GSWEC, Geriatric Leadership Internship
3250 Public Policy Bldg.,
Box 951656
Los Angeles, CA 90095

Concentration:
SWOCPS / macro
SWIFG / micro

Specialization:
Gerontology
Health
Mental Health

UCLA Field Liason:
Karen Lee

Agency Field Instructor(s):
Determined by Placement site
Chris Garcia Eleanor Spaziano

Accepts:
2nd Yr Only

Language Requirement:

Financial Aid and/or MISC. information:
Will accept 32 students@ $4,000 for various sites. Early Orientation varies by participating agency. UCLA gero students can also apply for the Hearst Foundation Scholarship.

Program and Population Served:
The Geriatric Leadership Internship (GLI) is an innovative new model to prepare leaders in geriatric social work. Students will be selected to receive a stipend (amount to be determined) for a customized field placement at one of (7) premier aging service organizations:

1) Huntington Senior Care Network; 2)Partners in Care Foundation; 2) Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles - multiple sites including Freda Mohr Senior Center, The Valley Storefront Senior Center, Pico/Robertson Senior Center, West Hollywood Service Center; 3) VA Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center: two sites - Sepulveda VA and West LA VA; 4) Motion Picture & Television Fund; 5) SCAN; 6) Alzheimer’s Association; and 7) Pacific Clinics (Older Adult Programs).

Each placement offers its interns learning opportunities across the continuum of older adult care. Geriatric Leadership Interns will have the opportunity to network with leaders in the field, as well as interns from 4 other universities. They will also attend a series of seminars, receive a certificate upon completion, and receive employment support via a program website.

 

Jewish Family Service of L.A.
6505 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500
Los Angeles, CA 90048

Website: www.jfsla.org
Hours:

Concentration:
SWOCPS / macro
SWIFG / micro

Specialization:
Gerontology
Mental Health
Child/Youth - General

UCLA Field Liason:
Karen Lee

Agency Field Instructor(s):
Sally Weber

Language Requirement:

Financial Aid and/or MISC. information:
Will accept up to 16 students for various sites. Can offer mileage. No early Orientation.

Program and Population Served:
Since 1854, Jewish Family Service (JFS) has provided vital services to people of all ages, ethnicities and religions. JFS' nationally recognized programs provides personal growth opportunities for people of all ages, counsel families and individuals, support the elderly and the recent immigrant, house the homeless and abused, and feed the hungry. JFS' staff of more than 400 includes licensed clinical social workers, psychologists, public health experts, physical therapists, gerontologists, nurses, chefs, drivers and more. They, along with more than 1,000 dedicated volunteers serve more than 60,000 people every year. Additionally, the Field Work Education program welcomes 40-50 graduate interns and trainees each year. Programs range from support groups for all ages, to activities for the developmentally disabled, to exercise and wellness programs for seniors, to programs for children and teens, to support for families dealing with illness, to programs with synagogues and local schools. Both micro and macro student internship opportunities are available in many of the counseling offices, senior service centers, shelter programs, as well as human resources and administrative settings at several locations throughout the City and Valley. JFS is a non-profit and non-sectarian agency.

L.A. Commission on Assaults Against Women
605 W. Olympic Blvd.,
Suite #400
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Website: www.lacaaw.org
Hours: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Concentration:
SWOCPS / macro
SWIFG / micro

Specialization:
Mental Health
Child/Youth - General

UCLA Field Liason:
Toby Hur

Agency Field Instructor(s):
Kimberly Wong

Language Requirement:

Financial Aid and/or MISC. information:
Will accept 3 students. Unable to offer anything. For clinical plcmts - Crisit Intervention training begins early Set on Wed evenings (7-10pm) & Sat (10-5pm) for 7 weeks.

Program and Population Served:
The Los Angeles Commission on Assaults Against Women (LACAAW) is a non-profit, feminist, multi-cultural organization whose goal is the elimination of violence against women youth and children. Because this violence takes many forms and exists on many levels of society, we have adopted several approaches in our work: education, prevention, and intervention.

Clinical Placement/Experience: Intervention services may include crisis counseling on the 24-hour Rape & Battering Hotline; crisis counseling, advocacy, and information and referrals to survivors of rape and domestic violence in hospital emergency rooms; psychosocial assessments; individual and couples counseling; and support groups. In addition, LACAAW provides an excellent crisis intervention training for working with survivors of rape, domestic violence and child abuse.

Macro Placement/Experience: LACAAW is very involved in prevention work, and works to change beliefs and attitudes, behaviors, and ultimately systems. It accomplishes this through community presentations, media campaigns, community organizing to empower communities, policy advocacy, legislative advocacy, creating school-based curriculums. Projects or experiences may include networking, attending community meetings, community organizing, program evaluation or needs assessment, assisting with grant writing, or program development.

Little Tokyo Service Center
231 East 3rd. St., Room G106
Los Angeles, CA 90013

Phone: (213) 473-3035
Fax: (213) 473-3031
Email: Yasuko_Sakamoto@ltsc.org
Website: www.LTSC.org
Hours: 9:00 - 5 p.m.

Concentration:
SWOCPS / macro
SWIFG / micro

Specialization:
Gerontology
Mental Health
Child/Youth - General

UCLA Field Liason:
Toby Hur

Agency Field Instructor(s):
Yasuko Sakamoto Kowalchuk / Bill Watanabe (Macro)
Yuka Takeuchi Miwa Tsuji

Language Requirement:
Chinese, Korean, Spanish proficiency desirable for some direct practice work.

Financial Aid and/or MISC. information:
Will accept 3 students. Can offer parking, mileage, and honorariums. No early Orientation.

