Woman and Children's Shelter
Hawaii (USA)
Term: Throughout the year
Description:
Interns and volunteers will contribute thirty to forty hours per week to the completion of tasks and projects assigned according to their skills, interests and experience with domestic violence issues. Those willing to commit to longer time periods will be given more responsibility. Interns an volunteers have the opportunity to work on the hotline, coordinate activities for the shelter's children, interact with clients, act as assistant to an advocate or shelter worker, and contribute to the client education program and shelter newsletter. All interns and volunteers will complete a comprehensive training that introduces them to the work and clientele of the shelter.
Highlights:
see above
Qualifications:
- Internships are available to individuals with a background or displaying an interest in the areas of women's advocacy, counseling, therapy, human services, anthropology or library science. Some experience with domestic violence issues is helpful. This is quite a serious placement requiring stable, mature and committed individuals.
- Good health, adventurous spirit
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Intern Types :
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- Communications
- Counseling
- Development
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- Education
- Interdisciplinary
- International Relations
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- Social Sciences
- Social Work
- Sociology
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Experience Required: no
Participants Travel to Hawaii (USA)
Independently
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