Program Information Program description and contact info updated 03/17/17
Program approved for: 2nd-Year MSW
Parent Agency Name: Queer LifeSpace
Parent Agency Address: 2275 Market St. Suite 7 San Francisco, CA 94114
Parent Agency Phone Number: 415-358-2000
Program Phone Number: 415-359-2000 ext. 312
Program E-mail Address: cholleran@queerlifespace.org
Agency/Program Website Address: www.queerlifespace.org
STAFF MEMBERS PROPOSED AS FIELD INSTRUCTORS
Bonnie Gordon, LCSW, Field Instructor, 415-358-2000 ext.324, bgmediate@sbcglobal.net
Contact Person/s Administratively Responsible for Field Instruction Arrangements (if different from above):
Chris Holleran, MFT, Training Director/Director of Operations, 415-358-2000 ext. 312, cholleran@queerlifespace.org
Program Description:
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Queer LifeSpace provides individual, couples, and group counseling to the LGBTQQIA+ communities. Our mission is to create a safe space for the LGBTQQIA+ communities and our allies. Our client-centered, integrated mental health and substance abuse treatment is designed to empower, inform, and provide a platform for healing and growth.
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Primary Issues that the Program Addresses:
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The program provides direct services to clients struggling with trauma, issues related to oppression/discrimination, mood disturbance, phase of life issues, issues related to transition, coming out issues, substance use/abuse issues, issues related to the impact of environmental stressors, family of origin issues, and relationship issues in general. (This list is not comprehensive)
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Populations and Clientele Served:
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Queer LifeSpace provides services to adolescents, transitional aged youth, adults, and seniors. Approximately 40% of our clients identify as male and approximately 40% of our clients identify as female. Approximately 20% of our clients identify as transgender, gender non-conforming, gender fluid, gender queer, or some alternate gender classification. The majority of our clients identify as LGBQ, but 3% of our client population identifies as heterosexual. Approximately 62% of our clients identify as white/Caucasian, approximately 18% of our clients identify as mixed race, 10% identify as black/African American, 6% identify as Latino, Latina, Latinx, and 4% identify as Asian/Pacific Islander.
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Types of Services Offered by the Program:
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The program offers individual, couples, and group psychotherapy. All services are provided on-site.
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Intern Assignments and Learning Opportunities:
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Interns will hold a case load of up to 10 clinical hours. They will be providing some combination of individual, couples, &/or group psychotherapy. Interns will also be expected to engage in some case management and client advocacy. Interns will receive 2 hours of group supervision and 1 hour of individual supervision per week. Interns will also be expected to attend a weekly training or peer review. Interns will also be expected to conduct intake assessments on new clients and to occasionally do phone screenings with clients seeking services at Queer LifeSpace.
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Other Specialized Training and Educational Opportunities:
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Our weekly training calendar is designed to provide interns with fundamentals of clinical work (i.e., intake assessment, crisis intervention, documentation & treatment planning, etc.), that address issues that commonly come up in working with the queer community (i.e., clinical work with poly and non-traditional relationships, clinical work with transgender, gender non-conforming, and gender variant clients, etc.), that are have a social justice focus (i.e., cultural humility and bias, anti-oppression, etc.) and that explore various ways of implementing interventions and formulating cases (i.e., psychoanalytic perspectives in couples work, understanding the role of developmental trauma, etc.).
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Student Availability:
Days preferred: __Required Times: Thursdays 9:30 AM-12 PM, Fridays 10 AM-12 PM
Hours preferred: ___One evening per week ______________________________________________
Does the agency offer evening and/or weekend hours for the field placement? Yes:__X (evening)__ 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:____ First-Year MSW: ____ Second-Year MSW: __X__ 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.):
Number of SF State University School of Social Work students previously placed at this agency: __0___
SPECIAL PLACEMENT PROCEDURES OR REQUIREMENTS
Does the agency require: N/A
_____ Fingerprint clearance
_____ 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:____ No: ____
Does the agency require an early start or late completion date: Yes:_X (ends at end of July) ___ No: ____
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: