Description of Services:

Chinatown Child Development Center (CCDC) is a comprehensive, outpatient community behavioral health clinic under the Department of Public Health, Community Behavioral Health Services.  The clinic serves children, adolescents, and their families who are residents of San Francisco.  The staff is multi-disciplinary, composed of psychiatrists, psychologists, licensed clinical social workers, licensed marriage and family therapists, and health worker.  Most of the staff is bilingual and bicultural, reflecting the rich cultural heritage of the clients served.  Staff language capacities include Cantonese, English, Mandarin, and Vietnamese.

CCDC offers a full range of outpatient services and mental health promotional activities.  We serve children and youth under 18 years of age and their family members.  Clinical services include individual, group, and family psychotherapy; psychological evaluation; assessment; medication evaluation and treatment, case management, and consultations to schools and community-based agencies. Therapeutic activities are conducted within a framework of cultural sensitivity and understanding.  Outreach to the community is done through participation in community health fairs, media projects, and consultation liaisons with other community agencies and organizations.

Responsibilities of Interns:

Students usually carry 4-5 cases (depending on level and ability) for therapy. This will include individual therapy hours, collateral sessions with parents and teachers, case management and family therapy if appropriate. In addition, each psychology student will complete 1-2 full battery psychological testing case.

Type of Supervision Offered:

• Weekly individual
• Group supervision may be offered depending on the number of students placed 

Number of Interns Accepted:

• Up to two 2nd year master level students and two psychology practicum students

Number of client hrs per week trainees are assigned:

• Depending on the students' school requirements
• Normally 3-5 client per week, but students can also meet with the parents to provide parenting and psychoeducation on top of individual therapy with the 3-5 clients.

Number of hrs per week required to be onsite:

• depends on the students school requirement, normally at least 16 hrs and can be up to 24 hours

Mandatory time commitment:

• Wednesdays 8a to 10a

Desired Qualifications:

Bilingual and bicultural candidates are strongly encouraged to apply, especially those that speak Cantonese, Mandarin, or Vietnamese.

Licensure of Supervisor:

• LCSW, MFT, Psychologist

Period of Internship:

• Fall through Spring

Application Deadline: 
For Master level students:  Before March 15, 2025
For Doctoral level students: Please follow BAPIC application deadlines.

Training Coordinator:

Wei Ki Elsie Chan, Licensed Psychologist
weikielsie.chan@sfdph.org
General Phone: (628) 217-6450
Fax: (628) 217-6460 

Resources:

Download our brochure here

Read more about our program here

Description of services:

Foster Care Mental Health is an agency of the Department of Public Health. We partner with the Human Service Agency (HSA)/Child Protective Services (CPS) to conduct mental health assessments for every child/youth (birth to 20) who become involved with the system. We interview the children, caregivers, and any relevant parties as part of this assessment. 

For children ages 0-5, we also administer the ASQ (a developmental screen) to determine whether they are reaching their developmental milestones. Based on these assessments we make recommendations for various therapeutic services (e.g., individual therapy, family therapy, dyadic therapy, psychiatric evaluations, psychological assessments, etc.). We work in conjunction with pediatric nurses and doctors. Our agency/case managers then link children/families to these services within our network of community-based agencies, our private provider network, or in-house. 

Our clinicians carry an outpatient caseload and can choose the types of cases they would like to take on for therapy. We can conduct therapy on-site at our offices but mostly conduct therapy off-site (e.g., at the child’s school) based on what is convenient for the child/family. So, having a car to travel within San Francisco/the surrounding area is necessary to the work. We bill Medi-Cal for our services, and you will become familiar with writing Medi-Cal progress notes and using the associated systems for billing and assessments. 

We serve residents of San Francisco who are often of racial/ethnic minorities and low-income status. Our team consists of master’s level clinicians (licensed and unlicensed), psychologists, psychiatrists, case managers, and administrative health workers. An internship here will mirror the life of a clinician. We have a weekly staff meeting and a weekly clinical conference where we discuss our cases. There are ongoing training opportunities to learn skills in a wide variety of modalities (e.g., Motivational interviewing, Trauma-Focused CBT, etc.). The work we do can be challenging given the trauma that many of our families have experienced, but also very rewarding. 