Program and Population Served:
The Little Tokyo Service Center (LTSC) is a comprehensive social service and community development agency which provides counseling, consumer education, housing, emergency services, transportation, and translation services for a wide range of clients which includes seniors, non-English speaking persons, and low income people in and around the downtown Los Angeles area.

The Social Service (micro) intern will assist in counseling and providing case management for clients who request assistance. Intern will also help in program planning, grant writing, and meeting with other community persons to address social and community needs in the Japanese and Asian/Pacific American communities. The Housing and Community Development intern (macro) will work on the recreation center development through marketing, outreach, organizing, fund development and major capital campaign.

Prototypes Center for Innovation
5601 West Slauson, Suite 200
Culver City, CA 90320

Website: www.prototypes.org
Hours: 9 :00 - 5:30 p.m.

Concentration:
SWOCPS / macro
SWIFG / micro

Specialization:
Health
Mental Health
Child/Youth - General

UCLA Field Liason:
Laura Alongi

Agency Field Instructor(s):
Debbie Murad
Danealia Maretka

Language Requirement:

Financial Aid and/or MISC. information:
Will accept 2 students. No stipend. Can offer parking and mileage. 40-hr DV certification training TBA.

Program and Population Served:
Prototypes, Centers For Innovation in Health, Mental Health and Social Services, is a non-profit organization founded in Southern California in 1986. PROTOTYPES provides services to women and their families through a variety of residential, outpatient, day treatment and outreach programs. PROTOTYPES also provides technical assistances, consultation and information dissemination services, and conducts research and evaluation projects at its various sites.

PROTOTYPES provides gender sensitive services. Programs are interdisciplinary; each has both a treatment and advocacy component. As an agency, PROTOTYPES is involved in the mental health and subsance abuse communities, including local, state and national legislative initiatives around services to women, children and their families. Programs are all over Los Angeles and Ventura counties which offer internship opportunities.

* Star House Residential Domestic Violence Shelter, Hollywood - will accept 2 Micro students * Pomona Residential Women's Center - will accept 2 Micro students * I-CAN Day Rehab, Pasadena - will accept 2 Micro students * Assessment Centers, El Monte & Pasadena - will accept 2 Macro students * Pomona Outpatient Services - will accept 1 Micro student and 1 Macro student

Special Service for Groups, Older Adults
605 W. Olympic Blvd.,
Suite 600
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Website: www.ssgmain.org
Hours: M-F, 9am-5pm; weeknights/weekends by Appt. only

Concentration:
SWOCPS / macro

Specialization:
Gerontology
Health

UCLA Field Liason:
Larthia Dunham

Agency Field Instructor(s):
Yvonne Sun

Language Requirement:

Financial Aid and/or MISC. information:
Will accept 1 student at hourly rate to be negotiated. Can offer parking and mileage. An early Orientation will be required.

Program and Population Served:
Special Service for Groups, Inc. Older Adults Program provides services targeting Asian and Pacific Islander Older Adults, however services are also provided to various ethnic groups. The program works with various community coalitions and collaborative organizations to address the needs of older adults including direct services (Integrated Care Management funded by the LA County Area Agency on Aging) and national health issues (REACH 2010 Program funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).

The student will have the opportunity to choose and gain experience in several levels in the Older Adults Program administration and services. The program will offer opportunities in program planning and development, community participatory action research, program evaluation, community needs assessment, capacity building, working with local and federal level contracts and even direct services pending the student's interest.

UCLA Police Department
601 Westwood Plaza
CAMPUS 136408,

Website: www.ucpd.ucla.edu
Hours: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Concentration:
SWOCPS / macro

Specialization:

UCLA Field Liason:
Toby Hur

Agency Field Instructor(s):
Nancy Greenstein

Language Requirement:

Financial Aid and/or MISC. information:
Will accept 1 student. Stipend depends on funding. No early Orientation.

Program and Population Served:
The Police Community Service Division was established as part of UCPD in 1997 to specifically work with the University community with respect to issues of safety and well being. The Division is responsible for community policing programs, crime prevention, public education, Clery Act compliance, grant writing and management, special events, emergency preparedness, volunteer and mentor programs.

UCPD is involved with preventing alcohol and Rohypnol abuse, mentoring student athletes, facilitating events as safety fairs or hate crime forums, and working with victims of violent crimes. Constituencies include students, staff and faculty and in some cases their families, Seeds Elementary School (UES), neighbors, Westwood community and medical center. The Division works with the UCPD patrol staff and detectives, takes the lead on analysis of crime for the community, responds to press and informational inquiries, and represents the department on various committees and working groups.

The UCPD field placement offers a creative on campus opportunity to be involved in community organizing, program planning and development, policy issues, grant writing and to gain insight into the significant connections to be made between social work and non traditional workplaces.

Venice Community Housing Corp.
720 Rose Avenue
Venice, CA 90291

Phone: (310) 399-4100 x115
Fax: (310) 399-1130
Email: Sandy@vchcorp.org
Website: www.vchcorp.org
Hours:

Concentration:
SWOCPS / macro

Specialization:
Mental Health
Child/Youth - General

UCLA Field Liason:
Toby Hur

Agency Field Instructor(s):
Sandy Eiges

Accepts:
2nd Yr Only

Language Requirement:
Spanish strongly prefered for community evaluation / not required for housing development.

Financial Aid and/or MISC. information:
Will accept 1 macro student only at @ $1,000 OR can offer Work Study. Early Orientation TBD.

