Adult Correctional Mental Health Intern At — UC Davis Health System - Adult Correctional Mental Health
Adult Correctional Mental Health provides treatment for inmates at the Main Jail in downtown Sacramento and the Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center in Elk Grove. Care is delivered by a multidisciplinary team that includes psychiatrists, licensed and unlicensed psychologists, licensed social workers, master’s level social workers, psychiatric nurse practitioners, registered nurses, and licensed vocational nurses. We have MSW Intern Opportunities in our Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) and Jail Based Competency Treatment Program(JBCT). All of our MSW II students from the last two years have moved quickly into career positions after completing their MSW.
Students will be part of an interdisciplinary team providing care to incarcerated individuals. Students will observe, cofacilitate and then go on to individually perform a number of clinical duties. Students will have a caseload by the end of their internship. Clinical activities include but are not limited to: Mental Health Assessments, individual treatment, group treatment, multidisciplinary treatment teams, behavior plans and discharge planning.
Interns participate in out onboarding which involves structured training, supervision and collaboration. Interns will be provided structured training in treatment planning, suicide risk assessment, effective communication and other competencies. Interns will learn talks by shadowing the task, performing the task with an MSW or LCSW (cofacilitation) and then moving on to providing services independently. MSW, LCSW and LCSW supervisors are always available for consultation.