Services Provided: 

• CANS Assessments (0-20) 
• Outpatient Services (Specialty Mental Health) 
• Linkages 
• Case Management 
• Consultation to Partners 
• Collaboration and Participation in Service Planning 
• Cross-Agency Trainings 
• Therapeutic Visitation 

Population Served: 

• All youth and families who have an open case with Human Services Agency 
• System-involved youth who have experienced multiple traumas 
• Highest needs, most underserved 

Treatment Modalities:  

• TF-CBT 
• Cognitive Behavior Therapy 
• Dialectical Behavior Therapy 
• Play Therapy 
• Motivational Interviewing 
• Narrative Therapy 
• Art Therapy  

Theoretical Orientation: 

• Psychodynamic 
• Integrative 
• Systemic 
• Family Centered 
• Humanistic 

FCMH Partners: 

• SF Human Service Agency, Family and Children Services (SF HSA)
• SF Child, Youth, and Family (CYF) Clinics 
• Community Based Organizations (non-DPH clinics)
• Private Provider Networks (PPN)

Responsibilities of interns:

Conduct mental health assessments, provide outpatient therapy (community-based and on-site), attend Child Family Team Meetings, complete progress notes and treatment plans in EHR, case management/intensive care coordination, multidisciplinary teamwork

Types of Supervision Offered:

• Individual
• Group

Number of interns accepted and degree track:

• 2nd year MFT 
• 2nd year PsyD

Number of client hours per week trainees are assigned:

• TBD 

Number of hours per week required of interns:

• Varies between 16-20 hours

Mandatory time commitment:

• Tuesdays and Thursdays 9a to 2p for standing staff meetings, individual and group supervision, and clinical conference

Desired qualifications:

Applicants must have access to a car

Interest in pursuing a career in public sector behavioral health services, serving under-represented, and vulnerable communities

Licensure held by supervisors:

• LMFT
• PsyD

Period of Internship:

• Fall through Spring

Application due date and what items to send:

• CV/resume
• cover letter
• 2 letters of recommendation

Email items above by April 4, 2025 

Elaina Vederman, Psy.D.
elaina.vederman@sfdph.org 

Description of Services:

Jail Behavioral Health Services provides direct service to incarcerated adults in the San Francisco County Jail. This is a widely diverse population ranging in age, gender, race, socio economic status and complex trauma. Many of our clients have serious mental illness and struggle with co-morbid disorders. Trainees will have an opportunity to develop patient centered treatment plans, refine diagnosis and help develop discharge plans. The trainee will work with multi-disciplinary teams including law enforcement, community providers, medical staff and legal staff.

Responsibilities of Interns:

Trainees are expected to work in this professional environment with a multi-disciplinary team. They will be responsible to carrying a case load of incarcerated clients. Punctuality, professionalism, and knowledge of the DSM V are highly desired skills.

Type of Supervision Offered:

• Individual 
• Group

Number of Interns Accepted:

• Two 2nd year interns 

Number of client hours per week trainees are assigned:

• Varies. Please contact the training coordinator for more details

Number of hours per week required of interns:

• minimum of 16 hrs per week on-site

Mandatory time commitment:

• 2 full 8-hr days on site
• must participate in DPH BHS didactic weekly trainings

Desired qualifications

Ability to work well with various teams and maintain professionalism. Interns must be open to new learning and experiences. Utilize supervision. Maintain excellent boundaries and communication skills

Licensure of Supervisor:

• MFT
• MSW
• LCSW 

Period of Internship

• Fall through Spring/early Summer

Application due date and what material to send:

• resume and 2 professional references to training coordinator by February 24th

Training Coordinator:

Tara Curran, AMFT
tara.s.curran@sfdph.org 
(415) 734-3214

Description of Services:

OMI Family Center (OMI) is a community mental health clinic within the San Francisco Department of Public Health. OMI provides mental health services to individual children, transition age youth (TAY) and adults who have Medicare, MediCal, Healthy San Francisco and/or no insurance coverage. The population we serve is typically low income, underserved, under-represented and marginalized. They present with diverse mental health conditions including depression, anxiety, trauma, substance use, personality disorders, severe mental illness, psychotic disorders as well as various psychosocial issues including low income, unemployment, homelessness/insecure housing, transportation needs, language needs and other barriers to treatment.   

Responsibilities of Interns:

Trainees will provide direct individual psychotherapy, light case management and maintain a caseload of approximately 10-12; they will complete all pertinent documentation. Trainees will shadow clinicians conduct an initial intake assessment, be shadowed by a clinician while the trainee conducts an initial intake assessment with the goal of being able to conduct intakes on their own; they will be responsible for presenting their intakes during our weekly disposition meeting. Trainees will participate in didactic trainings and weekly staff meetings. Trainees will attend weekly individual supervision and group supervision.

