PLEDGE OF CONFIDENTIALITY
Some of the work you may do if you become an intern and/or volunteer at The Saville Center will give you access to personal information about children and their families, who may be clients, volunteers or employees of the Center.
Any information observed in connection with volunteering at The Saville Center is considered strictly confidential and it may not be disclosed except as permitted or required by law and by The Saville Center policies and procedures. Confidential information includes client information that is disclosed on paperwork, interviews and follow-up meeting, client reports or records generated by The Saville Center and those sent by other agencies to The Saville Center, medical/psychosocial information and other personal information about clients, his/her seeking services of the Center, what transpired at any meeting with the client and/or any information gathered while working with the client or with the client's family as well as any personal information disclosed to you in your intern and/or volunteer capacity at The Saville Center.
VOLUNTEER PLEDGE OF CONFIDENTIALITY
I promise that I shall hold in confidence all pertinent information relating to the individual cases and clients at The Saville Center. I will not violate the confidential relationship between The Saville Center, its volunteers, participating and related agencies, courts and any and all parties interviewed or present at the Center. I will not remove any written or taped information or records from the offices of The Saville Center without the expressed permission from the Executive Director or designated professional staff.
I agree to return all information that I have gathered, together with any printed matter or notation relevant to any and all cases and/or clients to which I have been assigned, at the request of the Executive Director or any designated member of the professional staff.
I accept full responsibility for maintaining the confidential and private nature of all records and information. I understand that I am personally responsible and liable for any violation of this agreement. Your confidentiality obligation shall continue indefinitely. Failure to comply with this confidentiality agreement could result in immediate termination of your position.
INTERNSHIP/VOLUNTEER STATEMENT
I hereby acknowledge and understand that with the completion of this application, I give my permission to The Saville Center and to its authorized agents to access information with regard to any criminal history, employment history and other information that may be appropriate to my qualification to serve in The Saville Center Intern Program.
I further understand that The Saville Center has the right to review this application and subsequent information, to unconditionally accept or reject my application for intern/volunteer service, and to terminate my intern/volunteer placement at any time and that upon termination, I will return any and all properties issued to me by The Saville Center.
I agree that upon placement I will perform my intern/volunteer responsibilities without compensation and that in performing those responsibilities, I am not acting as an employee or official representative of The Saville Center.
As an intern, I understand that after successfully completing orientation and training sessions, personal time of placement, and will provide a minimum of 10 hours per week service for the entire duration of the semester. If unforeseen circumstances should prevent me from fulfilling this obligation, I will submit my written resignation to the Volunteer Coordinator with as much advance notice as circumstances permit.
I understand my conduct as an intern and/or volunteer of The Saville Center, whether interning directly at The Center or in the community at large will be decent, moral, and above reproach.