Information
Length of Training:
2 weeks; 55 clock hours
Next Training Start Date:
February 2021
Location:
Park Place Prof. Ctr.
Conference Room #119
106 E. Park St.
McCall, ID 83638
Instructor:
TIP Certified Trainer
Social Trauma Volunteer
of the West Central Mountains
Social Trauma Volunteer students will be invited to train with the regional Trauma Intervention Program (TIP). The purpose of TIP of the West Central Mountains is to provide immediate emotional and practical support to survivors of tragedy. As TIP Volunteers they respond on a 24/7/365 day basis to requests for assistance from police officers, firefighters, paramedics, deputy coroners, and hospital personnel.
Volunteers respond to support survivors of all types of tragedy including sudden deaths, suicides, auto accidents, drownings and sudden infant deaths. TIP Volunteers also support travelers when tragedy occurs in the West Central Mountains when they are far from home.
Mission
The TIP Mission:
Our citizen volunteers will provide emotional first aid to survivors of tragedy in order to ease their immediate suffering and facilitate their healing and long term recovery.