Type of Supervision Offered:

• Individual
• Group
• Didactic

Number of Interns Accepted:

• two PsyD/PhD
• 1 MFT
• 1 MSW

Number of client hours per week trainees are assigned

• 10 hours

Number of hours per week required of interns:

• 24 hrs

Mandatory time commitment:

• Wednesday 830a-2p for staff meeting, disposition, and didactics

Desired qualifications

• 1 year direct psychotherapy experience with adults is strongly desired

Licensure of Supervisor:

• PsyD
• LCSW
• LMFT

Period of Internship

• Fall through Spring

Application due date and what material to send:

• Cover letter
• CV/resume

Email items above to training coordinator by Friday, February 21st 2025
 

Training Coordinator:

Juan M. Rodriguez, Psy.D.

juan.rodriguez@sfdph.org

Description of Service:

PHACS (Permanent Housing Advanced Clinical Services) is a collaboration between DPH's Whole Person Integrated Care and Behavioral Health Services and is an ECM (Enhanced Care Management) program. PHACS is a multidisciplinary team made up of Behavioral Health Clinicians, Health Workers, Nurse Practitioners, and Pharmacists that provides medical, and behavioral health services to clients who are living in adult permanent supportive housing units across San Francisco. The Behavioral Health team provides direct client services including care coordination, short term case management and supportive counseling, crisis intervention supports, overdose prevention support, and linkages to longer term mental health care/broader system of care within Behavioral Health/SFDPH. In addition to providing direct services, the team also acts as a consultant to the onsite case managers and other CBO staff across 140 different permanent supportive housing sites with the goal of helping stabilize clients in permanent supportive housing and connect them to medical and behavioral health care.

Responsibilities of interns:

• Training as an ECM program
• Developing rapport and outreaching with other disciplines directly to client's homes
• Conducting psychosocial assessments, and harm reduction assessments
• Providing time limited case management, care coordination, counseling and crisis services with the goal of getting clients connected to longer term care

Types of Supervision:

• Individual
• Group

Number of Interns accepted:

• 1 MSW student (either first year, second year, or third year)

Number of Client hrs per week trainees are assigned:

• 6-9 client hours per week

Numbers of Hours per week required by interns:

• 16-24 hrs per week

Mandatory time commitment:

• Mondays from 9:30 - 10:30
• Tuesday 9-10:30
• Friday 9-10

Desired qualifications:

• Open minded
• Non-judgmental
• Interested in outreach and working in a multidisciplinary team

Licensure of Supervisors:

• LCSW, MSW

Period of Internship:

• Fall through Spring
• Fall through Summer

Application Due Date and What Items to Send:

• Resume
• references

please submit to Training Coordinator by March 1, 2025

Training Coordinator:

Christine Odena, LCSW

christine.odena@sfdph.org

1076 Howard, 2nd Floor

San Francisco, CA 94103

Description of Services

PCBH provides access to low barrier high quality culturally congruent short-term behavioral health interventions to patients served across our 14 clinics sites. We serve patients across the full lifespan, from to birth to end of life, children, youth, adults and families with mild to moderate symptom impairment.

For more details on location please visit:

SF Health Network Clinics | San Francisco

Responsibilities of Interns:

This placement offers an introduction to Integrated Behavioral Health services. There are opportunities to learn and practice how to conduct psycho-social assessments, use standardized screening tools, provide short-term interventions, participate in clinic huddles, learn to document in the clinic’s electronic health record, diagnose behavioral health disorders, and work as a central member of a multidisciplinary team.
 

Type of Supervision Offered:

• Individual
• Group

Number of interns accepted:

• 2nd year MSW, Counseling Students, and MFT students. 
• For exact number of open slots please contact training coordinator directly 

Number of patients hrs per week trainees are assigned

• Varies. Please contact training coordinator for further details 

Number of hrs per week required by interns

• 24 hours

Mandatory Time Commitment:

• Operation hours of clinic are 8-5pm Monday through Friday
• 8-10a Wednesdays for intern trainings 
• Specific days are dependent on individual sites. Please contact training coordinator for further details

Desired Qualifications:

We are seeking individuals who have a commitment to reducing health disparities, can be members of a multi-disciplinary team, work in a fast-paced environment, be comfortable working with adults, youth and children, who show initiative, and can work independently (with supervision). Bilingual skills are highly desirable, as is experience in working with diverse populations.

