Program Information Description updated: 2011
Contact updated: 2016
Program approved for: BASW [X] 1st-Year MSW [X] 2nd-Year MSW [X] Title IV-E [X]
Parent Agency Name:
APA Family Support Services
Website: www.apafss.org
Agency/Program Address:
657 Jackson St, SF CA 94123
Name of Internship Contact Person:
Mihoko Taniguchi
Contact‘s E-mail: michelle@apafss.org
Contact’s Phone Number: 617-0061x612
Field Instructor(s)
Pauline Wan, MSW, 425-617-0061
County Agency is in: SF.
Program Description:APA's mission is to promote healthy family and to prevent child abuse and domestic violence. We attempt to accomplish mission by providing parenting classes, employment workshop, parent-child interaction classes, school based counseling, individual, family and couple counseling, DV support group, children's therapeutic group, and case maangement.
Clientele Served: Any family in san francisco can receive services, but main clientele tends to be Asian and Pacific Islanders who has low income.
Issues Program Addresses:ADHD, Depression, Anxiety, Immigration issues, Domestic Violence, Child Abuse, Poverty, Lack of resources, Basic needs, Parent Child relationship, Parenting, Truancy, Schizophrenia, Hoarding, Neglect.
Intern Assignments:Intern will provide variety of clinical services depending on their needs. It is a individualized program and do not have particular requirement.
Intern Training & Educational Opportunities: Individual supervision, Didactic Group Suporvision, In-Service Training. Topic include Co-parenitng, Teenage communication, Play therapy, effective documentation.
Intern Benefits: (Include stipend, conferences, car, food, etc.)Small Stipend provided
Other Special Placement Procedures or Requirements (Including Dates of Internship, Special Application Forms and Deadlines):16-20 hour on-site
Keywords:
BASW, 1st-Year MSW, 2nd-Year MSW, families, Stipend