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3 people are interested
Idaho Suicide Prevention Hotline needs volunteer phone responders!
ORGANIZATION: Idaho Suicide Prevention Hotline
Please visit the new page to apply.
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3 people are interested
The Benefits of Volunteering...
- Gaining valuable experience
- Strengthen communities
- Improve lives
- Connect to others/meet new people
- Transform your own life
- Improve resume and gain work experience
- Learn, develop and practice "soft" skills of active, empathetic listening and communication
- Lower mortality rate, greater functional ability, lower rates of depression
The ideal volunteer will be...
- A good listener
- Accepting
- Non-judgmental
- Empathetic
- Respectful
- Understanding
- Coming from all walks of life and educational backgrounds
- Able to take directions
- Comfortable interacting with a diverse mix of volunteers and staff in our crisis phone room
After we receive your application with background check, we invite you to attend one of four
orientation and screening sessions. Please be on time and plan on attending the full 1.5 hour session.
- Thursday January 12, 2017 3pm-4:30pm
- Saturday January 14, 2017 12noon-1:30pm
- Thursday January 19, 2017 6:30pm-8:00pm
- Saturday January 21, 2017 12noon-1:30pm
Thank you again for considering a volunteer commitment with ISPH. As an opportunity to turn your positive energy into meaningful action, you will find that working at the Hotline will be both challenging and rewarding.
WINTER 2017
DATE
DAY
TIME
TOPIC
1/31/2017
Tuesday
6pm-9pm
Training Overview / Communication Skills
1-Feb
Thursday
6pm-9pm
Crisis Intervention
4-Feb
Saturday
8:30am-4:30pm
Day 1 ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training)
5-Feb
Sunday
8:30am-4:30pm
Day 2 ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training)
7-Feb
Tuesday
6pm-9pm
Diversity / Veterans / Military
9-Feb
Thursday
6pm-9pm
Mental Health
13-Feb
Monday
6pm-9pm
Intimate Partner Violence / Victim Concerns / Grief and Loss
16-Feb
Thursday
6pm-9pm
Substance Abuse / Addictive Behavior
21-Feb
Tuesday
6pm-9pm
Role Play Phone Scenarios
23-Feb
Thursday
6pm-9pm
Your Role / iCarol software / Online Emotional Support / Self-Care
25-Feb
Saturday
TBD (2 hrs)
Simulated Phone Room and Text Response Training
More opportunities with Idaho Suicide Prevention Hotline
1 ReviewNo additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Idaho Suicide Prevention Hotline
Location:
1607 W JEFFERSON ST, BOISE, ID 83702, US
Mission Statement
The Idaho Suicide Prevention Hotline is committed to the prevention of suicide in Idaho. The Hotline provides emotional support, risk assessment, crisis intervention, linkages to local services, and/or follow-up for persons with potential suicide risk factors.
Description
The Idaho Suicide Prevention Hotline is a crisis call center for the state of Idaho. It is a resource for those in need of help.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
1607 W JEFFERSON STBoise, ID 83702
DATE POSTED
January 10, 2017
SKILLS
- Basic Computer Skills
- People Skills
- Crisis Intervention
- Verbal / Written Communication
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 21
- Orientation or Training
- 1 4-hour shift each week for one year.