Licensure of Supervisors:

• MSW/ASW
• LCSW
• AMFT
• LMFT
• APCC
• LPCC

Period of Internship:

• Fall through Spring

Application due date and what material to send:

• Resume by Jan 30 

Training Coordinator:

Rita Perez, LCSW

rita.perez@sfdph.org 

(628) 217-6914

Description of Services:

Shelter Behavioral Health is a program with the Office of Coordinated Care and Behavioral Health services within SFDPH. We provide direct services to clients that are in 18 adult shelter sites across SF. We provide comprehensive behavioral health services including care coordination, short term case management and supportive counseling/group counseling, crisis intervention supports, and linkage to the broader system of care within BHS and DPH. We provide services to clients who are living in the adult shelters, and may be struggling with issues around mental health, medical co-morbidities, and challenges with substance use. We work very closely with the onsite CBO that manages the shelter, as well as Shelter Health RN's and staff from the Dept. of Homelessness and Supportive Housing to help stabilize clients and connect them to care, services, and housing.

Responsibilities of interns:

• Outreach and engagement, rapport building
• Psychosocial assessment, harm reduction assessment
• Providing consultative services to the onsite shelter staff
• Participation in clinical meetings, clinical case presentations, case conferences
• Brief treatment planning and linkage to longer term care
• Care Coordination and short term Case management
• Short term supportive counseling and time limited group counseling

Types of Supervision:

• Individual
• Group

Number of interns accepted:

• 1 MSW student (either first year, second year, or third year)

Number of client hours per week trainees are assigned:

• 6-9 client hrs per week

Number of hours per week required by interns:

• 16 to 24 hrs per week (2-3 days)

Mandatory time commitment:

• Required to attend daily huddles when at internship, and every Wednesday from 9-10, our big staff meeting

Desired qualifications:

Non judgmental, open and wanting to learn about the population and system of care

Licensure of Supervisors:

• LCSW
• LMFT

Period of Internship:

• Fall through Spring
• Fall through Summer

Application Due Date and What Material to Send:

• Resume
• References

Please submit by 3/1/25

Training Coordinator:

Christine Odena, LCSW

christine.odena@sfdph.org

1360 Mission Street, 2nd floor

San Francisco, CA 94103

Description of Services:

South of Market Mental Health Center (SOMMHC) is a specialty clinic that offers outpatient treatment for the severely mentally ill adult residents of San Francisco. The outpatient team consists of a multidisciplinary staff of psychiatrists, pharmacists, behavioral health clinicians, nurses, health and support workers that offer an array of treatment modalities and interventions that promote wellness and recovery through community stabilization. Essential services include daily intake evaluations, crisis interventions, case management, psychiatric medication management, individual and group psychotherapy and linkages to primary care. Most of the clients reside in the South of Market, Tenderloin and Western Addition neighborhoods. Bilingual services in Tagalog and Spanish are available. LGBTQ identified/sensitive staff are available.

Responsibilities of Interns:

Interns will manage a caseload of individual psychotherapy clients, provide as-needed case management services and support in conducting intake interview assessments of new clients.

Type of Supervision Offered:

• Individual

Number of Interns Accepted:

• One 2nd year MSW

Licensure of Supervisor:

• LCSW

Period of Internship:

• Fall through Spring

Training Coordinator:

Loretta Gordon, LMFT, Clinic Director

loretta.gordon@sfdph.org

Description of Services:

Chinatown North Beach (CTNB) offers an array of outpatient mental health services to adult and older adult residents primarily in the Chinatown and North Beach areas of SF. Services include psychiatric/medication evaluations, individual therapy/counseling, family intervention, crisis intervention, acupuncture for psychiatric disorders, as well as a wellness program that includes clinical and activity groups. CTNB also partners with Galileo Academy of Science and Technology to provide school based counseling to students. 

CTNB operates with the basic philosophy that services must be accessible and culturally appropriate. Staff are multidisciplinary and multilingual.

Responsibilities of Interns:

Students will conduct client intakes, provide individual therapy, case management services, complete electronic assessments, treatment plans and progress notes. 

Type of Supervision Offered:

• Individual 

Number of Interns Accepted:

• Up to two 2nd year Master's level students. 
  • Ability to provide services in an Asian language preferred.  

