Montage Health, Ohana Center for Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health

Organization Description

Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula is a nonprofit healthcare provider serving the Monterey Peninsula and surrounding communities. It has grown and evolved in direct response to the changing healthcare needs of the people it serves.

Program Information

Montage Health, Ohana Social Work Internship Program

Montage Health has established itself as an integral component of the region's medical infrastructure, delivering comprehensive healthcare services to the Monterey Peninsula and its surrounding communities. Through strategic growth and adaptive evolution, Montage Health has demonstrated remarkable agility in responding to the dynamic healthcare requirements of our diverse population, consistently expanding its services and capabilities to meet emerging community needs including adolescent mental health care at Ohana.
Montage Health opened Ohana in 2019, which offers an exceptional educational environment for aspiring mental health professionals. Social work interns are immersed in a sophisticated, multidisciplinary healthcare team where they can collaborate and develop treatment goals for patients and families. This distinguished team comprises licensed clinical social workers, doctoral-level psychologists, board-certified child and adolescent psychiatrists, certified occupational therapists, registered nurses, licensed marriage and family therapists, and behavioral health specialists.

This integrated approach to mental healthcare delivery not only provides social work interns with exposure to diverse therapeutic modalities and treatment perspectives but also fosters a comprehensive understanding of interdisciplinary collaboration in mental health environment. The program's structure enables interns to develop expertise in various therapeutic approaches while learning from practitioners who bring distinct yet complementary professional paradigms to patient care.

At Ohana, our Master of Social Work internship program offers an exceptional, multifaceted learning environment where interns develop sophisticated case management competencies under the mentorship of our distinguished Family Care Management team and Therapy Team. Through our integrated care model, we deliver comprehensive support services both virtually and in-person, encompassing evidence-based family therapy sessions, resource coordination, psychoeducational interventions, and therapeutic support tailored to meet diverse client needs.

Our commitment to accessibility drives our mission to reduce barriers to care for underserved populations. Interns gain invaluable clinical experience by co-facilitating therapeutic groups and engaging in services across our continuum of care, including outpatient services, our partial hospitalization program, and residential treatment program.

For aspiring mental health clinicians, we provide immersive learning experiences that bridge theoretical knowledge with practical application. Our collaborative relationship with other departments throughout Montage Health enables observational rotations across various specialized departments, enriching interns' understanding of interdisciplinary healthcare delivery. Additionally, interns develop essential professional competencies through hands-on training in clinical documentation utilizing EPIC, an industry-standard electronic health record system.

The site location for Ohana is:
6 Lower Ragsdale Drive
Monterey, CA 93940

Health & Safety
Additional requirements and/or considerations
  • Background Check (e.g. fingerprinting/livescan, driving record)
  • Computer Literacy
  • Must be 18 or older
  • TB Test
Address 
23625 Holman Highway
Monterey, CA 93942
United States
Student Contact 
Name
Kathleen Guerrero
Job Title
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Phone
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Email
Program(s) 
MSW (Master of Social Work)
Organization type 
Healthcare Facility or Network (Nonprofit)
Focus Population(s)
Non-specific/any population
Focus Area(s)
Health & Medicine
Additional Focus Area(s)
Wellness Education Programs
Hours of operation 

We are open Monday through Friday from 8:00am-7:00pm, Saturday from 9:00am-5:00pm and Sunday our residential is open from 9:am-5:pm.

Minimum required hours 
16
Maximum students 
3