Program Information Description updated: 08/13/15
Program approved for: BASW [X] 1st-Year MSW [X] 2nd-Year MSW [X]
- Parent Agency Name:San Francisco Co. Unified School District
- Agency Name: Buena Vista Horace Mann K-8 Community School
- Program Name:Buena Vista Horace Mann Wellness Center
- Name of Contact Person: Nick Chandler
- Title: School Social Worker
- Address: 3351 23rd St, San Francisco , CA 94110_______
Phone: (415) 695-5881 (415) 405-6328 Fax: (415) 282-7869
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e-mail: Chandlern@sfsusd.org
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Briefly describe agency’s services and attach any approved program description for your files.
The BVHM wellness center provides multi-dimensional supports for students and families at BVHM. Services include individual and group counseling, community resource referral, mentoring, academic skills development, social emotional learning opportunities, and case management.
Please identify specific disadvantaged/oppressed constituencies served by your agency.
The BVHM wellness center serves all students and families, but emphasizes support for students with barriers to leaning outside the classroom. We serve the Mission neighborhood, and the majority of our students receive free or reduced price meals.
2. Student Compensation:
a. Are there stipends currently available for students? Yes _____ No ___x__
4. Student Field Travel (please mark all appropriate items):
a. Public transportation available and possible: Yes ___x__ No _____
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 _____ No ___x__
If yes, any specific insurance requirements: _________________________________
5. Please indicate any specials skills that you desire in a student, such as fluency in a
foreign language, sign language, computer literacy, etc.
Bi-lingual Spanish speakers are desired. Experience in a school setting is preferred but not required.
6. How many students do you feel your agency can adequately supervise?
2-3 students
7. What attitudes/aptitudes/characteristics do you consider desirable for students placed in your agency?
Cultural Humility
Interest in working with students AND families
Collaborative work style
Desire to gain perspective and skills from their time at BVHM