Number of client hrs per week trainees are assigned:

• around 10-15 hours of direct patient contact 

Number of hrs per week required to be onsite:

• 24 hrs per week

Mandatory time commitment:

• Thursdays 

Licensure of Supervisor:

• LCSW
• LMFT
• LPCC

Period of Internship

• Fall through Spring

Material to send and applications due date: 

• Resumes by March 1, 2025

Training Coordinator:

Pan Gu, LCSW

pan.gu@sfdph.org 

Description of Services:

Family Mosaic Project (FMP) provides therapeutic Wraparound services to children, youth and their families within San Francisco County. Our cases are very high need, and our clients, age 3-18, have often experienced trauma and have significant mental health needs because of this. To support their needs, we work in teams, and have comprehensive in-house services including Clinical Case Management, Therapy (individual, parent, and family), Psychiatry, Nursing, and Behavioral Support as needed. FMP also partners with community agencies and resources in San Francisco in order to promote permanency and stabilization for the youth. Work includes stabilization of home and educational placements, improved mental health and coping skills, improved functioning within homes, schools and communities, and improved permanent relationships among family members and identified natural supports.

Responsibilities of Interns:

Second year students will be a part of the Therapy Team, and will be responsible for providing individual, family and parent therapy sessions as assigned. They will also have an opportunity to support clinical case management services.

Type of Supervision Offered:

• Individual

Number of Interns Accepted:

• Two 2nd year MSW students

Number of client hours per week trainees are assigned

• approx. 20, depending on school requirement

Number of hours per week required of interns:

• approx. 20 depending on school requirements 

Mandatory time commitment

• depends on school requirements, but ideally 20+ hours spread out throughout the week

Desired qualifications:

• Experience with youth and families

Licensure of Supervisor:

• LCSW

Period of Internship

• Fall through Spring

Application due date and what material to send:

• Resume + 2 References by April 1, 2025 or depending on school requirements

Training Coordinator:

Julia McCormick
julia.mccormick@sfdph.org 
415-819-3987

Description of Services

The Families Rising (FaR) Behavioral Health program is a vital component of FaR, a collective impact initiative led by HSA's Department of Human Services, in collaboration with the Department of Public Health, and the Office of Child Support Services.

FaR implements a two-generation strategy with CalWORKs families serving San Franciscans who live in poverty and who are pregnant or have very young children. FaR clients are primarily Black/African-American (39%) and Latinx/Hispanic (32%) families. The program, including CalWORKs social work specialists and the behavioral health team, focuses on three main areas that will improve families' ability to function interdependently and within their communities: reduce external sources of stress, strengthen relationships, and build work and life skills.

The FaR behavioral health program is a collaborative partner to the larger Families Rising Program. Our services are trauma-informed, as many of our families have a history of complex, intergenerational trauma stemming from racism and poverty.

The role of the FaR behavioral health program is to provide direct services (individual, dyadic, and group) to clients with children age 0-5, in client's home or in the field, in the office, or through telehealth as well as mental health consultation to other direct service providers affiliated with Families Rising.

Responsibilities of Interns

Meetings, trainings, and case conferencing on Tuesdays and/or Wednesdays. Duties provided via telehealth, in the office, and in client's home/in the field. Student’s supervisor or other staff will always be available to provide support by phone during internship hours (M-F, 8:30-5). Interns will engage parents in screening tools, parent-child consultations, support clients with clinical case management, maintain timely documentation, carry a client caseload of 3-6 parents (with possibility of dyadic treatment including baby/young child), and participate in group facilitation. There is also the possibility of expanding into special projects by intern interest and as needed by the program.

Types of Supervision

Individual

Number of interns accepted

• One 2nd year MSW

Number of client hours per week trainees are assigned

• Flexible based on intern needs and responsibilities

Number of hours per week required by interns

• Flexible based on intern needs and responsibilities

Mandatory time commitment

• Flexible based on intern needs and responsibilities

Licensure of Supervisors

LCSW, PsyD

Period of Internship

Application Due Date and what material to send

Training Coordinator

Meghan Spyker

meghan.spyker@sfdph.org

333 Valencia St

Description of Services:

Mission Mental Health is a public health clinic of the Community Behavioral health Services of the Department of Public Health, San Francisco.  The clinic provides outpatient mental health services which include psychotherapy, case management, psychiatry and medication management to individuals living primarily in the Mission neighborhood in San Francisco.  Our target population are Latino, Spanish Speaking, and the LGBT community.

Responsibilities of Interns:

Interns must be able to manage their own caseloads, provide case management and provide crisis management within the clinic as needed.

