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Counseling
Overview
Information for Clients
About Volunteering
Information for Graduate Students
Donations
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Volunteering:
Who
can Volunteer as Counselors or Supervisors:
Counselors: Psychologists, clinical social workers, psychiatric nurses,
psychiatrists, advanced standing graduate students with the necessary
skills.
Qualifications
for Counselors & Supervisors:
Minimally must have supervised experience in counseling
or psychotherapy, license in good standing, no criminal convictions, and
pass through WICC's application process. It is critical that their
schedule permits a committment to a regular evening or afternoon team,
and that they can be consistently involved. In addition,
Supervisors must have the experience required
of counselors, and also have supervisory experience or complete WICC's
Supervisory Training Program.
Benefits:
Collegial consultation; training opportunities; ability to provide service
to those who otherwise would not receive it; team work with other professionals;
eternal salvation (conditional)
Receptionists:
Adults of all ages interested in psychology or social work with a desire
to work with or assist mental health professionals in providing counseling
services to people in need. Some background in psychology is helpful.
Commitment to community service and reliability are essential. Examples
of people who volunteer as receptionists include undergraduates in psychology
or social work, those considering a career transition into the mental
health field, first year graduate students, retirees and others dedicated
to providing mental health services. As with counselors and supervisors,
it is critical that they can commit to a given evening or afternoon team,
and that they can be consistently involved.
Qualifications
for Receptionists:
Receptionists: good interpersonal skills, empathy, good judgment, attention
to paperwork and detail, and the ability to function as part of a team.
Benefits: The
opportunity to be involved in your community, to learn about counseling
and therapy, access to library materials on mental health topics, free
registration at WICC workshops, contact with professionals in the mental
health field and a chance to expand your knowledge of available community
resources.
Commitment
for all volunteers:
The minimum commitment is service on a team for one
(4-hour) shift per week for 13 weeks. But, WICC asks for a
six month commitment and is hoping for a year of service
given the work necessary to screen and orient volunteers, and the reality
that it takes months to become fully settled into the role. Counselors
also have responsibility to followup with clients by phone when necessary
and arrange for appointments during intervening weeks..
How
to Volunteer
Contact Martha Hughes (mmhughes@walkin.org)
for an application or further information. In any letter or email, please
include your:
- Name
- Address
- Phone (work
and home)
- E-mail address
- Current Employment
- For counselors
or supervisors, include your educational level and licensure information
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