THRIVE RECRUIT Interest Form

Recruiting Empathy: Crisis Responder Undergraduate Internship @THRIVE (RECRUIT)

Thank you so much in your interest in becoming a THRIVE RECRUIT! By sharing your information with us, we will be able to connect with you regarding our application process and available space. We will also learn from your interest how we can optimize our program to provide the greatest access to our communities.

THRIVE’s developing internship program centers undergraduate students whose identities are marginalized.

*We prioritize applications from underrepresented LGBTQ2S+ persons of color, persons living with disabilities, Two Spirit, trans-femme and/or femme nonbinary individuals, and/or veterans. THRIVE Lifeline is volunteer run and fully staffed by people with diverse underrepresented identities. We are majority POC and LGBTQ2S+ and seek to serve our communities.

**As an all-volunteer staff, we currently do not offer paid internships.

You may be pursuing a degree in psychology, sociology, social work, pre-medicine, public health, or any number of human-serving disciplines, and seeking an internship or practicum that will

Meet you where you are as a student who experiences marginalization
Empower you and give you undeniable professional experience
Equip you with the skills to directly impact the lives of others who may share your intersecting identities and experiences.

You may be in a rural area, an international student, or otherwise lack access to an identity-affirming internship or practicum. Our interns and volunteers work remotely and internationally. We are able to provide you support, wherever you are!

To view a complete breakdown of the 180 hours of training and experience you will gain, please refer to our webpage: https://thrivelifeline.org/recruit.html

If at any time you have questions, please reach out to us: info@thrivelifeline.org. We will respond to your inquiry shortly.

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What Time Zone do you live in? *

Are you an undergraduate student? *

If you are not a current undergraduate student, could you please describe your circumstances in relation to your desire to become a THRIVE RECRUIT?

What university do you attend? *

What is your field of study? *

Does your program require an internship or practicum in order to complete your degree? *

If you said yes to being required, how many hours are you expected to complete?

If you said yes to being required, what mentorship requirements does your program have? For instance, are you required to have a mentor who shares your same field of study, or required to meet for a certain number of hours with a mentor, etc?

What would you most like to gain from an internship / practicum experience with THRIVE Lifeline? *

Beyond crisis response training, it is our goal to provide RECRUITs with access to personal and professional development opportunities where barriers may have been experienced in the past. Could you elaborate on skills you hope to develop while you are with us? *

When you reflect on your own experiences with marginalization, what do you hope will best connect with other THRIVE volunteers as well as people who seek the support of THRIVE Lifeline? *

Discuss an example of how you have become aware of your own personal biases. What was the situation? What bias did you become aware of? What did you do to improve so that this bias is reduced in your interactions with others? *

Is there anything additional we have not asked that you would like to share?

Thank you again for sharing your interest with us! We will respond within 48 hours to share an application or to let you know we have added you to our waitlist.

THRIVE RECRUIT Intern Interest Form