This fact reinforces the need to screen carefully for stability Of life situations. Training of Volunteers The basic training . In the first 24 hours, trainers reinforce the basic model of work and cover basic casework skills, child and adolescent development, counseling technique,,-, and role playing. VCS also gives focused training in domestic v iolence, an issue that affects large numbers oil . VCS does not require reading.
All presentations focus material for direct application in hands-on counseling situations.
After counselors complete the first 24 hours, they must continue to attend an hour of seminar training per week at the agency for as long as they see clients. Ongoing seminars include didactic presentations by agency staff and guests, case presentations by counselors, and case conferences. VCS Volunteers versus Social Workers VCS counselors generally begin counseling at the same level as firstsemester MSW students. They have a similar level of enthusiasm, anxiety, and desire to be helpful, and they are si similarly inexperienced and lacking in academic theoretical background. With close professional supervision, new counselors, like new students, can prove very helpful.