Program Information Date: 1/22/08
Program approved for: 1st-Year MSW [X] 2nd-Year MSW [X]
Parent Agency Name: S. F. Dept. of Public Health
Agency Phone Number: (415) 836-1700
Agency Name: South of Market Mental Health Services
Agency/ProgramAddress:
760 Harrison Street, San Francisco, CA 94107
Program Name: South of Market Outpatient Clinic
Name of Internship Contact Person:
Myrna Stone, Ph.D.
Contact’s Phone Number: (415) 836-1779
Contact's e-mail: myrna.stone@sfdph.org
Other contacts:
Lila Ko, LCSW, (415) 836-1730
Amy Goldman, ASW, (415) 836-1790
Natalie Henry-Berry, ASW (415) 836-1741
County Agency is in:San Francisco
Program Description:
South of Market Outpatient Clinic is a San Francisco County Mental Health agency that provides assessment, psychiatric medication, individual, group, and family therapy, crisis intervention and urgent care, clinical case management, and information and referral. The majority of the clients receive psychiatric medication and individual therapy. Language capacity of staff includes Tagalog, Spanish, Korean, Cantonese, and Russian.
Clientele Served:
The clinic serves severely mentally ill low-income adults between the ages of 18 and 59. Our clientele includes homeless individuals, ethnic minorities, African-Americans, immigrants, refugees, gays and lesbians, substance abusers, and individuals with HIV or AIDS. Predominate diagnoses include schizophrenia, schizoaffective, bipolar, major depression, dual diagnoses, and borderline personality. In addition, interns also provide psychotherapy to higher functioning low-income clients with such diagnoses as adjustment disorder, dysthymia, and the anxiety disorders.
Issues Program Addresses:
The program addresses the mental health needs of low-income clients. There is commitment to provide high quality, cost-effective, culturally competent mental health services, especially for the poor and others with inadequate access to services, and with priority to those in greatest need.
Intern Assignments:
Interns in the South of Market Outpatient Clinic receive training and experience with intake evaluation and assessment, individual therapy, crisis intervention, and clinical case management. There is limited experience with family and group therapy.
Intern Training & Educational Opportunities:
Students may participate in weekly staff and clinical meetings. During the fall semester, there is a weekly didactic seminar (1 ½ hours) for interns. For the remainder of the year, there is either a didactic presentation or a case conference (1 ½ hours) on a weekly basis. Approximately once a month, Community Mental Health sponsors full day training conferences which interns may attend free of charge.
Intern Benefits:
(Include stipend, conferences, car, food, etc. Interns are reimbursed for mileage if they use their own car for approved services to clients. Interns may apply for a stipend that ranges from $1,700 to $3,000. The stipend program is designed to encourage ethnic and cultural diversity and/or to assist students with demonstrated skills with culturally diverse populations.
Other Special Placement Procedures or Requirements (Including Dates of Internship, Special Application Forms and Deadlines):