Program Information Description updated: 11/10/10
Contact updated: 2016
Program approved for: MSW 1st Year [ X ]
MSW 2nd Year [X]
Agency Name: Golden Gate Regional Center
Agency/Program Address:
San Mateo Office : 3130 La Selva Street Suite 202 San Mateo CA 94403:
San Francisco Office 875 Stevenson Street 6th floor San Francisco CA 94103_
Corte Madera Office: 5725 Paradise Drive Bldg. A Suite 100 Corte Madera CA 94925
website: www.ggrc.org
Program Name: Early Start or Ongoing Services
Main contact person:
Elisha Prather
Contact's email: eprather@ggrc.org
Other contact people::
Early Start all 3 counties: Michele Bennett 650-524-4524
Contact’s email: mbennett@ggrc.org
San Mateo : David Beuerman 650-524-4510
Contact's email:dbeuerman@ggrc.org
San Francisco: Paul Ogilvie 415-8325830
Contact's email: pogilvie@ggrc.org
Corte Madera: Tony Thurmond 415-945-1600
Contact's email: tthurmond@ggrc.org
County Agency is in:___San Mateo, San Francisco, Marin_______.
Program Description:
GGRC Serves children and adults with developmental disabilities from birth through the lifespan. We provide Early Intervention services to eligible children from birth to 3 through our Early Start Program. If an individual is substantially handicapped by a developmental disability and that disability was present prior to the age of 18, then the eligible individual will receive services starting as early as 3 years old, throughout their lifespan. Services are contracted out by the social work services department who provide case management and support to individuals and their families to help those individuals reach their highest potential. GGRC is working toward a future where all people with developmental disabilities and their families have the opportunity to belong, contribute and thrive in their home communities by directing their own lives.
Clientele Served:
GGRC Serves children and adults with developmental disabilities from birth through the lifespan.
Issues Program Addresses:
Early Start: The developmental needs of children and support to their families to enhance the child’s development and help them reach their milestones.
Ongoing: To assist individuals to reach their potential and participate fully in their community.
Intern Assignments:
Students will carry a small caseload to provide case management services. In Early Start their caseload will have only infants and toddlers ages 0-3 and in ongoing services they will have a mixed caseload that could range from 3 on up. The Social Work interns will be responsible for addressing services needs for the individuals and their families, requesting funding internally and doing home visits to review progress and completing required paperwork for those reviews and funding requests.
Intern Training & Educational Opportunities:
General GGRC orientation is available as well as the unique opportunity to learn first hand about developmental disabilities as a specialty field that is not often taught in the school programs.
In Early Start Interns will have the opportunity to participate in trainings offered by the State in a variety of areas to build skills and competency in the area of Early Intervention.
Ongoing training internally as well as community trainings are encouraged as available
Intern Benefits: (Include stipend, conferences, car, food, etc.)
Currently no additional benefits available
Other Special Placement Procedures or Requirements (Including Dates of Internship, Special Application Forms and Deadlines):
Preference for 2nd year graduate student.