Both natural and human-generated disasters, which are associated with destruction as well as loss of loved ones and irreplaceable belongings, often overwhelm one’s normal coping capacity.

Disasters also tend to stress emotional, cognitive, behavioral, physiological, and religious/spiritual beliefs.

Through The Red Cross, Disaster Mental Health volunteers provide mental health screening and assessment, emotional care and support, referrals, advocacy, mediation, consultation, psychosocial education, mobilization and psychological triage. Mental Health volunteers must possess and active, Washington State license to serve in this role.

As a volunteer you may be asked to do the following:

Offer mental health assistance to clients, volunteers and staff in a virtual family assistance center.
Help teach community resiliency courses and address any mental health needs that arise.
Volunteers interested in this role must have an active, unencumbered and unrestricted Washington State license. They must have an independent license and master’s degree as a clinical social worker, psychologist, professional counselor, marriage and family therapist, psychiatric nurse, or psychiatrist OR have a state license or state certification and master’s degree as a school psychologist or school counselor.

Visit www.redcross.org/volunteer to learn more and apply.