Program and Population Served:
Venice Community Housing Corporation (VCHC) is a community based, non-profit organization engaged in a variety of housing and community development programs. VCHC owns and manages over 184 units of affordable housing including a 32 bed transitional housing facility for homeless women and their children. In addition, VCHC operates a federally funded program that provides housing and case management services to 31 dual diagnosed homeless persons through Shelter Plus Care. Other Social Service programs include a comprehensive constructive job training, transitional employment program and legal advocacy for at risk local youth. The LA Bridges program focuses on gang prevention and an after school arts program for our youth and families.

Two macro placement options are available:

1. Community and tenant needs assessment and evaluation. Requires research skill. Some organizational and administrative work. 2. Low-income housing development. Planning and development of housing projects and other economic development work.

Village Integrated Services Agency
456
Elm Avenue
Long Beach, CA 90802

Website: www.village-isa.org
Hours: 9 - 5:00 p.m.

Concentration:
SWOCPS / macro
SWIFG / micro

Specialization:
Mental Health

UCLA Field Liason:
Larthia Dunham

Agency Field Instructor(s):
Erin Von Fempe
Chad Costello

Language Requirement:

Financial Aid and/or MISC. information:
Will accept 11 students. No stipend. Can offer parking and mileage. Early Orientation TBD.

Program and Population Served:
The Village is an award-winning, cutting-edge psychosocial rehabilitation program that works with adults with severe and persistent mental illness to recovery their whole lives. Through intensive case management services, members (ie. Clients) are offered employment, housing, social and psychiatric services vis-à-vis a team setting.

Alzheimer's Association, Orange County
17771 Cowan,
Suite 200
Irvine, CA 92614

Website: www.alzoc.org
Hours: 8:30 - 5:00 p.m. M-F

Concentration:
SWOCPS / macro
SWIFG / micro

Specialization:
Gerontology
Health
Mental Health

UCLA Field Liason:
Laura Alongi

Agency Field Instructor(s):
Donna Velarde

Language Requirement:
Bilingual Spanish, Vietnamese, and Korean preferred.

Financial Aid and/or MISC. information:
Will accept 2 students. No stipend. Can offer parking and mileage. No prior orientation.

Program and Population Served:
The Alzheimer's Association of Orange County is dedicated to providing services, education and advocacy for individuals, families and the community affected by Alzheimer's disease and related memory disorders. The vision is that all people with Alzheimer's disease or related memory disorders in the community receive the quality care they need in comfortable, dignified, accessible settings; that all family members and significant others receive the appropriate education, assistance, and support they need in coping with the challenges that accompany caring for someone with a memory disorder; and that we ultimately live in a world without Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimers Association of Orange County Services: Helpline-a telephone service; Support Groups-to connect caregivers to share experiences and information; Family Orientation Program-a one-time meeting offered to families with a recent diagnosis; Care - a licensed staff person provides family counseling; Early Memory Loss Program-support group for early stage patients and their caregivers; Visiting Volunteers Program-volunteers visit patients and caregivers in their homes; Respite Care Assistance Program-providing financial assistance; Safe Return-a nationwide ID bracelet program returns Alzheimer patients who have wandered away; Religious Outreach Program-links Alzheimer patients and their families to specialized religious services; Education-community seminars; Lending Library-resources about the illness; Multi-Cultural Outreach Program-brings information to ethnically and culturally diverse communities; Speaker's Bureau-presentations to audiences; T.E.A.M.-training program to learn appropriate dementia care; and Memories in the Making Art Program-an art expression therapy program.

Asian Pacific American Legal Center
1145 Wilshire Blvd., 2nd Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90017

Website: www.apalc.org
Hours: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Concentration:
SWOCPS / macro

Specialization:
Health

UCLA Field Liason:
Toby Hur

Agency Field Instructor(s):
Veronika Geronimo

Language Requirement:

Financial Aid and/or MISC. information:
Will accept 2 students.No stipend. Can offer parking and mileage. No early Orientation.

Program and Population Served:
Established in 1983, the Asian Pacific American Legal Center (APALC) is the leading organization in Southern California dedicated to providing legal services to Asian Pacific Islander (API) communities and to advocating for API civil rights, including workers' rights, immigrant rights, voting rights and anti-discrimination issues. APALC's mission is: "To advocate for civil rights, provide legal services and education, and build coalitions to positively influence and impact Asian Pacific Americans and to create a more equitable and harmonious society."

Social work graduate interns will have the opportunity to be engaged in, or exposed to, a variety of macro social work practices, including (but not limited to): policy analysis/ advocacy, coalition-building, training, and non-profit processes. While at APALC, social work graduate interns will primarily work with APALC's Immigrant Welfare Project (IWP), which seeks to empower, assist and advocate for low-income and indigent Asian/Pacific Islanders in order to preserve and expand their rights to access a health and welfare safety net. IWP conducts policy analysis and advocacy on a variety of welfare and health issues affecting low-income immigrants at the local, state, and federal levels. Current issues IWP is focusing on include: the impact of California's state budget crisis on API immigrants, the lack of health care interpretation, and expanding healthcare coverage for immigrants.

Los Angeles Co., Children's Planning Council
500 W. Temple St., B-26
Los Angeles, CA 90012

Website: www.childrensplanningcouncil.org
Hours:

Concentration:
SWOCPS / macro

Specialization:
Child/Youth - General

UCLA Field Liason:
Toby Hur

Agency Field Instructor(s):
Laura Valles
 

Language Requirement:
Spanish preferred but not required

Financial Aid and/or MISC. information:
Will accept unlimited # of students for various sites@ $10/hr. Spanish preferred not required. No early Orientation.

