Volunteering. SSLD
September – November 2012
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Media Coverage
2012-8-30

We Share
Form a small group.

Find out group members’ names and
1. Why are they interested in this training?
2. What are their expectations?
3. What do they want to see happening to improve seniors’ quality of life ?
4. What are they willing to do to make these changes possible?

Our Voices
Storytelling
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Program Overview
Note: You shape how this program goes!

Our Comfort Agreement
Be on time
Respect the diverse comments and lived experiences in this room
Do our weekly homework
Learning is a continuous process, requiring:
Time
Self
Partners (e.g. the facilitators, peers, service users, etc)

SSLD Model of Volunteer Development

Roles
Functions
Disciplines
Service Quality
Responsibility
Relationship-building:
Trust
Contract (implicit or explicit)
Subscribe to a set of ethical principles

Ethics
&
Values
(1)
Contribution to the public good
Integrity
Honesty
Trustworthiness
Civility
Respect for human beings
Rights
Self-direction
Diversity

Ethics
&
Values
(2)
Contract
Awareness of privilege
Power
Trust
Access to private space and information
Capacity-building
E.g. for learning
Autonomy

Personal Development of Volunteers

Volunteer Tasks & Roles
Towards Independence,
Autonomy,
Group development

Volunteer Tasks
Specifically …

SSLD Model of Volunteer Development

Think Aloud

What IS and
IS NOT
volunteering?

SSLD
How do we do it?
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Strategies and Skills Learning and Development
Understand and address their needs
Recognize and build on their capacities
Helps people to learn and develop skills and strategies
Become more effective in realizing their goals in life
Bring about positive changes in people’s life and their community
Shared framework for all

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How does SSLD work?
Positive collaborative relationship among all parties
Comprehensive understanding of the situation: N3C
Problem translation
Systematic learning and development of strategies and skills
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The SSLD
Approach
Understanding service users’ needs
Defining the volunteer tasks
Purpose, meaning
What are the changes we want to realize to meet service users’ needs
Knowledge, skills, and experience required for the tasks
Personal growth and development of the volunteers
Building the volunteer community
Leadership & long-term development

SSLD Volunteer Development

N3C
Self-assessment

Volunteering
The SSLD approach

Human action and the environment

Core SSLD Competence
Engagement and regard for service user: Empathy
Understanding needs of service users and how they are related to the goals of service programs
Awareness of the purpose and function of one’s action
Mastery of basic helping skills
Learning how to learn

So what are we learning?

“We Can”
In our small group …
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Instructions
Name a group facilitator and a recorder
Enable each member to name at least one personal capacity he/she can contribute to volunteering
If a capacity is repeated, you may name another one.
Based on your discussion, come up with a group name
Sharing with the larger group

Program Overview
Note: You shape how this program goes!

Homework
Session review and reflection
Get started with Personal Profile (Your own N3C)
Try it,
Get more out of it

Thank You & See You Next Week!
Give your homework a try.
Feel free to connect with your peers.
Next week: “Volunteer as a Person”

Are there any questions about our work today?