ACRC also provides services to infants and toddlers, between birth and 36 months, who have a need for early intervention services and who meet the eligibility criteria for the California Early Start program.
Program Information Learning opportunities at Alta California Regional Center:
Intern will meet with field instructor to assess growth in understanding of ethics, laws, and regulations; in particular W&I code and T17 regulations.
Intern will meet with field instructor to assess growth in productive problem solving, conflict resolution and communication skills. Intern will follow policies and procedures and staff requests with committees as required.
Intern will meet with field instructor to assess growth in self-awareness, professional roles and boundaries. Issues of personal biases, judgments, transference and counter transference will be discussed. Intern will engage in self-reflection and self-assessment.
Intern will exhibit professional attitude and will dress appropriately. Intern will conduct self professionally when communicating verbally and will also write professional case notes, correspondence and reports.
Intern will use technology ethically and appropriately and will follow HIPAA confidentiality requirements.
Intern will become familiar with ACRC policy and procedures in Policy Manager.
Intern will also become familiar with ACRC Policies and Procedures. ACRC Mission and Vision, the Lanterman Act, Title 17 and Title 22 regulations. Intern will review training materials available through the Kelso Library.
Intern will work with clients of diversity (different ages, class backgrounds, color, culture, disability levels, ethnicities, gender, gender identity and expression, immigration status, political ideology, race, religion, sex and sexual orientation). Intern will communicate understanding of the importance of diversity and difference in shaping life experiences. Intern will discuss self-awareness and biases that surface during internship experience and will develop diversity-sensitivity.
Intern will present self as a learner and will engage clients and constituencies as experts of their own experiences.
Intern will advocate for Clients' Rights and will work with Advocacy groups as appropriate if any injustices or discrimination is evident. Intern will engage in practices that advance social, economic and environmental justice within the scope of the agency's mission.
Intern will engage in practice and coordinate services that are backed by research only. ACRC does not provide services that are experimental in nature that have not been medically proven to be effective.
Intern will observe Service Coordinators on how they interact, assess clients and address social concerns. Intern will assist clients with assessing local, state and federal programs such as vocational skills training, day program services, SSI, Medi-Cal and IHSS.
Intern will advocate for services and supports as they fit into the ACRC policies and procedures.
Intern will meet with clients and their families in the family home environment during home visits. Intern will also meet with planning teams in school settings (IEP meetings), at day programs (ISP meetings) and vocational programs (IWP meetings) to establish individual program plans (IPPs) and coordinate services.
Intern will engage with clients, conduct assessments, develop individual program plans (IPPs), complete Client Developmental Evaluation Report (CDER) assessments and coordinate services. Intern will counsel clients to make positive choices so that s/he can reach their fullest potential. During this process, intern will apply theory and knowledge (human behavior and the social environment, person-in-environment, and other multidisciplinary theoretical frameworks) to engage with clients and constituencies. (Constituencies include individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities).
Intern will discuss and assess self-awareness with field instructor.
Intern will meet with field instructor to assess growth in self-awareness, professional roles and boundaries, productive problem solving, conflict resolution, and communication skills.
Intern will arrive on time, will call in if sick, will indicate schedule on sign in sheet and on outlook calendar, will dress appropriately in business casual attire. Intern will check e-mail and voice mail daily when at ACRC.
Intern will complete orientation and training, will shadow all Service Coordinators in the unit during field work, will tour vendored day programs, will observe internal committees in action (Independent Living Services Committee, Conservatorship Review Team, Mental Health Committee, Forensic Review Team, Residential Living Options Committee, Death Review Team).
Intern will complete quarterly reports, complete Client Development Evaluation Report (CDER) assessments Individual Program Plan documents, as well as case notes. Services and supports and generic resources will be coordinated based on assessed need.
Intern will utilize concepts and practice models and methods from class and field experience.
The student intern should demonstrate respect and sensitivity, and successfully maintain appropriate interpersonal boundaries. Communications should be clear, logical, and appropriate. Proactively and skillfully engage in candid and difficult conversations. Thoughtfully approach, negotiate, and resolve situations. Demonstrate commitment to the organiztion's mission. Be reliable, responsive, and fulfill commitments. Set priorities, organize workload, meet deadlines, and manage time well. Deliver accurate, quality work product.
Requirements:
Use of personal vehicle may be required
proof of vehicle insurance required
Valid vehicle license required
Previous experience working with individuals with developmental disabilities is preferred.