Services

• Individual and group counseling for elementary, middle and high school youth
• Train and support peer conflict managers at school site
• Crisis support and consultation to schools
• Family counseling, parent education and case management
• Program development assistance to schools

Contact Information

Keith Burrell
510-559-3013
burrell.www@bacr.org

Services

• Counseling for elementary, middle and high school youth on a wide range of presenting issues, including a focus on drug and alcohol prevention and intervention assistance
• Classroom education about drugs and alcohol and life skills
• Crisis support and consultation to schools
• Family counseling and parent education
• Family advocacy, case management and other family support services

Contact Information

Don Blasky
(415) 444-5580 ext. 2393
blasky.www@bacr.org

Expectations

• Interns make a time commitment of 16 or 20 hours per week for one full school year.
• Interns are assigned to an elementary, middle or high school.
• Spend at least one or two days at the school site, with remaining hours in the office.
• Interns carry a caseload of 8-10 students for individual counseling.
• Facilitate a minimum of one group each in the school.  In some instances, interns may provide more group counseling hours, depending on school-site needs and intern-supervisor decisions.
• Provide family collaterals and consultation when appropriate.
• Work cooperatively with school personnel.
• On some school sites it is possible to accompany staff counselors and provide classroom education on topics such as substance abuse prevention and positive social interaction.
• Keep accurate and timely records of all contacts and submit monthly statistics.
• Attend one hour of individual supervision, two hours of group supervision, and two hours of didactic training each week.

Interns can expect to receive excellent training and supervision in support of the clinical services they are requested to provide.  They can expect to be both challenged and supported, and to be exposed to a wide variety of experiences in treatment and theory.  BACR considers interns to be an integral part of a treatment and training team that encourages creativity and growth.

Supervision
The focus of individual supervision is on the development of the intern’s expertise in assessment and treatment planning, psychotherapy, and crisis interventions, and the development of sound clinical judgment.  The emphasis is also on how to provide skillful clinical services in a school setting, and the practical aspects of interacting successfully in the school and larger community.   All supervisors are licensed clinicians, and all have extensive experience working with schools.  Writing process notes and audiotaping are a regular part of supervision.

Group supervision will focus on training issues and on specific cases in a small group format.  Interns will learn to do formal case presentations and will gain support for working with students, their families, and the schools.  Audiotapes and/or transcriptions of specific sessions are required for case presentations.

Training
The didactic training begins with an intensive one-week orientation that provides information about the agency, an introduction to the internship, and an overview of the program structure and model.  This orientation offers initial training on risk and resiliency, working in the school, legal and ethical issues, assessment, interviewing, substance abuse, treatment planning, record keeping, and cultural diversity.  The orientation is structured to provide interns with enough initial information to begin work in the schools.

The weekly trainings in Marin are frequently divided into elementary and middle-high school tracks, and presented by staff and expert professionals from the larger community. A combined Richmond-Berkeley intern training is offered in the East Bay.  Both Marin and East Bay programs share trainings approximately once every six weeks, (usually held at the Richmond location).  Former interns have found the trainings to be stimulating, useful and thought provoking.  The structure of the training allows for lecture, questions, discussions, and occasional experiential opportunities.  Some of the theoretical and practical areas covered in the elementary and secondary trainings will be:

• Clinical Interviewing
• Assessment, History Taking, Genograms
• Diagnosis, use of DSM IV
• Treatment Planning
• Legal and Ethical Issues
• Child Abuse: Physical, Sexual, neglect;  Mandated Reporting
• Suicide
• Confidentiality
• Individual and Group Therapy
• Play Therapy, Art Therapy, Puppets, Sandplay, Storytelling
• Family Consultation and Family Therapy
• Substance Abuse Assessment and Early Intervention
• Risk and Resiliency
• Child and Adolescent Development
• Transference and Countertransference
• Multicultural Issues
• Gender
• Sexuality
• HIV and STDs
• Grief, Loss, Depression and Anxiety
• Impulse Control Problems
• Psychopharmacology with Children and Adolescents
• Learning Disabilities

Stipend and Advanced Training
There is a stipend of $600. per school year offered for the internship at BACR, as an expense reimbursement for training and educational activities..  There is also opportunity for advanced training in family therapy for second year interns.

Requirements
Interns with a wide variety of skill level, experience, and background are encouraged to apply.  Previous experience with children and/or adolescents, with substance abuse or prevention, schools and/or with clinical experience is helpful. A strong desire to learn and a commitment to supporting youth is especially important.

Application Process
Applicants are welcome to apply to either or both programs.  Upon receipt of the a resume, cover letter discussing your interest in the program, and two letters of recommendation, we will contact you to schedule an interview.  Two to three interviews may be requested.

Please send your resume, cover letter discussing your interest in the program, and two letters of recommendation to:


EAST BAY PROGRAM

MARIN PROGRAM