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Jail Psychiatric Services Practicum and Intern Training Program Jail Psychiatric Services, a part of Haight Ashbury Free Clinics, Inc., has been providing psychiatric treatment to the inmates at the San Francisco City and County Jail systems since 1973. JPS offers a full spectrum of mental health care including evaluation and assessment, crisis intervention, individual and group therapy, evaluations for involuntary hospitalizations, day treatment program services, a psychiatric sheltered living unit, and aftercare and discharge planning services. It is the mission of Jail Psychiatric Services to use both professional and community standards of care to provide compassionate, high quality behavioral health services, and to assist these mentally ill inmates in establishing linkages with community-based mental health programs to help them avoid re-offending and future incarcerations. JPS employs a multi-disciplinary staff comprised of psychiatrists, psychologists, MFTs, LCSWs and mental health counselors. JPS believes that having a variety of staff disciplines and philosophies working together enhances the range and quality of care provided. JPS is part of a healthcare team and provides integrated care by working closely with primary health care providers. The formal training program at Jail Psychiatric Services began in September 1995, training over 50 students from a wide range of colleges and universities. Interns co-lead groups and carry a caseload consisting of incarcerated adults with a wide range of symptoms and life difficulties. Caseloads are comprised of male and female inmates housed in the San Francisco City and County jail system.
Jail Psychiatric Services’ practicum program is open to doctoral students and students in MFT and MSW programs. Trainees’ responsibilities include: short and long term individual therapy with incarcerated adults, treatment planning, case management, and making referrals to in-house or community placements as indicated.
Caseloads are comprised of male and female adult clients with Axis I and/or Axis II diagnoses and a range of medical and substance abuse issues. Trainees are expected to work 20 hours per week, beginning in September and ending in June. Required days and times are: Tuesday 1:30-3:30pm or Thursday 1:30-3:30pm and Wednesday 8:30am – 3: 30pm. Students will receive 1 hour of individual supervision and 2 hours of group supervision each week as well as didactic trainings. Application requirements: Cover letter. C.V., 2 letters of recommendation. The application deadline: Closed
Notification:
ALL resumes are to be e-mailed to: jailpsych.sf@gmail.com
2 recommendation letters should be mailed to:
Mary Lefevre, MFT, Training Director
Jail Psychiatric Services 650 5th Street, Suite 309 San Francisco, CA 94107 415/734-3214
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