Raphael House of San Francisco

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Program Information

Program description and contact updated: 01/30/17

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

Parent Agency Name: Raphael House of San Francisco

Parent Agency Phone Number: 415-345-7200

Program Address: 1065 Sutter St. SF, CA 94109

Program Phone Number: (415) 345-7238

Program E-mail Address: mcitron@raphaelhouse.org

Agency/Program Website Address: www.raphaelhouse.org

STAFF MEMBERS PROPOSED AS FIELD INSTRUCTORS:

Marlene Citron, Clinical Social Worker, 415-345-7238, mcitron@raphaelhouse.org

Contact Person/s Administratively Responsible for Field Instruction Arrangements (if different from above):

Vong Sokham, HR Administrator, 415-345-7208, vsokham@raphaelhouse.org

Program Description:

Raphael House is a short-term residential program that supports families who are experiencing homelessness. Families who participate in our program are provided with an array of supports, including case management, career development, mental health, and children’s program, in order to work towards their goals of obtaining stable and permanent housing. Families who move out of Raphael House then participate in the Bridge Program, which provides after care support to families in order to ensure they are able to successfully stay housed.

BASW’s are placed in our Case Management Program, while MSW students can be placed in Case Management and/or Mental Health program.

Case Management: Residential Program and Bridge Program

  • Learns how to document and enter program data into current database.
  • Learns how to conducts phone screenings for intake assessment for program eligibility.
  • Attends program meetings.
  • Bridge Case Management only: May observe and participate in a caseload that is primarily assigned to a program staff for professional growth under direct supervision
  • Learns how to conduct assessments, as needed.
  • Learns how to attend community meetings to build and maintain partnerships.
  • Learns how to conduct community outreach
  • Other learning opportunities as assigned.

Mental Health-Counseling Services under the supervision of the Clinical Social Worker

  • Observe and participate in a caseload that is primarily assigned to a program staff and participate in an individual, couple’s, children’s, and family therapy counseling for clients under the direct supervision of the program staff.
  • Attends program meetings, if applicable.
  • Individual and/or group supervision is required.
  • Complete all necessary documentation including but not limited to: Progress Notes, Mental Health Wellness Assessments, Treatment Plans, and Client Contact Notes.
  • Learns how to document and enter program data into current database.
  • Learn how to schedule clients for intake and ongoing meetings with guidance from the Clinical Social Worker.
  • Attend community meetings to learn how to build and maintain partnerships.

Primary Issues that the Program Addresses:

Family Homelessness

Poverty

Parent and Child Mental Health

Parenting Skills

Unemployment

Populations and Clientele Served:

Raphael House is a family shelter. Each family must have one adult over the age of 18 with at least one child in their custody who is under the age of 18. Women in their third trimester of pregnancy or experiencing high risk pregnancies also qualify.

Types of Services Offered by the Program:

  • Case Management to help families identify and work towards their housing and financial goals.
  • Career Development services to support families with their education and career goals.
  • Mental Health to address the stressors and challenges of homelessness, past trauma, and strengthen family bonds.
  • Children’s Programs to provide children at Raphael House with creative and therapeutic outlets to express their feelings.

Intern Assignments and Learning Opportunities:

Interns will learn about best practices and approaches, including, but not limited:

  • Understanding the importance of setting boundaries
  • Strengths-based model/family strengthening
  • Trauma-informed/vicarious trauma & self-care
  • CPS/Child Abuse Prevention
  • Supporting families with domestic violence histories
  • Supporting families with substance dependency issues
  • Supporting families of children with disabilities
  • Understanding and supporting families with adverse childhood experiences
  • De-escalation techniques
  • Best practices for supporting families with mental health issues
  • Case management models
  • Research and best practices on ending family & youth homelessness
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Benefits and resources for low-income families
  • Helping families navigate systems (school, public health benefits, programs) & conflict/building skills
  • Helping families to access child care, nutrition, and college savings programs
  • Financial literacy resources and review
  • Ending family & youth homelessness and best practices
  • Eviction prevention resources
  • Compassion- caring for yourself & burnout prevention
  • Improving performance & organizational tasks for leaders/managers
  • Suicide prevention

Other Specialized Training and Educational Opportunities:

 

Student Availability:

Days preferred: _Weekdays, Monday through Friday_______________________________

Hours preferred: ___Flexible hours

Does the agency offer evening and/or weekend hours for the field placement? Yes:_X___  No: ____

Agency Profile:

Non-Profit: _X___   Public/Government: ____  Educational Institution: ____  Other (specify): ____

If a K-12 school, is PPS supervision available? Yes: ____  No: ____

INTERN CHARACTERISTICS

Please indicate the number of students in the following categories that the agency could accommodate:

BASW:__2__      First-Year MSW: __1or 2__      Second-Year MSW: __1or 2_      Second-Year Title IV-E:____

Please indicate any particular characteristics and skills that would be desirable for this placement (e.g., language capacity, knowledge of specific computer programs, etc.):

Bilingual English/Spanish is preferred but not required. Students with past experience holding a caseload and working with families are preferred.

Number of SF State University School of Social Work students previously placed at this agency: _____

SPECIAL PLACEMENT PROCEDURES OR REQUIREMENTS

Does the agency require:

_____ Fingerprint clearance

__X___ Background check

___X__ TB clearance

_____ Other health examinations

_____ Immunizations

_____ A vehicle for placement related duties

Does the agency cover the cost for any background checks or health procedures? Yes:_X__  No: ____

Does the agency require an early start or late completion date: Yes:____  No: __X__

Are there any other special placement procedures or requirements? If so, please specify:

 

INTERN BENEFITS

Does the placement offer a stipend? Yes:____  No: _X__

If yes, how much is offered and are there any particular requirements to receive the stipend?

 

Are there other benefits available (e.g., work study matching funds, food, transportation, subsidies for travel expenses and conferences, etc.)? If so, please specify:

On Site Access to Food

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health & Safety
Address 
1065 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
United States
General Phone 
(415) 345-7200
Program(s) 
Social Work
Organization type 
Focus Population(s)
Focus Area(s)
Additional site tags 
BASW, 1st-Year MSW, 2nd-Year MSW, mental health, substance abuse, Residential, women, Families