Apply to be a volunteer counsellor

 

Thank you for your interest in volunteering for London Friend as a counsellor. We will get in touch shortly to discuss your application. If you have any questions about completing this form, please contact the counselling service manager on 020 7833 1674.

 

We are committed to protecting your privacy and keeping the information you provide to us confidential. Your information will not be used for any other purpose and is managed according to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018. Please note that you have the right to apply for access to any records kept about you; to rectify any incorrect information; and you may withdraw consent for us to process your personal data at any time.

 

Please note before filling in the form:

  • Due to the nature of the work undertaken by London Friend we cannot offer volunteer positions to anyone with a personal history of addiction unless he or she has completed rehabilitation or ceased drug or alcohol misuse for a minimum of two years.
  • Due to the nature of this role (i.e. clients selecting to use a targeted LGB&T service), applicants are required to identify as being from the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Trans community.

 

CONFIDENTIAL

PART 1: GENERAL
First name
Your surname
Postal address
Email address
Telephone contact:
Work telephone
Home telephone
Mobile
Date of birth
Gender
Ethnic origin, for example Black British
Do you identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Trans?
?
Please be aware that due to the nature of this role (i.e. clients selecting to use a targeted LGB&T service), applicants are required to identify as being from the LGB or T community.
Contact person in case of accident/emergency at work:
Contact name
Contact telephone
Contact relationship to you
1. How do you feel about your sexual orientation?
2. Are there any skills, experience, expertise or languages that you could bring to London Friend, and that you want to offer?
3. Personal profile: Please use this space to tell us a little about your hobbies and interests and some information about yourself.
4. Do you have any special needs that you would like us to be aware of (e.g. mobility impairment), specific learning disability (e.g. dyslexia), etc? Please let us know if you have any special dietary requirements as we provide lunch at training events.
5. Do you require any particular facilities or assistance at interview?
PART 2: COUNSELLING EXPERIENCE
If you would like to add any other information or to make any comments for this part of the form, please do so in the section "Add any comments" below.
1. Why would you like to be a volunteer counsellor at London Friend?
Employment and / or Voluntary Experience
2. Please list your employment and/or voluntary experience, starting with the most recent. Please list the Name of the organisation, Dates you worked/volunteered there, Position(s) held and Main Duties.
Education / Qualifications / Training
3. Tell us about any formal education, qualifications, training or learning activities you may have completed that are relevant to this position. Include: Name of college/training organisation, Dates, Course Name/Area & Qualification (if applicable)
4. Criteria for joining the London Friend Counselling Service
Please note that all applicants to join the London Friend Counselling Service should meet the criteria listed below. Please indicate in each section how you meet these criteria.
a) Hold a recognised qualification in Counselling/Psychotherapy, or currently be in a 2nd or 3rd year of training
b) Have completed at least 30 hours supervised face-to-face clinical work. Due to the complexity of the issues of many of our clients, we are not a suitable first placement for a trainee counsellor. Describe your experience and approach to counselling.
c) Personal experience of counselling or psychotherapy: what is your experience of counselling/psychotherapy as a client? Please state when and for how long you have had therapy, as well as any other comments you would like to make about this experience.
Please describe your experience of counselling LGB or T clients or clients questioning their sexuality or gender. If you have not counselled this client group, please list issues you feel important. You may include non counselling work with LGB&T people.
6. Please give details of any supervision you are currently undergoing.
7. We ask our volunteer counsellors to remain in personal therapy for the duration of their placement with us. How do you feel about this?
8. We ask all our volunteer counsellors to commit to working for London Friend for two years, working with two to three clients per week. How do you feel about this?
9. Do you know any staff, volunteers or clients at London Friend? If yes, please say who and state the nature of your relationship (e.g. partner, friend, therapist).
10. How did you find out about us needing volunteers? Please be as specific as you can for example, the London Friend Website, BACP placement database, Diva, g3, Pink Paper etc.
PART 3: REFEREES
Please provide us with the contact details of two people who can provide a reference for you, one of whom should be your current (or most recent) clinical supervisor or trainer. We will only contact referees if you decide to take up an offer of a volunteer position, We also recognise that individuals may have a need for discretion; this will be clarified with you prior to taking up your references.
First referee
Name
Address
Telephone no.
Email address
Relationship to you (e.g. trainer)
Second Referee
Name
Address
Telephone no.
Email address
Relationship to you (e.g. trainer)
Declaration
Signature (full name)
Thank you for your time in completing this application form.

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