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43 people are interested
Become a Volunteer Counselor at the Berkeley Free Clinic!
ORGANIZATION: Peer Counseling Collective at the Berkeley Free Clinic
Please visit the new page to apply.
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43 people are interested
BERKELEY FREE CLINIC
(Berkeley Community Health Project)
2339 DURANT AVE, BERKELEY CA 94704
510 548 2570
http://www.berkeleyfreeclinic.org/
We are welcoming applications for the Berkeley Free Clinic (BFC) Peer Counseling Collective (PCC) training class 2020.
All applicants must attend one All Clinic Orientation, which happens the 3rd Monday of each month.
Attendance at one of the scheduled PCC Info sessions is also required before applications will be considered:
Nov 24th 1:30-3:30 PM Sunday Info session 4
Attendance is limited, please RSVP by emailing your
preferred date pccbfctraining@gmail.com
Application dates: Announced at the Info Sessions
Application deadline: Wednesday, Dec 4th 2019
Interviews: Jan 2020
Decisions: Feb 2020
Training period: March 2020 - June 2020
Our training is a self-exploratory learning experience that prepares you for peer counseling in a community and client-centered health model.
The training takes place on alternating Sundays and Thursday nights over a six month period.
After a successful completion of the training requirements, a voted-in member of the collective is expected to commit to a year of volunteering at the BFC. This commitment involves staffing shift nights as a peer counselor as well as actively supporting the collective, attending meetings and continuing your education.
We are looking for volunteers who:
- Believe in health care for people, not for profit!
- Want to be part of a collective where there is no hierarchy and all decisions are made collectively
- Are ready to explore issues of oppression and life challenges in a non-judgmental way
- Are from different backgrounds and have lived a range of experiences
- Are eager to develop new skills and learn about themselves in the process
- Commit to attending all classes and completing all training requirements
- Can make a one-year commitment after completion of the training, which includes being a
peer-counselor AND being an active collective member
The Berkeley Free Clinic is a collective of volunteers providing free health care services to all. It has become something of an icon in the area, and has served thousands in a variety of ways during its 50-year history. Its founding principles and structures survive to this day: health care is a basic human right and should not be linked to profit.
Please email pccbfctraining@gmail.com, if you have any questions.
More opportunities with Peer Counseling Collective at the Berkeley Free Clinic
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Peer Counseling Collective at the Berkeley Free Clinic
Location:
2339 Durant Ave, Berkeley, CA 94704, US
Mission Statement
We provide free, confidential peer counseling for individuals. Services are provided by lay volunteers trained in active listening. This is the basic "talk therapy" style of counseling, where we ask open ended questions and give our clients the space to explore whatever it is they would like to talk about. We do not give advice or diagnose. We cannot write or fill prescriptions. We do offer referrals to other low-cost Bay Area mental health resources.
Description
Drop-in peer counseling is available every Monday - Friday from 6:30-8:30 PM. On Saturdays, we offer counseling services are offered to women, transgender clients, and gender non-conforming individuals from 12-2:30 pm.
Ongoing scheduled individual counseling may be set up through drop-ins.
Please visit our website for more information. http://www.berkeleyfreeclinic.org/peer-counseling-1/
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
2339 Durant AveBerkeley, CA 94704
DATE POSTED
November 8, 2019
SKILLS
- People Skills
- Critical Thinking
- Community Outreach
- Organization
- Relationship Building
- Counseling / Mental Health
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- A minimum of 1 1/2 years (1/2 year of training & 1 year as an active member). Approximate commitment as an active member 30 hours quarter, including 7 counseling shifts, 1 Collective Meeting, 5 Collective Service hours, and 2 hours continuing ed.
- Applicants attend 1 All Clinic Orientation and 1 Peer Counseling Info Session before applications will be accepted.