The Crisis Clinic: Phone Line Operator
ORGANIZATION: The Crisis Clinic of Thurston and Mason Counties
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We are a local non-profit that has been providing free, anonymous and confidential 24 hour crisis phone services to callers in the community. Crisis Clinic Phone Line Volunteers complete a sixty hour comprehensive training which prepares them to provide emotional support as well as community resource referrals to anonymous callers.
For more information and an application, visit our website www.crisis-clinic.org
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To qualify for the training, you must turn in a completed application (on our site), have an in-person interview, and be able to commit to the entire weekend, the workshops, plus one 4-hour weekly phone room training shift.
April/May 2020 Phone Line Volunteer Training Schedule:
Training Weekend
Friday, April 3, 2020
6:00 PM - 8:30 PM Understanding Crisis and Crisis Intervention
Saturday, April 4, 2020
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Rescue Triangle and Tools Used in Crisis Intervention
Sunday, April 5, 2020
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Problem Solving, Stages of Change, Resources
Six Thursday Evening Workshops - 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
April 09, 2020 Suicide Assessment and The Crisis Clinic Protocol
April 16, 2020 Mental Health and Our Role
April 23, 2020 Boundaries and Roleplay Review
April 30, 2020 Chemical Dependency and Roleplay Review
May 07, 2020 Interpersonal Violence, Mandated Reporting and Anti-Oppression
May 14, 2020 Self-Care,Training Recap and Graduation
*In addition to the above, you will have a weekly 4 hour phone room training shift.
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About The Crisis Clinic of Thurston and Mason Counties
Location:
1910 East 4th Avenue PMB #87, OLYMPIA, WA 98506, US
Mission Statement
We provide compassionate support and resources to empower those in crisis every hour of every day.
Description
The Crisis Clinic provides a 24-hour centralized service to anyone who calls, offering crisis intervention and emotional support, as well as information and referral to appropriate resources using our database of community referrals. Since 1972, the Crisis Clinic has been there for people in need. Seven days a week, 365 days a year, there's always someone who cares. That person could be you.
What can we help with?
- Emotional support
- Assistance in identifying problems
- Making decisions
- Locating resources
- Identifying steps to resolve problems
What do people talk about on the line?
- Stress
- Job loss
- Loneliness
- Drugs and Alcohol
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Relationships
- Child abuse/neglect
- Anger
- Suicide issues
- Illness
- Single parenting
- And much more
What community resources can we refer to?
- Emergency material needs
- Support groups
- Financial assistance
- Counselors and Therapists
- Safety
- Employment assistance
- And many more
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
1910 East 4th Avenue, PMB #87Olympia, WA 98508
DATE POSTED
March 3, 2020
SKILLS
- Mental Health
- Counseling / Mental Health
- Critical Thinking
- Problem Solving
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- 200 hours for adult volunteers. 100 for volunteers under 18 y/o.
- There is a $35 training fee for any adult wanting to volunteer.