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Volunteering for family strength
Author(s) -
Weatherston Deborah J.,
Boger Robert P.,
Richter Richard A.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
infant mental health journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.693
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1097-0355
pISSN - 0163-9641
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0355(198324)4:4<309::aid-imhj2280040406>3.0.co;2-4
Subject(s) - psychology , service (business) , volunteer , positive parenting , nursing , developmental psychology , social psychology , applied psychology , medical education , medicine , business , psychiatry , marketing , agronomy , biology , intervention (counseling)
This paper describes the development of the volunteer component of the Perinatal Positive Parenting program—a program for parents of firstborns who deliver at the William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan. Effective parenting volunteer service requires energy, interest, and an extraordinary commitment to healthy family relationships. Principles which assure a high level of commitment to the Perinatal Positive Parenting Program are discussed. Recruitment, training, supervision, and evaluation dimensions which specifically support this commitment are also examined.