Crisis Responders Needed: Deliver Behavioral Health Care to Disaster Survivors

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Crisis Responders Needed to Provide Emotional and Mental Health Care

Crisis Emotional Care Team (CECT) volunteers deliver crisis intervention, crisis counseling, and emotional support to affected community members in the face of disasters or crises. CECT volunteers will receive training to work with survivors throughout all phases of the disaster cycle. Volunteers will partner with local agencies, working collaboratively, to identify needs and help build capacity for sustaining supports to facilitate long-term recovery.

If you have experience providing behavioral health care and would like to become a volunteer Crisis Responder with the CECT, complete our Volunteer Interest Form at https://vibranthealth.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3q7RgxIBdbKrQOi

Responsibilities:

• Be ready and willing to respond to the CECT call for volunteers if and when disasters arise
• Provide targeted and collaborative disaster emotional and mental health support to individuals and groups when deployed, using crisis counseling best practices
• Commitment to supporting and representing Vibrant Emotional Health’s Mission

Qualifications:

• Volunteers must hold at least a bachelor’s degree or be an experienced behavioral health professional including, but not limited to:
  • Psychiatrists
  • Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners
  • Clinical Psychologists
  • Sexual Assault Specialists
  • Suicide Prevention Specialists
  • Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists
  • Social Workers + Case Managers
  • Art Therapists
• Strong references that speak to skills, teamwork, and leadership

Skills:

• Knowledge of Emotional Care Techniques or Disaster Behavioral Health activity guidance
• Disaster Response and Psychological First Aid (all volunteers will receive basic training in these areas)
• Time Management and Organization
• Communication and Cooperation
• Proactive Problem Solving and Critical Thinking
• Cultural Awareness and Humility

Requirements:

• A bachelor’s degree or proven experience as a behavioral health professional
• Completion of CECT Volunteer Orientation and readiness training
• Flexibility to respond to the needs of survivors through local on-the-ground deployment or using remote technology
• Remote Requirements-
  • A confidential and quiet workspace
  • WIFI: Password-protected high-speed internet
  • Operating Systems: Windows 10/ macOS 10.15
  • Hardware: USB/Bluetooth/AUX Headphones

About Vibrant Emotional Health
For over 50 years, Vibrant Emotional Health has been at the forefront of promoting emotional well-being for all people. As leaders, advocates, educators, and innovators in mental health, we have been raising awareness and offering support to everyone who is struggling. We work every single day to help save lives and assist people to get care anytime, anywhere, and in any way that works for them. We are unwavering in our belief that everyone can achieve emotional wellness with the right care and support.

About the Crisis Emotional Care Team
The CECT provides just-in-time support and care for those in the acute as well as longer term recovery phases of a natural or human-caused disaster or crisis. Our team fosters individual and community resiliency by training emotional care providers to work collaboratively with those affected - to build capacity, self-efficacy, and the ability to apply standards of excellence and best practices. To learn more about the CECT, visit us at vibrant.org/cect or email us at crisisemotionalcare@vibrant.org.