Want to get involved with the Suitcase Clinic, but were unable to take the HMS course? Come to our summer training series to receive the training necessary to become a caseworker. After completing the three mandatory sessions, you will be able to volunteer at any of our three drop-in centers.
The trainings will be held over two consecutive Saturdays, June 14 & 21, from 9 AM to 1 PM, location TBA. In addition to attending both mandatory classroom training sessions, you must also shadow a caseworker at one of our three drop-in centers (on either June 16 or 17) in order to successfully complete the training series.
Please check this website after June 1st for more information, including the location of the training series.
Are you interested in becoming a part of the Suitcase Clinic, but are unable to take Health and Medical Sciences 98/198 during either the fall or spring semester? Consider attending our day-long Summer Training Session, which will be held on June 23rd from 10:00 AM-4:00 PM in 122 Barrows Hall. This will be hosted in order to train new volunteers to staff our three drop-in centers in the city of Berkeley. You will be fully qualified to volunteer upon the completion of the training session, with experience commensurate to that which would be gained through HMS 98/198. You will be expected to volunteer as a caseworker at our three drop-in centers within the city of Berkeley at least four times upon the successful completion of this training regiment. No reservations are required in advance; simply show up on June 23rd and you will receive all the requisite briefing and documentation. Keep updated by reviewing our website, www.suitcaseclinic.org, and you optionally subscribe to our volunteer mailing list, through which you will receive regular updates about our organization, by sending an email to majordomo. Leave the subject field blank, and place this single line in the body of the message:
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An agenda of the training is as follows:
- Introduction to the Summer Training
- Background
- Caseworker training
- Suicide Information
- Substance Abuse Information
- Domestic Violence, Child Abuse and Rape
- Security Training
- Small group practicing of caseworking
- Importance of the reader
- Session evaluations
If you have any questions, please email Courtney Hernandez at court.
Instructors: Andrew Kronemyer, Amit Gill, Melanie Schoeppe, Sunniya Basravi, Sunny Jha, Kara Bagley-Knutson, Karandeep Samran, Birdie Nguyen
I. Introduction to Summer Training (Melanie)
i. Introductions (all) - 7min
ii. Dyad on experiences with homelessness (Amit) - 8min
II. Background
i. General overview of Suitcase Clinic history (Dr. Steinbach) – 15min
ii. Clinics and services -15min
a. General (Amit)
b. Women’s (Melanie & Sunniya(?))
c. Youth (Birdie and Jake(?))
iii. General overview of homelessness (Andrew) - 8min
iv. Why you should join the Suitcase Clinic (Andrew) - 5min
v. Q & A (all) - 5min
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For anyone who is going to be in Berkeley for the summer - come help with the summer trainings! There will be a meeting this Friday (5/26) at 4:00 PM at Cafe Milano. A more specific meeting in regards to each training will be held the day before the trainings. The dates of the trainings are June 3rd and 24th (both dates are Saturdays). It will go from 10:00 AM-4:00 PM with a lunch break. The room for both trainings is 166 Barrows.
1. intro to summer training (mira), introductions (all) - 7min
- dyad (amit) - 5min
2. general overview of history (amit) and then clinics and services
(amit + ellile and brenda) - 15 min
3. general overview of homelessness (terry) - 8min
4. why you should join suitcase (mira) - 5min
5. q & a (all) - 5min
- break -
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