ALL GUEST VOLUNTEERS and Co-workers new to a community are required by our statutory welfare arrangements to complete a programme of Induction training. This will cover topics such as child or adult protection, health & safety requirements, welfare, educational needs and risk assessment and support planning, professional boundaries, equal opportunity, record keeping, concerns and complaints etc.
All communities offer a Foundation programme, often embedding the Induction training, which will provide a general introduction to the community's underlying philosophy and image of the human being (anthroposophy). The programme will include elements of human development and psychology, a survey of conditions such as autistic spectrum disorder, epilepsy, Down's syndrome etc. Artistic activity sessions including producing plays for festivals will often be part of a Foundation programme.
Participation in Induction and Foundation programmes is normally restricted to (new) members of the community. Most Foundation programmes have a yearly cycle starting in September. Induction programmes are often repeated at different points in the yearly cycle for people joining later in the academic year. For further details contact individual communities.