Program and Population Served:
The Los Angeles County Children's Planning Council - a countywide public/private collaborative - is dedicated to improving the lives of children and families by encouraging partnerships, promoting the use of data, developing resources and tools, and emphasizing the importance of outcomes and results. Placement is ideal for students interested in forging partnerships with public and private agencies, learning about community integration models, strengthening community capacity, building county-wide commitments and transforming delivery systems that serve children and families. Student will attend work meetings both on the local and county level; this will give the student a chance to meet and work with local government officials, heads of county departments, CBO's and community members. Student will also be able to attend conferences and staff development sessions that become available throughout the year. Projects may take place outside of 9-5pm.

GLASS
650 N. Robertso
West
Hollywood, CA 90069

Website: www.glassla.org
Hours: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Concentration:
SWOCPS / macro
SWIFG / micro

Specialization:
Mental Health
Child/Youth - IUC

UCLA Field Liason:
Toby Hur

Agency Field Instructor(s):
Mark Abelsson

Language Requirement:

Financial Aid and/or MISC. information:
Will accept 4 students (2 micro/2macro). 2 stipends available at $300/moth. Can provide parking. No early Orientation.

Program and Population Served:
Gay & Lesbian Adolescent Social Services (GLASS) operates a residential treatment program for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (lgbt) youth that have been placed in out-of-home care. All children accepted for placement are dependents or wards of the court who have been removed from parental custody on a temporary or permanent basis due to abuse, exploitation, neglect, abandonment, delinquency or because their health and/or safety has been deemed to be in immediate jeopardy. GLASS provides each child with an individualized treatment or needs and services plan, which will address and successfully remedy a child’s presenting problems, needs and situation.

GLASS also works in the public policy arena by advocating for lgbt youth in the foster care and probation systems, and with local and state regulators and lawmakers.

National Association of Social Workers, California Chapter
315 W. 9th St., Ste. 321
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Website: www.naswca.org
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. (Some evenings and weekends)

Concentration:
SWOCPS / macro

Specialization:

UCLA Field Liason:
Toby Hur

Agency Field Instructor(s):
Lindsay James

Language Requirement:

Financial Aid and/or MISC. information:
Will accept 2 students. Np stipend. Can offer parking, mileage, and travel/partiipatiuon for NASW conferences. No early orientation.

Program and Population Served:
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is the largest organization of professional social workers in the world. The Association's primary functions include: Creating professional standards for social work practice, advocating sound public social policies and programs, and providing valuable services to its members. Students are placed in the California Chapter of NASW.

The Los Angeles office provides membership services to 12,000 members throughout the state. Students are able to gain experience in any of the following areas: membership marketing development and service delivery to keep the membership involved and growing; staff and facilitate committee activities (such as legislative and membership committee); local Regional events and activities; social and political action and grassroots organizing and legislative advocacy; participation in statewide conferences and meetings, as needed; and media and public relations work on improving the image of social work.

Assn of Community Human Service Agencies
1200 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 302
Los Angeles, CA 90017

Website: www.achsa.net
Hours:

Concentration:

SWOCPS/Macro

Specialization:

UCLA Field Liason:
Toby Hur

Agency Field Instructor(s):
Sacha Klein

Language Requirement:

Financial Aid and/or MISC. information:
Will accept 1 macro student. No stipend. Can offer parking and mileage. No prior Orientation.

Program and Population Served:

County-wide policy planning and analysis on child welfare issues.  More information available at agency faire.

Los Angeles City Council District 14

http://www.lacity.org/council/cd14/

Will work with Legislative Policy Director on various city issues. 

Alfreda Iglehart will serve as the field instructor.

Alliance for Children's Rights
3333 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 550
Los Angeles, CA 90010

Website: www.kids-alliance.org
Hours: 8 - 5 p.m.

Concentration:
SWOCPS / macro

Specialization:
Child/Youth - General

UCLA Field Liason:
Toby Hur

Agency Field Instructor(s):
Barbara Facher

Language Requirement:

Financial Aid and/or MISC. information:
Will accept 2 students. Can offer parking and mileage. A Training might be offered in late August, but is not required.

Program and Population Served:
The Alliance for Children's Rights is a non-profit organization providing free legal services to low-income children. Their mission is to protect the rights of abused and impoverished children in Los Angeles County, in hopes of creating a world in which all children have a safe, permanent family and get the support and services to which they are entitled. The Alliance efforts are focused in three areas: 1) Direct legal services and representation; 2) Education and community training; and 3) Advocacy. Through the four project areas - the Foster Care Adoption Project, the Children's Court Program, the Guardianship Program and the Health Care Project - they help nearly 5,000 individuals each year. They work with children who are in the foster care or probation system, children with learning disabilities, children having difficulty accessing medical or mental health care or public benefits and children in need of legal guardianship or adoption. The Alliance staff provide training and education on current laws and regulations affecting low-income children and families. They have trained thousands of attorneys and judges, medical providers, foster families, group homes, parents and caregivers on issues such as adoption, legal guardianship, child abuse and neglect, medical consents and public benefits. The Alliance also supports systems-wide change to improve the lives of low-income children. They won an important legal victory for the right to have foster children visited by their social worker once a month, and continue to advocate in support of issues involving the rights and welfare of all children.

Center for Healthy Aging
1527 Fourth St., Suite 200
Santa Monica, CA 90401

Website: www.centerforhealthyaging.org
Hours:

Concentration:
SWOCPS / macro
SWIFG / micro

Specialization:
Gerontology
Mental Health
Child/Youth - General

UCLA Field Liason:
Karen Lee

Agency Field Instructor(s):
Nicole Kaplan

Language Requirement:

Financial Aid and/or MISC. information:
Will accept 2 students. Unable to offer anything. Orientation is Wed., Aug 30, 9-5pm. Contact Nicol to confirm attendance.

