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NIACE lifelines in adult learning - Number 17:

Befriending Learners

Jane Field
ISBN 1 86201 210 5
November 2005

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The valuable experiences and good practice developed by befrienders is often lost as projects end and those working as befrienders move on. This results in new people and projects often having to reinvent the wheel. The inspirations and examples of practice demonstrated in this Lifeline should alleviate this.

This authoritative guide offers an opportunity to reflect on the scope for befriending. It considers how befriending projects operate and sets out practical approaches to all aspects of developing and delivering a befriending programme. Looking at different kinds of befriending schemes, it explores the way in which befrienders carry out their role with different target groups and provides information on recruiting, training and supporting befrienders. With examples of successful schemes, the guide explores their impact and considers the sometimes challenging relationships between befrienders and clients and working in partnership with other organisations. It includes tips and checklists from starting or reviewing befriending programmes to evaluation and the potential for future development.

Contents

Chapter 1 Context
Chapter 2 Why befriending? Aims, objectives and alternative approaches
Chapter 3 Promoting befriending – getting the message across
Chapter 4 4 Training befrienders
Chapter 5 5 The referral process
Chapter 6 6 Matching the client to the befriender
Chapter 7 7 The first visit
Chapter 8 8 Listening
Chapter 9 9 Activities
Chapter 10 Befriending people with mental health difficulties
Chapter 11 Befriending people who are lonely
Chapter 12 Telephone befriending
Chapter 13 Benefits and outcomes for clients
Chapter 14 14 Closing the befriending relationship
Chapter 15 15 Challenges to the befriender
Chapter 16 16 Partnerships and networks
Chapter 17 17 Support for befrienders
Chapter 18 Monitoring and evaluating befriending projects
Chapter 19 Future befriending opportunities
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The NIACE "lifelines in adult learning" series 

The NIACE " lifelines in adult learning" series provides straightforward background and information, accessible know-how and useful examples of good practice for all practitioners involved in adult and community learning. Focusing in turn on different areas of adult learning these guides are an essential part of every practitioner's toolkit.

The series is supported by the Adult and Community Learning Fund. ACLF is funded by the Department for Education and Skills and managed in partnership by NIACE and the Basic Skills Agency to develop widening participation in adult learning.

bullet"Lifelines in adult learning" series: 
  1. Community education and neighbourhood renewal
  2. Spreading the word: reaching out to new learners
  3. Managing community projects for change
  4. Engaging black learners in adult and community education
  5. Consulting adults
  6. Working with young adults
  7. Promoting learning
  8. Evaluating community projects
  9. Working in Partnerships
  10. Working with Asian Heritage Communities
  11. Learning and community arts
  12. Museums and community learning
  13. Developing a needs based library service
  14. Volunteering and Volunteers
  15. Sustaining projects for success
  16. Opening up schools for adults
  17. Befriending Learners
  18. Developing literacy
  19. Developing numeracy
  20. Developing ESOL
  21. Developing embedded literacy, language and numeracy
  22. Developing literacy, language and numeracy in the workplace
  23. Supporting learners with dyslexia in workplace learning
  24. Working with unions to support literacy, language and numeracy in the workplace

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