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Befriending Network Scotland publishes befriending-specific resources. We add to our list each year and our publications programme for 2008/9 will see the addition of two important new titles – How to Cost, Set Up and Manage a Befriending Project and Telephone Befriending. All prices quoted below include postage and packing.
The Befriender: Issue 16 (July 2008)
A four-page newsletter written for befrienders. Issue 16 contains befriender facts and figures, information on adults with learning disabilities, a befriender's diary and general news.
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Net Gain: Issue 36 (July 2008)
BNS's quarterly newsletter distributed to member projects. Contains up-to-date information and feature articles on the befriending sector. Items in this issue include, The Art of Good Governance, Client Involvement in Befriending, Tackling Prejudice in Befriendees together with important information on befriending adults with learning disabilities.
The Befriending Code of Practice - Working Together to Promote Good Practice
Drawn together by a working group of befriending projects in consultation with the Befriending Network Scotland membership, the Code of Practice 'Working Together to Promote Good Practice in Befriending' provides detail on key areas of work and recommendations contributing to good practice in recruiting, training and supporting befrienders, in beginning and ending befriending relationships as well as on issues of referrals, safety and confidentiality.
Child Protection - Recommendations for Befriending Projects
Document of recommendations which arose from the recognition that there was a need to develop good practice guidelines on Child Protection. It covers confidentiality; recruitment; training; referrals; support & supervision; monitoring and review.
The Training Toolkit: Improving Training in Befriending
This bestselling training resource is for any project which has to train its volunteer befrienders. It provides an instant curriculum and consists of an A4 looseleaf folder subdivided into 10 photocopiable sections. It is 150 pages, contains plenty of handouts and covers core topics including: Befriending, Building Relationships, Communication & Listening Skills, Boundaries & Confidentiality, Attitudes & Values, Endings, Support, Evaluation and Beyond Training.
The Distance Training Pack: How to Train Your Home-Based Volunteers
This innovative training resource offers a very useful alternative to face-to-face training. Consisting of six different workbooks, the pack covers key elements of befriending and each workbook can be completed at home, at the volunteer's own pace with co-ordinator back-up support provided by telephone. Originally developed to support a group of distance befrienders working with people with mental health problems, the workbooks can be easily adapted to fit any client group. They have been thoroughly roadtested and include a wide variety of entertaining and informative exercises.
Square One - Developing a New Project
A pack outlining essential issues to consider in developing a new befriending project.
The Befriending and Mentoring Evaluation Toolkit
Evaluation can be a turn-off, a worry or just a confusion for many people but befriending projects now have a resource to help them in establishing evaluation systems that will help them show the impact of befriending.
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Changing Lives - Video Training Resource
Changing Lives is a 15-minute video training resource which follows the progress of three very different befriending relationships in projects working with young people, adults and the elderly. It introduces those new to befriending to real-life situations and examines key issues including the secrets of successful matching, boundaries, attitudes and confidentiality. It also looks at what befrienders and befriendees gain from their befriending relationships. The video is accompanied by comprehensive training notes and activity suggestions and are designed to slot into your Training Toolkit.
What Do Mentoring and Befriending Mean To You: A DVD Training Resource
This 20-minute film presents the views of 5 matched pairs and brings to life the unique relationships that lie at the heart of mentoring and befriending. In the film, the distinction between mentoring and befriending may not always be apparent. This reflects the reality for some relationships and some services.
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Befriending Facts and Figures 2008
21 April 2008
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