Crisis Clinic of Thurston and Mason Counties

Crisis Clinic of Thurston and Mason Counties

24 hours a day,
7 days a week.

Internship Opportunities

The Crisis Clinic is a private non-profit agency that provides confidential and anonymous 24-hour telephone crisis intervention, information and referral to human services resources. As a student intern you will have opportunities to:

•	Develop effective communication skills essential to providing quality crisis intervention;
•	Develop interviewing skills to assist callers in finding the most appropriate community resources;
•	Learn and develop techniques to assist callers in their problem-solving process, especially when there are no appropriate community resources;
•	Work within the social services systems of five counties and experience the strengths, weaknesses and "missing pieces";
•	Understand the roles of the various mental health services providers.

Available Internship

• Contact us to find out about our current internship opportunities.

Initial Internship Requirements

•	Successfully complete the application process.
•	Successfully complete the orientation, 60 hours of training, and evaluation.
•	Complete at least 200 hours of phone work at the rate of not more than 20 hours per week.
•	Attend periodic meetings with the Training Coordinator or other program supervisors.
•	Understand that the final evaluation will not be written until the completion of 200 hours of phone work and/or completion of additional projects is completed.

For those interested in these internships, please contact
the Volunteer & Training Coordinator Maia at:

Phone: 360.586.2888
FAX: 360.586.2808
Email: jill@crisis-clinic.org

Youth Help Line
360-586-2777
Online Help

Safe Line Resources

Business Line:
360-586-2888

Crisis Line:
360-586-2800

Fax Line:
360-586-2808

Community Services List:
Print Version (PDF)

Crisis Clinic of Thurston and Mason Counties is a non-profit IRS designated 501 C(3) tax-exempt organization. All donations are tax-deductable.