January 9
Q: Is there a National SVdP rule that new Conference members who have completed the Ozanam Orientation must be accompanied by an established member on every home visit made for six months?
A: This is not a national requirement; however, what you describe is a local definition. Councils/Conferences throughout the country probably have their own restrictions on home visit training.
Q: We have a member who does a lot of travel as a representative for national. Does the Conference record these miles on the national annual report?
A: Typically, mileage counted is for home visits and other works being done in the immediate area. However, it won’t hurt to include members travelling as national representatives in the same place as mileage for home visits and other Society work on the Conference annual report.
9 de enero
Q: ¿Existe una norma nacional de SVdP que establezca que los nuevos miembros de la Conferencia que hayan completado la Orientación Ozanam deben estar acompañados por un miembro establecido en cada Visita Domiciliaria realizada durante seis meses?
R: Este no es un requisito nacional, sin embargo, lo que usted describe es una definición local. Es probable que los Consejos/Conferencias de todo el país tengan sus propias restricciones sobre la Capacitación para Visitas Domiciliarias.
P: Tenemos un miembro que viaja mucho como representante nacional. ¿Debe de registrar la Conferencia estas millas en su informe anual nacional?
R: Por lo general, el millaje contado es para las Visitas Domiciliarias y otros trabajos que se realizan en el área inmediata. Sin embargo, no estará de más incluir en el informe anual de la Conferencia a los miembros que viajan como representantes nacionales en el mismo lugar que el kilometraje para las Visitas Domiciliarias y otros trabajos de la Sociedad.
Q: Is there a National SVdP rule that new Conference members who have completed the Ozanam Orientation must be accompanied by an established member on every Home Visit made for six months?
If the new member is not accompanied by an established member the new member will be visiting with another new member. I cannot imagine two new Vincentians wanting to go on a home visit by themselves–that is like the proverbial “blind leading the blind.” Does the person writing the question belong to a conference that allows one person to do a home visit? It would be interesting to know the “back story” behind this question. Rule, no. But why would new members want to visit by themselves?