toward a comparative analysis of private and public agencies using volunteers in the prevention of child abuse and neglect. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 43-10, Section: A, page: 3228. / Thesis (Educat.D.)--The Florida State University, 1982.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_74942 |
| Contributors | ANDREWS, TAMA JO CRAVEY., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 152 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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