Resident Services/Activities Program (RSAP) Tenants & Owners Development Corp - TODCO
Description and contact updated: 01/28/17
Program approved for: MSW 1st Year [ X ] MSW 2nd Year [ X ]
Parent Agency Name:
Tenants & Owners Development Corp (TODCO)
Agency Phone Number: (415) 543-2339
Website: www.todco.org
Agency Name: TODCO
Agency/Program Address:
230 4th St. SF, CA 94103
Program Name:
Resident Services/Activities Program (RSAP)
Name of Internship Contact Person:
Debbie Robinson, MSW
Contact email address: drobinson@todco.org
Contact phone number: (415) 869-1763
Program Description:
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TODCO’s Resident Services/Activities Program (RSAP) provides extensive and comprehensive services and activities to over 1200 low-income residents housed in TODCO’s eight operating residences, all located in San Francisco’s South of Market area. TODCO provides permanent housing to an ethnically diverse population of residents that includes seniors, frail and chronically ill adults, persons with disabilities including both physical and/or mental, former and actively using addicts, and others with multi-faceted issues/challenges. The Resident Services/Activity Program provides voluntary on-site social services as well as a wide variety of therapeutic recreational, social, educational and nutrition programs and activities |
Primary Issues that the Program Addresses:
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Multiple and chronic health concerns, mental health disabilities, substance abuse and addiction, harm reduction, aging in place, dementia, financial concerns, benefits eligibility and maintenance, and employment, vocational training, and volunteer experiences. |
Populations and Clientele Served:
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RSAP serves two distinct population groups: elderly residents in the four senior housing sites AND a mixed population of adults and seniors in the four supportive housing sites. All TODCO residents are low-income and include: persons with disabilities, developmentally disabled adults, Shelter Plus Care participants, Direct Access to Housing/Chronic Inebriates Program participants, Section 8 Voucher recipients, and formerly homeless adults. |
Types of Services Offered by the Program:
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The Social Services Program currently consists of eight Social Services staff, several of whom are multi-lingual. The program provides a variety of social services that include on-site office hours, case coordination/management, information and referral, translation, home visits, crisis intervention, assistance with benefits, group work, and presentations by both staff and outside service providers covering a variety of topics including health, nutrition, vocational, legal, housing, substance abuse, harm reduction and mental illness. In addition, we have a very rich Activities Program which offers internships to Recreational Therapy students. The program offers a variety of recreational and social trips to destinations such as Foodsco, 99 cent Stores, Walmart, Santa Cruz Boardwalk, museums, parks, beaches, and Bay Area landmarks. Building activities include arts and crafts, coffee hour, yoga, weekly Food Pantry, cooking classes, and Monthly Resident Meetings. The Program also plans and hosts major events for holidays including Thanksgiving, Christmas, MLK Birthday, Chinese NY, Cinco de Mayo, and others. |
Intern Assignments and Learning Opportunities:
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Social Work interns will experience a variety of assignments, which will enhance their skills in the required core competencies. They will experience short-term and long-term case management, brief counseling, crisis intervention, and drop-in clientele. They will document their client interactions and will learn to complete Intakes, Psychosocial Assessments, Service Plans, Progress Notes, Incident Reports, and a variety of outside service provider forms and applications. Students interns will collaborate with City, County, and community-based agencies and provide tenants with Information and Referral. Interns will work closely with TODCO staff to plan, develop and facilitate agency and/or building events. Interns will attend Staff Meetings and Case Conferences (if schedule permits). Interns will be offered the opportunity to attend off-site trainings. They will also have the opportunity to plan and facilitate one or more groups and to offer an in-service training for RSAP staff. |
Other Specialized Training and Educational Opportunities:
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Training and education opportunities will include weekly supervision with the assigned Field Instructor, periodic meetings and/or check-in’s with the Director of Resident Services, weekly RSAP Staff Meetings, case presentations and review, interdisciplinary case conferences, on and off-site training and agency workshops, community meetings, and guest-speaker presentations. |
Student Availability:
Days preferred: Monday through Friday, any combination, but depending on which building assigned
Hours preferred: Normal business hours but somewhat flexible, depending on which building assigned
Does the agency offer evening and/or weekend hours for the field placement? Yes:____ No: X
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:____ First-Year MSW: __2__ Second-Year MSW: __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.):
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For intern assignments in our Senior buildings, we prefer bilingual Cantonese/English. Interns in our SRO buildings do not require bilingual ability but a second language is always appreciated. |
Number of SF State University School of Social Work students previously placed at this agency: ___2__
SPECIAL PLACEMENT PROCEDURES OR REQUIREMENTS
Does the agency require:
_____ Fingerprint clearance
__X__ Background check
_____ 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: X No: ____
If yes, how much is offered and are there any particular requirements to receive the stipend?
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$4 – 500 per school year (awarded on Intern’s last day) |
Are there other benefits available (e.g., work study matching funds, food, transportation, subsidies for travel expenses and conferences, etc.)? If so, please specify:
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Indeterminate amount of Commuter Checks (awarded on Intern’s last day) |
STAFF MEMBERS PROPOSED AS FIELD INSTRUCTORS
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Phone Number |
E-mail Address |
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Debbie Robinson |
Social Worker |
(415) 869-1763 |
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Doreen Der-McLeod |
Social Worker |
(415) 543-1577 |
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Donna Rowles |
Social Worker |
(415) 957-0640 |
Contact Person/s Administratively Responsible for Field Instruction Arrangements (if different from above):
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Title |
Phone Number |
E-mail Address |
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Debbie Sue |
RSAP Director |
(415) 543-2339 |
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