Type of Supervision Offered:

• Individual
• Group

Number of Interns Accepted:

• TBD

Licensure of Supervisors:

• Psy.D.
• LMFT
• LCSW

Period of Internship:

• Fall - Spring

Applications due by:

April

Training Coordinators:

John Beahan, Psy.D.; Fiona Glas, LCSW; Suzanne Chen-Harding, LMFT

Southeast Child Family Therapy Center (SECFTC) provides accessible and culturally relevant outpatient behavioral health services to children, youth, and families. We serve an ethnically diverse and multilingual group of families primarily from district 10 or the Southeast Region of the city.

The Kuumba Healing Project (KHP) which is a component of the Southeast Child Family Therapy Center (SECFTC) provides African Centered behavioral health services to children & families of Black /African descent. KHP is embedded in SFUSD where trauma-informed academic and clinical services are provided onsite via SEL and Restorative Justice focused programming.

The Kuumba Healing Project also collaborates with NAMI (National Alliance of Mental Illness) in providing culturally relevant psychoeducational services.

Responsibilities of Interns:

Clinical Interns usually carry 3-4 clinical cases (depending on level and ability) for therapy. This will include individual therapy hours, collateral sessions with parents and teachers, case management, and family therapy if appropriate. In addition, Interns may also support clients in crisis, and coordinate with outside agencies as needed.

Students must complete required clinical documentation in a timely manner. This includes intake assessments, treatment plans, and progress notes. Interns will have the benefit of working with seasoned clinicians to utilize assessment tools, create safety plans,

Within the Kuumba Healing Project:  Interns will be required to cofacilitate at least 1 clinical or therapeutic activity group per academic year. This will include planning and developing group topics, & curriculum. Interns are expected to complete documentation for groups.

Interns of SECFTC will complete the intern orientation process & participate in weekly individual supervision. Group supervision at SECFTC (TBD).

Interns are also required to participate in weekly staff meetings and trainings, as indicated. Some of these meetings may be hybrid (on-site and via telework).

Qualifications:

Bilingual and BIPOC candidates are strongly encouraged to apply, especially those that fluent in Cantonese, Mandarin, Samoan, Tongan and/or Spanish languages. Students with direct experience working with youth & families of African descent are also encouraged to apply.

Period of Internship:

Fall through Spring

Summer extensions will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Number of Interns Accepted:

2 Interns - with a preference for 2nd year MSW & Psychology Practicum interns. The agency will consider 1st year MSW students depending on their experience.

Hours Required:

Our internship program requires 20-24 hours per week.

Type of Supervision Offered:

Weekly individual or Triadic supervision

Weekly Group supervision.

Kuumba Training Coordinator:
Omolade Rosalyn Roddy, LCSW
Rosalyn.Roddy@sfdph.org 
Tel:(628) 754-8178

Spanish Language Training Supervisor:
Melissa Antoun, LCSW
Melissa.Antoun@sfdph.org
Tel: (628) 271-6361

Clinic Director:
George Calvin, LCSW 
George.Calvin@sfdph.org
Tel: (628) 271-6301

Description of Services:

Individual therapy, case management, medication management and group therapy. We serve people living with HIV and Transgender, Gender expansive and gender non-binary clients who have therapeutic goals pertaining to gender.

Responsibilities of Interns:

Delivery of therapy, mindfulness group facilitation, case management, intake assessments, ongoing clinical documentation.

Type of Supervision Offered:

• Individual
• Group Consultation

Number of Interns Accepted:

• One to Two 2nd-year MFT student trainees

Number of client hours per week trainees are assigned

• 5-8

Number of hours per week required by interns

• 16

Mandatory time commitment

• Tuesday staff meetings and clinical consult group at 9a

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience working with the communities that we serve
• Spanish speaking

Licensure of Supervisor:

• LMFT

Period of Internship

• Fall through Spring

Training Coordinator:

Melissa Friedman,

melissa.friedman@sfdph.org

Description of Services:

Sunset Mental Health is a specialty mental health clinic with comprehensive services. We provide psychiatric assessment, evaluation, medication services, individual therapy/rehabilitation, clinical case management services, collateral services to children (age 6 and up), youth, adults and older adults with serious mental illnesses. We have integrated health home and a Wellness Recovery Program at the 41st Avenue location.

Responsibilities of Interns:

Interns will provide assessment, clinical case management services, individual counseling and therapy, wellness groups and activities.

