Program Information Program description and contact updated: 01/30/17
Program approved for: MSW 2nd Year [ x ]
Parent Agency Name: Felton Institute
Program Name: Geriatric Outpatient Mental Health Services
Parent Agency Address: 1500 Franklin Street, San Francisco, CA 94109
Parent Agency Phone Number: 415-474-7310
Program E-mail Address: cthomas@felton.org
Agency/Program Website Address: www.felton.org
STAFF MEMBERS PROPOSED AS FIELD INSTRUCTORS:
Program Description:
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The long-standing Internship Program includes an extensive Orientation to both FSA’s programs and to the older-adult network of services in San Francisco, including site visits and meetings with APS, SF General Hospital Inpatient Psychiatry, and Laguna Honda. The Internship Program is directed by Caroline Thomas, LCSW, a geriatric mental health specialist. Interns shadow team clinicians during Orientation, in order to observe different clinical styles and numerous clients and their individual situations.
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Primary Issues that the Program Addresses:
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Direct Service: Clinical Case Management is the Senior Division practice model; work includes comprehensive bio-psycho-social assessments of clients in office or home, and care planning in collaboration, when indicated, with an FSA psychiatrist or nurse practitioner.
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Populations and Clientele Served:
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Clients are all 60+ and for the most part have experienced life-long mental illness; they live in apartments, SROs in the Tenderloin and Mission districts, and in RCFEs. Interns have many opportunities to learn about assessment, diagnosis, and to practice and advance skills in Clinical Case Management.
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Types of Services Offered by the Program:
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Mental health services at FSA combine the best of therapeutic interventions with brokerage case management, crisis intervention (including 5150 evaluations), and extensive collaboration with other providers, including APS, IHHS, acute psychiatric and medical hospitals and, when possible, family members. The Senior Division offers a model of Transitional Care using group therapy in the Older Adult Day Support program; Interns are invited to co-facilitate one or more group therapy offerings.
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Intern Assignments and Learning Opportunities:
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Individual case-management, Group co-facilitation, attendance at all staff meetings, group supervision, individual supervision and attendance at the Monthly Geriatric Mental Health Training.
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Other Specialized Training and Educational Opportunities:
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Monthly Geriatric Mental Health Training
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Student Availability:
Days preferred: ____none_______________________________________________
Hours preferred: ____none______________________________________________
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: ____ 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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Interest in Geriatric Mental Health
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Number of SF State University School of Social Work students previously placed at this agency: _average 1 per year____
SPECIAL PLACEMENT PROCEDURES OR REQUIREMENTS
Does the agency require:
_____ 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:____ 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?
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***Interns at FSA are eligible for both the MHS Stipends and the SF County Multicultural Stipend.
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Are there other benefits available (e.g., work study matching funds, food, transportation, subsidies for travel expenses and conferences, etc.)? If so, please specify: