Volunteer Therapist?

I was thinking today, "I'm always saying you can come talk to me, but I don't always what to use my status for that" and then it hit me, what if there was a badge that "certifies" you as someone you can talk to if you just feel bad or something. I think that if Discord did this there still should be a verification type prosses, kind of like the Discord Bug Hunter badge, to keep people that want to make people feel worse, even though I wouldn't want to go through a prosses like that just to be kind and help someone in need but it is necessary to keep that from happening.

I just think this would be a nice thing so people that don't have the money for a Therapist or someone that is just having a bad day can go to someone right away, especially during these hard times.

I don't really have a valid suggestion on the name, but I still think Discord should add it.

[NOTE: When I say "Volunteer Therapist" I do not mean Therapist, I only mean someone that can be there for someone if they want to talk NOT THERAPIST]

Just an idea.

megane

November 03, 2020 21:56

I don't think Discord, a chatting app, would have any proper authority to verify a person as a real therapist. That's a certification that comes with a serious responsibility.

Even giving just an unassuming "volunteer counselor" type of badge with the disclaimer that they're not a real therapist can be a big risk. Vulnerable and naive people will still see them as an authority they can trust since they had to be appointed by some invisible force in the background. How would they even be able to conduct this verification process? I don't think as a company discord would realistically be able to dedicate the time and resources to hand out these badges with any authenticity.

You're better off just trying find helpful supportive communities and using your own personal judgement on which individuals you can trust from them. They don't hire staff on Discord based on their psychology degrees. They're mostly looking for engineers.

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