Type of Supervision Offered:

• Individual

Number of Interns Accepted:

• One 2nd year Social Work or MFT student trainee 

Desired Qualifications:

• Cantonese speaking

Licensure of Supervisor:

• LCSW

Period of Internship

• Fall through Spring

Training Coordinator:

Ying Zhang-Chiu, LMFT

ying.zhang-chiu@sfdph.org

Clinical Traineeship Program | UCSF Alliance Health Project

For more than 20 years, AHP has offered a yearlong clinical traineeship for graduate students pursuing counseling careers. The program builds skills in clinical assessment and brief psychotherapy to people living with or at risk for acquiring HIV, as well as members of the broader lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community.

AHP offers clinical trainees opportunities to learn and practice mental health assessment and psychotherapeutic skills with a special emphasis on treating HIV-impacted and LGBTQ-identified clients. AHP trainees learn about the psychosocial impacts of both living with HIV and AIDS and being a member of the LGBTQ community.

The program accepts trainees from a variety of schools and disciplines. This diversity of experience stimulates peer learning throughout the year.

Emphases and Learning Objectives
AHP is committed to providing a coherent, multifaceted training experience that ensures students develop clinical competencies within a framework that emphasizes:

• Teaching the evidence-based approach of Time-Limited Dynamic Psychotherapy (Hanna Levenson)
• Supporting appreciation for the range of psychotherapeutic perspectives
• Recognizing the importance of culture in psychotherapeutic work
• Advancing racial and ethnic diversity in the mental health field

Students who participate in the program will:

• Develop a solid understanding of the unique psychosocial needs of the LGBTQ community and individuals
• Obtain comprehensive knowledge of the psychosocial impacts of HIV
• Learn risk prevention and reduction skills
• Develop assessment skills that inform treatment planning consistent with requirements of Medi-Cal and other publicly funded contracts
• Recognize the importance of flexibility in treatment approaches, especially approaches used in community mental health care settings that emphasize ongoing care management for clients with chronic disorders

Many AHP clients will have HIV or AIDS and suffer from a variety of mental health and substance abuse concerns. The vast majority of our clients are low income and are either uninsured or rely on Medi-Cal or other publicly funded forms of health care. Although a portion of our LGBTQ clients are not living with HIV, many of these clients often struggle with issues similar to those faced by our HIV clients: poverty, chronic health concerns, isolation, identity, stigma, depression, and substance abuse.

Program Commitment and Requirements
The traineeship requires a weekly commitment of 20 to 22 hours and runs 11 months from mid-August to the middle of the following July. This is a rich and demanding internship, and we strongly prefer applicants who have had some direct clinical experience, for example, conducting individual or group psychotherapy, handling intakes, undertaking case management, or performing crisis intervention. We also prefer applicants who have knowledge and experience with issues affecting the HIV or LGBTQ communities. Individuals who have completed their graduate degrees and are seeking supervised experience toward licensure may apply.

Trainees are required to attend two hours per week of group supervision and one hour per week of individual supervision from an AHP licensed mental health professional. If possible, AHP will match trainees with supervisors by discipline, according to trainees’ school requirements, and/or by trainee preference.

Components of the Clinical Traineeship
Orientation. Over the course of three weeks in August, trainees attend a series of six hour-long orientation workshops covering key issues:

• Agency overview
• HIV and LGBTQ-related psychosocial issues
• Paperwork and documentation requirements
• The role of culture in our work
• Introduction to Brief Dynamic Therapy
• Information Technology Systems
• Accessing Substance Abuse & Case Management
• Assessing Safety & Risk Factors
• Getting to know your cohort

Client Caseload. In September, trainees receive therapy clients assignments, begin conducting intakes, and meet with their individual supervisors. Most trainees will carry a caseload of six to eight clients and some will have the opportunity to co-facilitate a group.

Group Supervision. Each trainee is expected to use group supervision to examine his or her work with clients, including counter-transferential reactions, and will get feedback on their case presentations (and give feedback to their peers). Trainees will present cases, describing how they have used the Time-Limited Dynamic Psychotherapy model. Trainees may also incorporate other working models into their case presentations.

Didactics. AHP organizes weekly didactic sessions on a variety of relevant clinical topics. The didactics are taught by a cadre of mental health professionals, including UCSF faculty psychiatrists, psychologists, LCSWs, and MFTs, many of whom are members of the LGBTQ community. In addition, included in the didactics professional development issues are addressed. Examples of topic presented in didactics are:

• Therapist use of self-disclosure in a LGBTQ mental health center
• Cultural identity and impact of similarities and differences on the clinical relationship
• Working with Transgender and Gender Variant Clients
• Overview of HIV Medical Issues
• Overview of LGBT Health Disparities
• Working with Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Introduction to Time Limited Dynamic Therapy

Case Presentations. During the second half of the year, trainees present a completed case for group discussion. This case, which focuses on a completed course of therapy with a client, provides an opportunity for trainees to lead a group discussion about the utility—its strengths and limitations—of the model they used.

