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An examination of factors facilitating successful induction and training of volunteer counselors in a rape crisis program.

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	An examination of factors facilitating successful induction and training of volunteer counselors in a rape crisis program./
Author:	Bruce, Ann.
Description:	229 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 67-05, Section: A, page: 1658.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International67-05A.
Subject:	Social Work. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=3218970
ISBN:	9780542713378

An examination of factors facilitating successful induction and training of volunteer counselors in a rape crisis program.
Bruce, Ann.

An examination of factors facilitating successful induction and training of volunteer counselors in a rape crisis program. - 229 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 67-05, Section: A, page: 1658.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Denver, 2006.

This qualitative study examined the perceptions of volunteer counselors and staff members who worked at a rape crisis center. A focus was placed on the factors critical to helping them remain invested with the organization and the work they do. The participants' perceptions were collected through questionnaires, semi-structured interviews, observations of meetings, and an in-depth study of 14 counselors and 2 staff members. Additional information was provided by analysis of documents and the researcher's own 7-year history as a counselor in a leadership position in the organization. Interview data were coded using the method of constant comparative analysis; emergent themes were reviewed to uncover and tease out the factors that appeared most critical to creating an environment and culture that supported retention of volunteers.

ISBN: 9780542713378Subjects--Topical Terms:

617587
Social Work.

An examination of factors facilitating successful induction and training of volunteer counselors in a rape crisis program.
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