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Wyckoff Hospital, Violence Intervention and Treatment Program:Rape Crisis Advocate
Organization: Wyckoff Hospital, Violence Intervention and Treatment Program
Listed On:
August 8, 2012
Description:
Volunteers attend a 30-hour training on sexual violence. Upon completion, volunteers are certified advocates who sign up for scheduled shifts to respond to the WHMC Emergency Department when a patient reports sexual assault.
Responsibilities:
Services are not limited to, but include, the following:
- Volunteers sign up for two regular overnight or weekend shifts per month
- The volunteer advocate is responsible for being reachable and available during their assigned shifts
- Provide immediate emotional support and crisis counseling for survivors of sexual assault and their family, partners, or friends
- Explain medical procedures and legal options
- If patient prefers, attend the medical exam and forensic evidence collection
- Act as a liaison and advocate with hospital staff and criminal justice personnel on behalf of the survivor
- Provide information and referrals, including follow-up care with VITP
- Facilitate patient’s comfort during ED visit, and help to arrange for clean clothes and transportation upon discharge
- Complete advocate report form to clearly communicate your perspective on patient’s ED visit to VITP Program Coordinator
- Promptly follow-up with VITP program coordinator for supervision during or following a case
- Attend monthly advocate supervision and training meetings which are mandatory. Advocate meetings are held the last Monday of every month
Qualifications:
- Application and interview required
- Volunteers must be 18 years old or over
- Completion of 30-hour training
- A year long commitment is required; however, a longer commitment is preferred
- Commitment to attending volunteer meetings as detailed above
- Volunteers must have access to public or private transportation in order to respond to the ED within 30 minutes of being paged/called
- Commitment, dependability, an open mind, and ability to work independently as well as part of a team
Location:
Wyckoff Heights Medical Center
374 Stockholm Street
Brooklyn, NY 11237
Work Hours:
Shifts: Weekdays 5:30pm to 8:30am, and Saturday, Sunday, and holidays 8am-8pm and 8pm-8am.
Length of Assignment:
A year long commitment is required; however, a longer commitment is preferred
For application and interviewing process contact:
Karina Cruz- Rodriguez, M.S.W at 718-906-3846 or kcruz@wyckoffhospital.org.
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