Program and Population Served:
A multi-discipline agency serving people 55 and older. Center for Healthy Aging is a private, nonprofit agency, which was established in 1976 to provide preventive health services to low income older adults. Current programs include individual, couple, family and group counseling, day treatment groups, case management, money management, caregivers' support, multi-cultural outreach, health screening, in-home preventive health care and health education classes. Experiences available for students include intake, assessment, psychotherapy and case management, as well as program development, outreach, working with volunteers and participation in community-based services. In addition to individual and group supervision, students receive regularly scheduled specialized in-service training. Students learn how to utilize the DSM-IV and have the experience of working as part of a team including LCSWs, MFTs, Clinical Psychologists, and Geropsychiatrists.

The opportunities would include but not be limited to: * Be apart of a community awareness and education campaign on issues related to older drivers, * Participate in the information and referral process at a community-based organization that serves older adults on the Westside, * Contribute in the planning process of a grant funded program to assess the feasibility of developing a volunteer based driving program in the greater Santa Monica area, * Represent the Center for Healthy Aging at various task forces that focus on the mental health and quality of life issues for older adults, and * Develop and conduct a community education campaign on some aspect related to healthy aging.

Children's Hosp., Div. of Adolescent Medicine
5000 Sunset Blvd, 4th Fl.
Los Angeles, CA 90027

Website: www.childrenshospitalla.org
Hours:

Concentration:
SWOCPS / macro
SWIFG / micro

Specialization:
Mental Health
Child/Youth - General

UCLA Field Liason:
Pam Davis

Agency Field Instructor(s):
Carrie Mounier

Language Requirement:

Financial Aid and/or MISC. information:
Will accept 4 students: 2 in Substance abuse (one must be bilingual Spanish spk); 1 in Project NATEEN; 1 in Risk Reduction Program. Mandatory Intern Orientation is Wed., Sep. 6th. Must complete Hospital registration prior to start.

Program and Population Served:
The mission of the Division of Adolescent Medicine at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles is to advance the health and well being of adolescents by integrating health care, health promotion and preventive services, professional education, and research in response to the needs of our community.

OVERVIEW OF DIVISION OF ADOLESCENT MEDICINE Founded in 1963, the Division of Adolescent Medicine works through a team of multidisciplinary health professionals to create, apply and disseminate knowledge and skills that will help young people to navigate the sometimes treacherous years of their adolescence. The program uses as its focus, quality medical care, provided in the setting of the Hospital, community, school or other youth-focused organizations or institutions. With each clinical contact, the physician or other trained health professional integrates the associated psychological, social, emotional, educational, family, nutritional and personal elements into a holistic evaluation and management plan for action.

Co of LA, DCFS, EASE-IN Program (IUC)
11539 S. Hawthorne Blvd., 1st Fl.
Hawthorne, CA 90250

Website:
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Concentration:
SWOCPS / macro
SWIFG / micro

Specialization:
Child/Youth - General
Child/Youth - IUC

UCLA Field Liason:
Gerry Laviña / Michelle Talley (on-site)

Agency Field Instructor(s):
Jacqueline Jones

Language Requirement:

Financial Aid and/or MISC. information:
*** IUC STUDENTS ONLY *** Will accept 8 students. Stipends are $18,500 each. An Orientation will be scheduled for late August 2006.

Program and Population Served:
The Department of Children and Family Services of the County of Los Angeles was established on December 1, 1984. The Department is charged with the responsibility of protecting children in Los Angeles County from child abuse, neglect and exploitation. We currently serve approximately 65,000 children. Services are provided through a wide range of child welfare programs that are designed to ensure safety and permanency for children. The Department has approximately 6,000 staff and an annual budget in excess of one billion dollars.

There are a wide variety of intern opportunities, both direct service and administrative, available throughout the Department. Direct service field placement opportunities include Adoptions, Family Preservation Program, Transitional Housing, Emergency Response, and Family Maintenance and Reunification Services. Administrative field placement opportunities include Adoptions, Family Preservation Program, Public Affairs, Emancipation (Adolescent), Foster Parent Recruitment and Support, Policy, Staff Development and Training, Special Events Section and Education and Licensure Section.

EASE-IN is a specialized intern unit that works with pre-emancipated adolescents. Individual, group and family sessions. Program development, research and mentor recruitment and training are some of the macro opportunities.

Co of LA, DMH, Training Division
550 So.
Vermont, Ste. 605
Los Angeles, CA 90020

Website: www.dmh.co.la.ca.us/spdp
Hours: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Concentration:
SWOCPS / macro
SWIFG / micro

Specialization:
Gerontology
Mental Health
Child/Youth - General

UCLA Field Liason:
various

Agency Field Instructor(s):
Various

Language Requirement:

Financial Aid and/or MISC. information:
Will accept 50-100 students at $18,500. Listing of DMH agencies for 2006-07 are posted at www.dmh.co.la.ca.us/spdp/document.htm. No Guarantee of stipend. Mandatory training, livescan, & badging are required.

Program and Population Served:
DMH is charged with providing public mental health services for Los Angeles County residents. Sites for 2006/07 are listed at:

http://www.dmh.co.la.ca.us/spdp/documents/spdp%20agency%20list%202005%2006.doc. (When the web pages are posted, they will carry a link to a program description for each agency/discipline listed.)

