WHY GOOD VOLUNTEERS DO THE WRONG THING Steve McCurley, VM Systems, Washington Session Description: This session will investigate that area of
volunteer motivation where good volunteers start doing wrong. We’ll
show you why good volunteers are motivated to behave badly, how to look
for the danger signs of a problem volunteer, and what to do to manage your
“good” volunteers back into productive channels. Learning Objectives: Level: Advanced
Thursday, October 10, 2002, 1:30 – 3:00
p.m.
1. Understand basic nature of volunteer
motivation and relationship to client boundary issues
2. Identify
reasons why dedicated volunteers will intentionally break program rules
and standards
3. Develop identification system for safeguarding
agency and volunteers from rule breaking
Conference Theme(s):
Reflection