Behavioral Health Services Clinical Graduate Internship Program

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

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: March 1, 2024

Training Coordinator:

Yvonne Yu, LCSW

yvonne.yu@sfdph.org   

Resources:

Download our brochure here

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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:

Weekly individual 

Number of Interns Accepted:

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

Licensure of Supervisor:

LCSW, LMFT, LPCC

Period of Internship

Fall through Spring

Applications Due by: March 1, 2024

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. Comprehensive internal services include Case Management, Therapy (individual, parent, and family), Psychiatry, Nursing, and Behavioral Support as needed. FMP also partners with community resources in San Francisco in order to promote permanency and stabilization for the youth. Work includes stabilization of home and educational placements, improved functioning within homes, schools and communities, and improved permanent relationships among family members and identified natural supports.

Responsibilities of Interns:

Students 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. These sessions and services can be provided in the home, school, community and at our clinic. Interns will learn to provide different therapeutic techniques to best meet a client’s needs, how to work on a team to help a client meet their mental health goals, and how to document services for Medi-Cal reimbursement in the EPIC documentation system.

Type of Supervision Offered:

Weekly individual supervision and monthly group supervision.

Number of Interns Accepted:

Two 2nd year MSW students

Licensure of Supervisor:

LCSW

Period of Internship

Fall through Spring

Training Coordinator:

Amy Rosener, LCSW
(628) 333-5141

amy.l.smith@sfdph.org 

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. 

If interested, please email your CV, cover letter, and 2 letters of recommendation to: 

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

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 HSA: SF Human Service Agency, Family and Children Services 

● SF CYF: SF Child, Youth, and Family Clinics 

● CBOs: Community Based Organizations (non-DPH clinics) 

● PPN: Private Provider Networks 

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 raging 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. 

Number of Weekly Client Hours:

10 face to face hours and 10 administrative hours  

Type of Supervision Offered:

Individual and group

Number of Interns Accepted:

2 second year interns 

Licensure of Supervisor:

MFT, MSW and LCSW 

Period of Internship

Fall through Spring (August to May) 

Required Hours:

Tuesdays 2:00-4:00 for group supervision 

Training Coordinator:

Tara Curran, AMFT

(415) 734-3214

tara.s.curran@sfdph.org 

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

Description of Services:

Individual psychotherapy with adults and children.
Psychotropic medication management with adults and children.
Case management and collateral support for adults and children.     

Responsibilities of Interns:

Interns will be responsible for providing direct individual psychotherapy services for their assigned adult and child cases including completing session notes and other documentation pertaining to that case (including annual reassessments and treatment plans) on a timely manner. They will also be responsible for completing one initial intake per week, presenting that intake at staff meeting and completing all initial intake documentation. Interns rarely engage in offsite/fieldwork experience; however, if asked to do so (i.e. IEP meetings) they will have to coordinate with their supervisor. 

Type of Supervision Offered:

Weekly individual

Number of Interns Accepted:

PsyD, MSW

Licensure of Supervisor:

PsyD, LCSW

Period of Internship

Fall through Spring

Training Coordinator:

Juan M. Rodriguez, Psy.D.

juan.rodriguez@sfdph.org

Description of Services

The San Francisco Health Network (SFHN) Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH) program provides integrated Behavioral Health in Primary Care through clinical consultation and interventions. PCBH fulfills a vital function by serving patients with Behavioral Health and psychosocial needs and/or medical illnesses in the SFHN Primary Care clinics. SFHN operates 10 community-based and 4 hospital-based Primary Care clinics, where services are provided by a multidisciplinary team of medical and Behavioral Health clinicians. Team members work collaboratively to address medical and psychosocial needs in one setting.

The PCBH team is comprised of Behavioral Health Clinicians, Behavioral Assistants, a Behavioral Health Supervisor, and a consulting Psychiatrist. Patients are referred to PCBH by the Primary Care Physicians or Nurses. Once referred, Behavioral Health Clinicians conduct psycho-social assessments and mental status exams to diagnose and provide short-term mental health treatment. Other important aspects of PCBH work are consulting with and guiding Primary Care providers and other PC team members, as well as assisting with crisis interventions. Behavioral Assistants help patients with essential life needs (for example, ordering wheelchairs or assisting with housing referrals). 

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 individual treatment, participate in daily 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.

Available Internships sites for MSW students are:

•    Castro-Mission Health Center (CMHC) located at 3850 17th St in the Castro. This clinic serves children, families and adults.

•    Children’s Health Center (CHC) located at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital 1001 Potrero Ave, Main Building 5, 6M. CHC serves children, adolescents and young adults from birth to age 21. 

•    Dimensions Clinic located within the Castro-Mission Health Center. This clinic provides primary care, gender affirming care, and behavioral health care to LGBTQ+ young people ages 12-25 from across the Bay Area. Our clinic serves a diverse population of patients from a variety of backgrounds and lived experiences including QTBIPOC youth, unhoused youth, youth who engage in sex work, youth with criminal-legal involvement, and youth who are in the foster care system. For more information please visit https://dimensionsclinic.com/ 

•    Silver Avenue Family Health Center (SAFHC) located at 1525 Silver Ave at San Bruno. This clinic serves children, families and adults. 

•    Richard Fine People's Clinic (RFPC) located at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital serves adults.

•    Tom Waddell Urban Health Center (TWUHC) located at 230 Golden Gate Ave. TWUHC serves adults experiencing homelessness, residents of supportive housing and other members of San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood community.

Available Internships sites for Counseling students are:

•    Family Health Center (FHC) located at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, 995 Potrero Ave, at the corner of 22nd St., building 80. This clinic serves children, families and adults

•    Children’s Health Center (CHC) located at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital 1001 Potrero Ave, Main Building 5, 6M. CHC serves children, adolescents and young adults from birth to age 21

•    Balboa Teen Health Center located at Balboa High School 1000 Cayuga Avenue.  This clinic serves youth ages 12-25.

•    Southeast Health Center, located in the Bayview Hunter’s Point neighborhood, serves children, families and adults. This site offers additional targeted serves for HIV positive patients in their Early Intervention Prog.

Responsibilities of Interns:

Complete all necessary Agency Requirements related to background clearance (LiveScan) and TB clearance and proof of immunization for measles, mumps, rubella, Tdap (Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis) and COVID-19 prior to start of internship.
Students are expected to fully comply with the Department of Public Health and Clinic specific policies and procedures.
 

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.

Type of Supervision Offered:

Individual and Group

Licensure of Supervisors:

MSW, LCSW,  AMFT, LMFT, APCC, LPCC

Number of Interns:

6 slots for 2nd year MSW and 4 slots for 2nd year Counseling Students

Period of Internship:

Fall through Spring

Mandatory Time Commitment:

Wed-Friday 8-5pm with Fridays 9-11am for group supervision and trainings

To Apply:

Please send a cover letter and resume to the training coordinator. 

Training Coordinator:

Rita Perez, LCSW

rita.perez@sfdph.org 

 (628) 217-6914

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:

• Weekly individual

Number of Interns Accepted:

• One 2nd year MSW

Licensure of Supervisor:

• LCSW

Period of Internship:

• Fall through Spring

Training Coordinator:

Natalie Henry-Berry, LCSW

natalie.henry-berry@sfdph.org

Description of Services:

Specialty mental health clinic, comprehensive clinic, 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, wellness recovery program

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 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: http://traumarecoverycenter.org/about-us/clinical-internships/ for more information.