Community Coalition
8101 S. Vermont Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90044

Website: www.ccsapt.org
Hours: 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Concentration:
SWOCPS / macro

Specialization:
Child/Youth - General

UCLA Field Liason:
Larthia Dunham

Agency Field Instructor(s):
Joshua Busch
Cecily Kahn

Language Requirement:
Spanish strongly preferred

Financial Aid and/or MISC. information:
Will accept 3 students. No stipend. Can offer work-study, parking and mileage. No early Orientation

Program and Population Served:
The mission of the Community Coalition is to contribute toward transforming the social and economic conditions in South Los Angeles that foster addiction, crime, violence and poverty by building a community institution capable of involving thousands in creating, influencing and changing public policy. The Coalition has five organizing projects, and the Intern(s) would work with the youth component, which aims to develop the next generation of leaders for South LA.

For Micro Placements - The Coalition is looking for motivated MSW students interested in practicing clinical case management with African-American and Latino youth from five high schools in South Los Angeles. The MSW intern(s) will have the opportunity to develop professional skills in mental health, case management, academic counseling and school advocacy while serving a diverse population of youth.

For Macro Placements - The Coalition is looking for motivated MSW students interested in strengthening the infrastructure of a community-based organization through development "fundraising." The MSW intern(s) will have the opportunity to develop professional skills in development, work on social justice issues, and serve a diverse community.

The time you will invest is valuable, so we are committed to making sure you get the most out of it.

Loyola Center for Juvenile Law and Policy
919 Albany St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Website: www.lls.edu/juvenilelaw/index.html
Hours: M - F 9-4pm

Concentration:
SWOCPS / macro
SWIFG / micro

Specialization:
Mental Health

UCLA Field Liason:
Laura Alongi

Agency Field Instructor(s):
Alison King

Language Requirement:
Spanish (not required)

Financial Aid and/or MISC. information:
Will accept 2 students. No stipend. Can offer mileage. Contact Roxanne Hill (213) 736-8339 regarding Orientation,

Program and Population Served:
The focus of the newly formed Center for Juvenile Law and Policy at Loyola Law School is to provide highly effective legal representation to juveniles charged with crimes in the delinquency system. The Center serves as a trial advocacy training laboratory for law students, and as a platform to facilitate dialogue on issues and policies confronted by juveniles and their families in Los Angeles.

The Center seeks MSW students interested in juvenile justice to work with law students in the evaluation of juvenile offenders to best advocate on their behalf. Duties will include conducting bio-psycho-social assessments, determining strengths and needs, and making recommendations for resources and disposition. Some home visits may be required. Students will also be involved in program development, outreach to potential resources, and multi-disciplinary meetings regarding issues and policies impacting juveniles and their families.

Archstone Foundation
401 East Ocean Blvd., Ste. 1000
Long Beach, CA 90802

Website: www.archstone.org
Hours: 9 - 5pm, Monday-Friday

Concentration:
SWOCPS / macro

Specialization:
Gerontology

UCLA Field Liason:
Karen Lee

Agency Field Instructor(s):
Elyse Salend

Language Requirement:

Financial Aid and/or MISC. information:
Will accept 1 student @ $5000. No early orientation.

Program and Population Served:
The Archstone Foundation is a private grantmaking organization, whose mission is to contribute toward the preparation of society in meeting the needs of an aging population. Student interns will be involved in all aspects of grant making, program evaluation and monitering. The foundations resources are used to address the following four areas: Elder Abuse Prevention, Fall Prevention, End of Life Issues, and Responsive grantmaking to address emerging needs within society's aging population.

Beach Cities Health District
514 N. Prospect Ave., 3rd Floor
Redondo Beach, CA 90277

Phone: (310) 374-3426 x133
Fax: (310) 374-1242
Email: kerianne@bchd.org
Website: www.bchd.org
Hours: Mon - Fri, 8am-5:30pm

Concentration:
SWOCPS / macro
SWIFG / micro

Specialization:
Gerontology
Health
Mental Health

UCLA Field Liason:
Karen Lee

Agency Field Instructor(s):
Kerianne Lawson

Language Requirement:

Financial Aid and/or MISC. information:
Will accept 1UCLA student, 2 total. No stipend. No early orientation. Can offer parking, mileage, & membership at Fitness Center.

Program and Population Served:
Beach Cities Health District Community Care Services provides care management to older and disabled residents living in the cities of Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach, and Manhattan Beach. Our primary goal is to assist clients to maintain their independence in their own homes for as long as possible. We also coordinate three volunteer programs - Peer Counselors, Friend to Friends and Errand Volunteers. We provide support groups for the community and a variety of health education classes.

Students will have the opportunity to participate in micro practice activities such as in-home assessments, service coordination and care management, group facilitation, and individual in-home counseling with older adults and their families. Students will have the opportunity to participate in macro practice activities such as program evaluation, program development and coordination of volunteer programs, Early stage Alzheimer programs, and Caregiver Wellness Day. This is a rich placement that provides students with the opportunity to work in multiple practice modalities.

Connections For Children
2701 Ocean Park Blvd., Ste. 253
Santa Monica, CA 90405


Website: www.cfc-ca.org
Hours:

Concentration:
SWOCPS / macro

Specialization:
Child/Youth - General

UCLA Field Liason:
Toby Hur

Agency Field Instructor(s):
Karen Kaye

Language Requirement:

Financial Aid and/or MISC. information:
Will accept 2-3 students. Two stipends available at approx. $1,000. No early Orientation.

Program and Population Served:
Connections For Children is a nonprofit child care resource and referral agency committed to improving the education, development, and well-being of all children by providing assistance and support to families, child care professionals, and the community.

