Interested? After completing a Crisis Phone Responder application, Schedule to Attend an ORIENTATION SESSION by contacting:
Alex McNish, Volunteer Coordinator
208-258-6992, [email protected]
Orientation dates:
- Thursday, January 2nd, 2020, 5:30pm to 7:00pm
- Tuesday, January 7th, 2020, 5:30pm to 7:00pm
- Thursday, January 9th, 2020, 5:30pm to 7:00pm
CRISIS PHONE RESPONDER TRAINING SESSIONS ~ WINTER 2020
Winter 2020 Training Schedule
***Every Tuesday, Thursday, ASIST, & SPOT training is required***
Choose One (2 day) ASIST Workshop,
January 16th & 17th or January 25th & 26th
AND
One 2-Hour Simulated Response Training (SPOT)
| DATE | DAY | TIME | TOPIC |
| *Jan 16th | Thursday | 8:30am-4:30pm | *Day 1 ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) |
| *Jan 17th | Friday | 8:30am-4:30pm | *Day 2 ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) |
| *Jan 25th | Saturday | 8:30am-4:30pm | *Day 1 ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) |
| *Jan 26th | Sunday | 8:30am-4:30pm | *Day 2 ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) |
| Jan 21st | Tuesday | 6:00pm-9:00pm | Training Overview/Communication Skills |
| Jan 23rd | Thursday | 6:00pm-9:00pm | Crisis Intervention |
| Jan 28th | Tuesday | 6:00pm-9:00pm | Diversity/Veterans/Military |
| Jan 30th | Thursday | 6:00pm-9:00pm | Safety Planning/Group Practice |
| Feb 4th | Tuesday | 6:00pm-9:00pm | Mental Health/Substance Abuse/Addictive Behavior |
| Feb 6th | Thursday | 6:00pm-9:00pm | Group Practice |
| Feb 11th | Tuesday | 6:00pm-9:00pm | Intimate Partner Violence/Victim Concerns/Grief and Loss |
| Feb 13th | Thursday | 6:00pm-9:00pm | Your Role/Group Practice |
| *Feb 15th | Saturday | TBD (2 Hrs) | *Simulated Phone Room and Text Response Training (SPOT) |
***Application deadline: December 30th, 2019***
For more information please contact:
Alex McNish, Volunteer Coordinator
208-258-6992, [email protected]