Application Procedure
To apply, please send a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and two letters of recommendation. The cover letter should include why you are interested in working at AHP and with members of the LGBTQ or HIV-impacted communities, and any prior direct experience within these communities.

Applications sent after these dates will be considered only if trainee positions remain available after on-time applications are processed. Since AHP typically receives many more applications than available positions, all applicants are strongly encouraged to apply before the postmark deadline dates.

Mailing Address
Please send application packages to:
Michelanne Baker, PsyD
UCSF Alliance Health Project
1930 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94102

Please visit: Internship Program - Citywide - Community Focus (google.com) for program specific information. 

Edgewood supports youth and their families through life's challenges with a full continuum of behavioral health services. Our work focuses on issues such as mental health family relationships and life skills. Our programs range from prevention and early intervention to community-based, day and residential treatment.

Edgewood Center has two Practicum Opportunities available in the fall of 2022.

Non-Public School

Edgewood’s Non-Public School provides specialized academic instruction with intensive behavioral and therapeutic support to students who struggle in public school settings due to emotional or behavioral challenges. Our team of clinicians, teachers, and instructional specialists use a strength-based approach to foster the emotional, social, and academic well-being needed for students to return to less restrictive school placements. Our Non-Public School serves children and youth aged 6 to 18 from 8 school districts through San Francisco and the Peninsula. Our curriculum is based on Common Core state standards and civic engagement that prepares our students for college and life.

Kinship Support Network

The Kinship Support Network (KSN) provides support services for relatives who are raising a relatives' children (i.e. grandparents raising grandchildren). KSN provides a range of support services to help ensure that youth who are not able to live with their parents can stay with family and in their community as opposed to going into the traditional foster care system. The goal of the program is to support kinship families in developing and maintaining a healthy home environment and help them strengthen their self-sufficiency and self-efficacy skills through therapeutic supports and educational workshops.

Learning Resources and Benefits

• One hour of clinical supervision with licensed professional per week
• Two hours of group supervision with other agency clinicians and licensed clinical supervisor
• Access to various live trainings offered by county and community partners or through Edgewood
• Access to on-line trainings through Edgewood training platform on Litmos
• Connections with the county agencies serving youth and families such as Behavioral Health and Recovery Services, Children and Family Services, Juvenile Probation, and School-Based services.
• Opportunities for continued paid professional development after completion traineeship
• Experience working in an organization focused on healing from stress and trauma

Core Competencies

• Provide mental health counseling and engage in a range of professional clinical counseling techniques.
• Ability to facilitate a safe and welcoming environment for current and new clients.
• Maintain a calm and professional response to crisis, including the use of mediation and de-escalation techniques.
• Integrates appropriate intervention strategies into clinical work with a trauma-informed and/or co-occurring focus.
• Engage with clients within a cultural competency and disability framework and social justice orientation.

Essential Functions

• Provide direct counseling or group therapy on an as-needed basis to clients weekly.
• Provide therapeutic services which may include brief individual therapy, crisis intervention and safety planning, comprehensive assessment, psychoeducation, treatment planning, and care coordination.
• Executes a treatment plan that is strengths-based, with observable and measurable goals, utilizing promising and evidence-based practices.

Requirements

Applicants must submit a resume, cover letter and three letters of recommendation. To view our practicums in greater detail, go to our Careers page and scroll down to our listing of practicum opportunities. Please apply directly at the bottom of the practicum posting.

If you’re interested in learning more about these exciting opportunities, please contact Tim Schulte, Recruiter, at tims@edgewood.org.

Hyde Street Community Services (hydestreetcs.org)

Contact:

Hana Tylova-Stein, LCSW

Director of Training

Hyde Street Community Services

Tenderloin Outpatient Clinic

815 Hyde Street, Suite 100

San Francisco, CA 94109

Phone: 415-673-5700

Internship Training Program - Instituto Familiar de la Raza (ifrsf.org)

https://www.sfaf.org/get-involved/stonewall-clinical-internships/ 

Visit: https://divisionoftraumarecoveryservices.org/trauma-recovery-center/ for more information.