We are looking for a second-year macro student who would like to gain experience in program development, program evaluation, grant writing, and needs assessment. Some activities include creating demographic profiles on the zip codes we service, conducting focus groups with parents and child care providers, creating program evaluation plans, tracking state and local policy trends relating to child care, and working on special events.

We are looking for a second-year macro student who would like to gain experience in community organizing, grant writing, and needs assessment. Possible activities include research into community demographics and needs, organizing community action programs, engaging community participation, creating plans to evaluate community action, and tracking local policy related to families.

Motion Picture, Non-Gero
335 N. LaBrea Ave.,c/o Bob Hope Center
Los Angeles, CA 90036

Website: www.mptvfund.org
Hours: 8:30 - 5:00pm

Concentration:
SWOCPS / macro

Specialization:
Gerontology
Health

UCLA Field Liason:
Karen Lee

Agency Field Instructor(s):
Colby Moss

Language Requirement:

Financial Aid and/or MISC. information:
Will accept 1 student. Stipend may be possible. Can offer parking. Orientation is 3rd Wed of every month. Contact Colby Moss for information.

Program and Population Served:
The Motion Picture & Television Fund was founded in 1921 and has served the California entertainment community for over 84 years. Now a multi-service organization, MPTF offers a variety of services to community members including five health centers in Southern California and an acute hospital in Woodland Hills, residential and skilled nursing facilities to members of its Woodland Hills retirement community, and social and charitable services, including subsidized health care and financial assistance, to industry members who cannot meet their basic needs. The Community Social Services department remains at the heart of the agency's mission to "enrich the lives of people in the Southern California entertainment community by continuously evolving to meet their health and human service needs." The social services department, in addition to offering temporary emergency financial assistance, offers counseling for individuals and families, confidential referrals to community resources, and educational outreach programs, relevant to health and well-being. MPTV is striving to find innovative ways to keep individuals working and healthy to allow them to continue to make contributions to their families and communities.

OPCC
1453 16th St., 2nd Floor
Santa Monica, CA 90404

Website: www.opcc.net
Hours: Mon-Fri, 8:30AM - 5PM

Concentration:
SWOCPS / macro
SWIFG / micro

Specialization:
Mental Health

UCLA Field Liason:
Toby Hur

Agency Field Instructor(s):
Steve Deitelbaum
Catita Perron Patricia Sinclair

Language Requirement:
Spanish Spk welcome, not required

Financial Aid and/or MISC. information:
Will accept 2-3 students. Unable to offer anything. No early orientation

Program and Population Served:
OPCC offers the following Programs: Daybreak Shelter is a unique transitional housing program that provides up to six months of structured group living for a maximum of 15 mentally ill homeless women. The shelter offers three meals a day, permanent housing placement, assistance with budgeting, self-care and job readiness skills, psychiatric and medical care, support groups and workshops, case management, counseling and benefits advocacy.

The K9 Connection program brings the magic of dogs and at-risk youth together, teaching 12-16 year olds to train homeless shelter dogs in basic obedience. This program empowers the teenagers to apply the lessons they teach the dogs to their own lives; to develop an awareness of the risks of uncontrolled and impulsive behavior, and to believe in the power of positive reinforcement as an alternative to force and violence.

Samoshel, OPCC's newest program, is the only full service emergency shelter and 6 month shelter/transitional housing on the Westside of Los Angeles to address the needs of homeless and homeless mentally ill men and women, assisting them in attaining stabilization, independence and self-sufficiency.

South Los Angeles Family Services
8019 So.
Compton Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90001

Website:
Hours: 8am - 8pm, Mon-Fri

Concentration:
SWOCPS / macro
SWIFG / micro

Specialization:
Mental Health
Child/Youth - General

UCLA Field Liason:
Larthia Dunham

Agency Field Instructor(s):
Jennifer Calmelat

Language Requirement:

Financial Aid and/or MISC. information:
Will accept 2 students @ $20/hr. Can offer mileage. No early Orientation.

Program and Population Served:
South Los Angeles Family Services (SLAFS) is a facility that provides mental health services to the SPA 6 region. SLAFS works with children, adolescents and families. The population is low SES, mostly African American and Latino (70% and 25% respectively) and approximately 75% are in foster care. They provide outpatient services, school based services, day treatment intensive, and therapeutic behavioral services. The day treatment program is an after-school, therapeutic program for latency age children. The remainder of the services are provided either in the home, school setting or in the community.

MSW students will have the opportunity to be trained in staff development, case conferences, peer review, quality assurance, and group supervision. They will have the opportunity to work with preceptors.

Special Service for Groups
605 W. Olympic Blvd.,
Suite 600
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Phone: (213) 553-1882
Fax: (213) 553-1822
Email: elizabethb@ssgmain.org
Website: www.ssgmain.org
Hours:

Concentration:
SWOCPS / macro

Specialization:

UCLA Field Liason:
Larthia Dunham

Agency Field Instructor(s):
Elizabeth Berger
Herb Hatanaka

Language Requirement:

Financial Aid and/or MISC. information:
Will accept 2 students. No stipend. Can offer parking and mileage. No early Orientation.

Program and Population Served:
Special Service for Groups (SSG) is a non-profit United Way agency that provides responsive culturally-competent services to diverse communities by developing participatory, innovative and collaborative models of social service delivery and community self-sufficiency since 1952. Currently, Special Services for Groups operates over 25 different human service programs that provide the full continuum of social services to a multicultural clientele. Students will have a multiplicity of social work experience, particularly in marco practice: from program development to program management, to fund development, to participatory action research and policy advocacy. The majority of SSG's programs are in LA County. The agency also has statewide and nationwide advocacy networks.

