Volunteer training and certification
Research Report:
Research Report
Executive SummaryAPA Citation:
Rudi, J. H., Sherman, M. D., Mikal, J., Brown, S., Braughton, J., Wilcox, S.,...Borden, L. M. (2015). Volunteer training and certification. Report submitted to the U.S. Department of Defense.
Abstract Created by REACH:
Volunteers play an important role in providing health and education services and in supporting youth development and family programs. Hiring volunteers can be a cost effective way to supplement services provided by paid staff. In addition, many military youth and family support programs rely on volunteers to operate effectively. This report provides an introduction to volunteering, volunteer training, and volunteer certificate programs, with particular attention given to the benefits of volunteer training for organizations and volunteers. General approaches and theories relevant to volunteer trainings, training delivery systems, and best practices are described. In particular, it can be especially helpful to build on volunteers’ current competencies, create a supportive environment, and enhance social interactions between volunteers and paid staff during training. Including experienced volunteers in training sessions and delivering booster sessions or on-going training opportunities for volunteers can also be useful.
Focus:
Programming
Branch of Service:
Air Force
Army
Coast Guard
Marine Corps
Multiple branches
Navy
Military Affiliation:
Active Duty
Guard
Reserve
Veteran
Subject Affiliation:
Military non-medical service providers
Population:
Childhood (birth - 12 yrs)
Neonatal (birth - 1 mo)
Infancy (2 - 23 mo)
Preschool age (2 -5 yrs)
School age (6 - 12 yrs)
Adolescence (13 - 17 yrs)
Adulthood (18 yrs & older)
Young adulthood (18 - 29 yrs)
Thirties (30 - 39 yrs)
Middle age (40 - 64 yrs)
Methodology:
Review of Literature
Authors:
Bartyzal, Avery, Braughton, Jackie, Bloomfield, Cindy, Borden, Lynne, Chen, Hellen, Brown, Samantha, Mikal, Jude, Rudi, Jessie H., Sandberg, Joelle, Sherman, Michelle D., Wilcox, Shelby
Publisher/Sponsoring Organization:
The Military REACH Team
Publication Type:
REACH Publication
Author Affiliation:
Department of Family Social Science, The University of Minnesota, LMB
Location:
The University of Minnesota
REACH Publication Type:
Research Report
Sponsors:
Developed in collaboration with the Department of Defense's Office of Family Policy, the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture under Award No. 2009-48667-05833.