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Protective factors in making volunteering a
protective factor
Marion FindlayVolunteer Centre Edinburgh
“The Restricted Patients Team is keen to ensure that patients are involved in activities which will promote social inclusion, reduce the likelihood of developing negative symptoms and which can be a "protective factor" for future .........”
Letter from Principal Medical Officer (Forensic Psychiatry) to all health boards, Dec 2012
What are protective factors? Presence or absence of a particular factor
which protects against risk or ill health
• Stable housing• Steady employment• Positive sense of self• Healthy beliefs• Supportive social networks• Sense of trust• Resilient personality traits• Pro-social involvement• Strong attachments and
bonds
• People who support you• Self knowledge• Structured day• Meaningful roles and
routines• Resilience• Safe environment• Treated with respect• Work• Good communication• Drug and alcohol free
Volunteer Centre Edinburgh
• Part of Edinburgh’s Third Sector Interface• Promote, develop and deliver volunteering
services• Equal responsibility to individuals who
wish to volunteer, organisations, referrers• Part of network of VCs across Scotland
Health & Wellbeing Team• Established 1984 (mental health, but now cover all additional support needs)• Pioneer in inclusive volunteering• Royal Edinburgh Hospital – Volunteer Hub 2008 • Staffing
Volunteering is the giving of your time, skills and energy
to help someone outside your family for no financial
reward.
Types of voluntary work
• Office Work• Advocacy• Animals• Human rights• Arts• Befriending & Mentoring• Campaigning• Lobbying• Caring• Support Work• Catering• Charity Shops• Community Development• Management Committees• Information Technology• Conservation• Counselling• Disaster/Emergency Relief• Driving
• Escorting• Finance• Fundraising• Home Based volunteering• Justice• Languages• Library Work• Business Management• Marketing• Public Relations/Media• Online volunteering• Play schemes• Children’s Clubs• Practical/DIY• Research/Policy Work• Residential Volunteering• Sports• Outdoor Activities• Tutoring• Youth work
36% of Edinburgh’s population have volunteered in past year
37% employed39% permanently retired33% other
49% volunteer at least once a week
Scottish Household Survey 2012 http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2012/08/5277/downloads
Health & Wellbeing Team – 2012/13
79 new clients32% volunteer29% progression to other positive
destination
68 “returning” clients
Contrast with figures for 2001/01 – 312 new clients
Royal Edinburgh Hub – since 2008
289 patients; 48% placed into volunteering
40% of all in-patients within the rehabilitation service have secured voluntary work
75% of referrals from forensic services have been placed
REH in patient opportunities
• Bird feeding • Administration• Practical / DIY• Petty cash• Painting• Refreshment
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• Car washing• Food co-op• Library• Gardening• Advocacy• Stockroom
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Volunteering has made their health worse
Health Gain - Referrers views
“It keeps me healthy”
“Gives me an identity, new friendships, laughter and purpose”
“It has saved my life”
“Made my dad proud of me for the first time in my adult years”
“I feel that I am valued for who I am; this isn’t something I am used to”
“Investing in Volunteers” assessment, August 2012
“The Volunteer Hub enables our patients to try out work in a familiar and supported environment - a crucial step in helping people build or develop skills for work, and gain the confidence to try out new things. This has helped introduce the idea of work early on in the patient’s journey. It is essential in helping people to move on and engage with volunteering or paid employment in the wider community“
Occupational Therapist
What are the current challenges?
• More people available to volunteer
• Limited capacity to accommodate support needs of potential volunteers • Limited capacity to identify, develop and support new volunteering opportunities
• Loss of specific volunteer management posts• Short term funding
Pre-volunteering processes
Assessment of skills/abilities/limitations/risks
Graded & paced activities "Enabling employment through tailored support", Occupational Therapy News (Bradford 2012) "Towards work in forensic mental health: National guidance for allied health professions. Review to government by Jean McQueen" (School of Forensic Mental Health 2011)
Understanding & disclosure of relevant personal information
External relationships
Protective factors for referrers
Do background research on volunteering & possible opportunities
Ensure client has clear understanding of volunteering
Ensure organisation has clear understanding of client
Be prepared to give the organisation guidance & support about particular issuesrelated to client
Protective factors for referrers (cont)
Assist client with application and provide reference
Arrange taster shift or trial period
Support client on initial volunteering sessions – be a “buddy”
Do not abandon
Protective factors for organisations
Clear framework for volunteer engagement
Volunteering policyEffective processes for recruitment and selection of volunteersVolunteering agreementsVolunteer task/role descriptions Risk assessments for each task descriptionEffective training and support for volunteersCode of conductProcess for dealing with complaints & disciplinary issues
Protective factors for organisations
“I haven’t enough time to support volunteers with additional needs”
Checklist for supportive volunteering http://www.volunteeredinburgh.org.uk/organise/Inclusive_volunteering/inclusion
Guidelines on alternatives to volunteeringGuidance on exit strategies
Dementia Group Volunteering
Homeless Project Volunteering
Overseas Volunteering
Farm Project Volunteering
Conservation Project Residential
Volunteering
Conservation Project Residential
Volunteering
Conservation Project
Volunteering
Health access course
Sense of Belonging
Community Knowledge
Cycling GroupCycling
Climbing
Socialising
Holiday
Volunteer Centre Edinburgh3rd Floor, 24 Torphichen StreetEdinburgh0131 225 0630marion.findlay@volunteeredinburgh.org.uksarah.cleary@volunteeredinburgh.org.uk
Royal Edinburgh Hospital – Volunteer HubMorningside TerraceEdinburgh0131 537 6229angela.farr@volunteeredinburgh.org.uk
www.volunteeredinburgh.org.uk