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We Are Here
Telecare Crisis Line Volunteers receive extensive training yet understand that their role is not to fix people's problems. This is captured thoughtfully in the poem "We Are Here".
WE ARE HERE
We are here to listen,
Not to work miracles.
We are here to help people discover what they are feeling,
Not to make feelings go away.
We are here to help people identify their options,
Not to decide for them what they should do.
We are here to discuss steps with people,
Not to take the step for them.
We are here to help people discover their own strengths and resourcefulness,
Not to rescue them and leave them still weak and vulnerable.
We are here to help people discover they can help themselves,
Not to take responsibility for them.
We are here to help people learn to choose,
Not to make it unnecessary for them to make choices.
We are here to provide support for change,
Not to avoid change.
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