De Anza and Hercules High School: High School Health Centers

Description updated: 4/20/12

Contact updated: 2016

Program approved for 1st-Year MSW [X] 2nd year MSW [X]

1. Parent Agency Name: Bay Area Community Resources
2. Agency Name: Bay Area Community Resources
3. Program Name:  De Anza and Hercules High School Health Centers
4. Address:3219  Pierce Street

   City: Richmond Zip: 94804

Field Instructor contact:

Keith Burrell, MFT

Contact e-mail:

kburrell@bacr.org

Phone: (510)559-3012 Fax: (510)559-5552,

Program Description:

The De Anza High School Health Center was established in June 2007 as a collaboration effort between the West Contra Costa Unified School District and Bay Area Community Resources. The Health Center collaborates with a number of local service providers to deliver free, accessible, on-site health services available for all De Anza High School students. Basic services include health education information and workshops, mental health individual and group counseling, violence prevention programs, drug and alcohol prevention/youth development programs, and reproductive health medical services including: std screening and treatment, pregnancy testing, reproductive health counseling, and contraceptives. This year, DeAnza will be serving 600 students directly and 1100 will be reached.

1. Bay Area Community Resources (BACR), founded in 1976, promotes the healthy development of individuals, families and communities through direct services, volunteerism and partnerships in the San Francisco Bay Area. BACR's diverse programs focus on:

1. After School Programs
2. Youth Leadership
3. Alcohol and Drugs, Tobacco, and Mental Health
4. National Service
5. Healthy Communities
6. Fiscal/Intermediary Services

   Our Mission
Bay Area Community Resources (BACR) promotes the healthy development of individuals, families and communities.

   There are three core components:

1. Providing direct services to promote healthy development.
2. Encouraging volunteers to provide service to their community, and
3. Building the capacity of youth and adults to effect change in their communities.

   Our Standards of Practice

1. We persevere, are dependable and act with integrity.
2. We recognize the needs and strengths of customers and support their development.
3. We are continuous learners - stretching, growing and innovating.
4. We build healthy relationships and are guided by a caring heart.
5. Our services are based on proven models and methods.
6. We work within communities and build alliances to meet community needs.
7. We focus on results.

   We are humble, hopeful and have a sense of humor.

8.  Please identify specific disadvantaged/oppressed constituencies served by your agency. We serve disenfranchised/low-income communities and families in Contra Costa CountWe serve primarily African-American and Latino youth. We also serve students in foster care or formerly in foster care, victims or witnesses to neighborhood violence, students struggling with mental health and/or AOD issues, and students who may have gang interest or affiliation.

2.  Student Compensation:

a.  Are there stipends currently available for students?  Yes X   No _____

b.  If such stipends are available, please indicate amount. $1,500.  

            d.  What are the prerequisites or conditions for students to receive stipends at your             agency?  We have 2-3 placements at Hercules High School who will receive a stipend.

 
4.  Student Field Travel (please mark all appropriate items):

            a.  Public transportation available and possible:         Yes _____  No X

            b.  Agency car available for students:                         Yes  _____ No X

            c.  Agency pays mileage for use of personal cars:      Yes  _____ No X

            d.  Personal car required:                                            Yes  X        No _____

5.  Please indicate any specials skills that you desire in a student, such as fluency in a

     foreign language, sign language, computer literacy, etc.

     Students with computer literacy are preferred. Spanish speaking students are desired.  

 6.  Trainings related to facilitating psycho-educational groups, child abuse reporting, and crisis intervention, working in school, basic mental health assessment, and parent education.

Interns will be responsible for planning and implementing psycho-education groups, mentoring programs, parent classes and outreach.

How many students do you feel your agency can adequately supervise? 

2-3 interns

What attitudes/aptitudes/characteristics do you consider desirable for students placed in your agency?

We are seeking interns who are self-starters, independent but also able to collaborate and plan as part of a mental health team. Interns should be assertive and outgoing, approachable, friendly, and able to work in a fast-paced high school environment. Interns should also have knowledge of or be willing to learn about the needs of at-risk or underserved youth in West Contra Costa Unified Schools.

Interns will help plan and implement various programs and psycho-educational groups for high school students and parents. These programs will address cyber bullying, healthy relationships, violence prevention, LGBTQ issues, AOD prevention and treatment, peer led program such as conflict mediation, peer counseling and peer mentoring.

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