Crisis hotline volunteer

[mandyjoy]

I will be applying to clinical PsyD programs next year and am working on my resume. I've been volunteering for a crisis hotline since January. However, I moved an hour away so I switched hospitals. I'm doing the exact same thing just at a different hospital. Will this be looked down upon? I'm asking because my extensive research has said that schools like to see commitment.

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[HomeworkHelper]

I don't think so, but if you're worried about it you might consider a way of indicating somewhere in your application or CV that you switched hospitals so that you could continue doing crisis hotline work. If you did it briefly enough "Upon moving to X (city), I continued providing crisis hotline services at X (hospital)..." it may indicate more that you are committed to the crisis hotline work and continued doing so despite the obstacle of moving.

 

[CheetahGirl]

I will be applying to clinical PsyD programs next year and am working on my resume. I've been volunteering for a crisis hotline since January. However, I moved an hour away so I switched hospitals. I'm doing the exact same thing just at a different hospital. Will this be looked down upon? I'm asking because my extensive research has said that schools like to see commitment.

I agree with the HomeworkHelper.

Emphasize the continuity here is the volunteer work you are doing, not the location. Also - if this is true for you - the change in location may be diversification in terms of the community & population you are serving (suppose X hospital served an inner-city population & now Y hospital serves a rural population). Think about if something like that applies.

True, programs want longevity and commitment, especially since you must stay focused and endure several years of training, but this situation seems like a good problem to have.😎

 

[xXIDaShizIXx]

I agree with the HomeworkHelper.

Emphasize the continuity here is the volunteer work you are doing, not the location. Also - if this is true for you - the change in location may be diversification in terms of the community & population you are serving (suppose X hospital served an inner-city population & now Y hospital serves a rural population). Think about if something like that applies.

True, programs want longevity and commitment, especially since you must stay focused and endure several years of training, but this situation seems like a good problem to have.😎

I agree with this as well. I did something similar for ERs and shelters and I have actually talked to a few programs and they liked the variety.👍