KCSCD - Basic Rules for Volunteers and Interns

THE PROBATION OFFICER/PROBATIONER RELATIONSHIP

Because of the authoritarian image, individuals under supervision sometimes surround the Probation Officer with a “professional stigma” which creates a barrier hampering rapport, development of friendship and guidance in certain areas. THE VOLUNTEER........IS NOT STIGMATIZED BY THE PROFESSIONAL IMAGE OR LOOKED UPON AS A FIGURE OF AUTHORITY. The very nature of the Probation Officer’s position requires a certain amount of aloofness in order to retain necessary controls and socializing with probationers could create jealousies and obscure objectivity. THE VOLUNTEER....... CAN BE A FRIEND AND THE NATURE OF HIS VOLUNTARY SERVICE IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE IMAGE OF CONCERN AND GENUINE INTEREST.

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