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Crisis Support Services of Alameda County http://www.crisissupport.org
Position: Development Director
Email: mshownrodriguez@crisissupport.org
Crisis Support Services of Alameda County
PO Box 3120
Oakland , CA 94609Map thisIn 1966, Crisis Support Services was founded in Berkeley, California as a 24-hour suicide crisis line. Today, Crisis Support Services of Alameda County provides county-wide suicide-prevention services through the 24-hour crisis line, a variety of community education and supportive mental health...
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Name: Michalle Shown-RodriguezPosition: Development Director
Email: mshownrodriguez@crisissupport.org
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Answer the Call on the 24 Hour Crisis Line Monday, December 01, 2008 - Thursday, December 31, 2009Are you a good listener?
Caring, supportive, and understanding?
Are you interested in Counseling Experience?
ANSWER THE CALL
VOLUNTEER on the 24 hour Suicide Prevention and Crisis Intervention Hotline.
Crisis Support Services, founded on the humanistic idea that skilled intervention by nonprofessionals can help people in emotional crisis, is looking for dedicated and caring volunteers for the 24 hour crisis hotline.
Our mission is to reach out and offer support to people of all ages and backgrounds during times of crisis, to work to prevent the suicide of those who are actively suicidal, and to offer hope and caring in times of hopelessness.
The 24 hour crisis line answer calls from all over Alameda County. We receive about 60,000 calls per year. Most calls are from people looking to get support to help them get through the day.
What we want from you:
-A four hour commitment once a week for one calendar year
-Training last for about 4 months where you work one-on-one with a trainer and attend orientation classes
What you gain:
-Counseling skills to handle crisis situations including suicidal emergency
-First hand experience working with the chronically mentally ill population
-Improve your active listening skills
-The satisfaction of making a difference in someone's life
How to apply:
We continually accept applications.
Email binh@crisissupport.org with the following info:
Name:
Address:
Phone number:
Email Address:
Why you want to volunteer?
How you heard about CSS?
Contact Karla Lemon at klemon@crisissupport.org or call 510-420-3203 with questions
Making a DifferenceDear Friends and Supporters,
This year nearly 60,000 callers to our Crisis Line will be reaching out for support and they will find it. One hundred volunteers, intern counselors and staff will interact professionally and with utmost caring and respect for every caller. Each call is filled with emotion and is often a life-changing moment for the caller, but also for the counselor. I am always in awe of the work, the caring and the dedication. However, I am never quite sure how to communicate the true meaning of crisis support.
The meaning of the work of Crisis Support Services is about caring, about professional response to a person in need and about making a difference in our community. But, what does the Crisis Line actually provide for our community?
The Crisis Line is an entry point for help and has become a significant provider of professional community mental health services. It is often a sustaining presence for those who are isolated or don't have a reliable source of support. For many, The Crisis Line means human contact and a sense of belonging in a society that may have rushed past them.
The persistently mentally ill have very limited opportunities for supportive counseling and almost none that are there 24 hours a day. The Crisis Line is often their support. The Crisis Line is there for folks in immediate crisis contemplating suicide or simply at the breaking point with nowhere to turn. Every call is confidential and must be treated as a bond of trust between the caller and the counselor.
Again, I am never quite certain how to say all that I feel about the mission and work of Crisis Support Services and our wonderful staff and volunteers. I do know for certain that it is all made possible through their dedication and yours our community partners and donors. Thank you for being part of the CSS community.