Synergy Works
6709 LaTijera Blvd., #200
Los Angeles, CA 90045

Website:
Hours: 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. (Plcmt. Hours 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. )

Concentration:
SWOCPS / macro

Specialization:

UCLA Field Liason:
Larthia Dunham

Agency Field Instructor(s):
Lynn Harris-Henderson
Cheryl Macon Oliver Rose Monterio

Language Requirement:
Bilingual Spanish a Plus

Financial Aid and/or MISC. information:
Will accept 5 students @ $3,000 each. Can offer parking. No early Orientation.

Program and Population Served:
Synergy Works is a consultant group committed to building strong school, family, and community partnerships in a culturally competent context to foster student healthy development and high student achievement. Synergy Works brings together the expertise and talent of highly experienced MSW Field Instructors to provide placements and supervision in public and charter elementary, middle and high schools

Macro MSW Interns learn capacity building and resource development skills; conduct school and community needs assessments; facilitate the development of customized parent and community involvement action plans; create resource coordinating teams and/or school community collaboratives; develop leadership and enhance Parent Centers; organize and implement school wide events e.g. school beautification projects, community resource fairs, volunteer programs, etc.

Micro School Social Work Interns are working on Pupil Personnel Credentials and do the following: provide direct individual and group mental health/crisis, and counseling services to students and families; conduct classroom observations and biopsychosocial assessments; and develop and deliver classroom presentations on problem-solving, decision-making, truancy policies & high school/college requirements.

Population/issues: children and adults; all school community stakeholders; school reform issues; school, family, and community partnerships. Treatment modalities: Community organization, planning and administration/macro. School Social Work/micro.

Teen Line Center for Study of Young People
8700 Gracie Allen Dr., Ste. 1613
Los Angeles, CA 90048

Website: www.teenlineonline.org
Hours: 9 - 5 p.m., (some flexible hours)

Concentration:
SWOCPS / macro

Specialization:
Health
Mental Health
Child/Youth - CALSWEC

UCLA Field Liason:
Toby Hur

Agency Field Instructor(s):
Elaine Leader

Language Requirement:

Financial Aid and/or MISC. information:
Will accept 1 student. No stipend. Can offer parking and mileage. No early Orientation.

Program and Population Served:
Teen Line is a nationally recognized teen to teen hotline. It was established in 1981 as part of the Center for the Study of Young People in Groups - a non-profit organization affiliated with Cedars Sinai Medical Center. Teen Line is open daily from 6 - 10 p.m. The target population is 13-19 year olds. Problems such as suicide, drug abuse, child abuse, pregnancy and depression are responded to in a serious manner by empathic teen listeners. The teen listeners complete a rigorous formal training program and participate in ongoing supervision and in-service training. In addition to the hotline, Teen Line publishes educational materials including the widely acclaimed "Youth Yellow Pages" (now in its 5th edition) as well as a teen sexuality brochure and educational videos. An extensive outreach program includes specialized workshops on teen suicide prevention, teens and tolerance and "growing up gay." For the past five years Teen Line's Teen Suicide Prevention Team have been instructors at the LAPD Juvenile Procedures School. Other law enforcement agencies receiving consultation and training include the LA County Sheriff's Department and the LAUSD School Police. Teen Line staff are frequently consulted by the media on topics relevant to adolescence.

A website, www.teenlineonline.org provides an opportunity for teens worldwide to connect via e-mail and a bulletin board. The site also provides excellent information and links. Placement highly suitable for a macro student and those interested in adolescents.

UCLA Healthcare 50 Plus
1250
16th Street
Santa Monica, CA 90404

Website: www.healthcare.ucla.edu/shared/50-plus-program
Hours: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Concentration:
SWOCPS / macro

Specialization:
Gerontology
Health

UCLA Field Liason:
Karen Lee

Agency Field Instructor(s):
Ishara Bailis

Language Requirement:

Financial Aid and/or MISC. information:
Will accept 2 students. No stipend. Can offer parking. No early Orientation.

Program and Population Served:
Housed within the Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center is a community relations, wellness and aging program called "UCLA Healthcare 50 Plus." As part of UCLA Healthcare's Marketing and External Affairs Division, it offers a wide range of services to those over age fifty, including: health screenings, health fairs, walking programs, support groups, information on community and health resources, and a series of lectures and seminars featuring top UCLA Healthcare and other professionals on topics ranging from caregiving to osteoporosis.

Interns will have the opportunity to work on a broad variety of projects, such as marketing specific programs, developing caregiver programs, doing aging sensitivity trainings, research and presentations, attending networking meetings, implementing new services/programs, developing and implementing new evaluation tools, planning and implementing volunteer recognition events, coordinating resource fair for conference, assisting with conference planning, developing a presentation/seminar/workshop and handouts, working on e-mail based newsletter, writing a grant, and conducting surveys as well as website research. Interns are also welcome to suggest, and, if approved, create and implement their own projects. Experience working in other areas of the hospital may be possible ( i.e., human resources, volunteer department, international relations, quality improvement).

UCLA Iris Cantor Women's Resource Center
911 Broxton Ave., 1st Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90024

Website: http://womenshealth.med.ucla.edu/patients/resourcecenter.htm
Hours: M - F 8:30 - 5pm

Concentration:
SWOCPS / macro

Specialization:
Health
Child/Youth - General

UCLA Field Liason:
Pam Davis

Agency Field Instructor(s):
Cindy Moskovic

Language Requirement:
Spanish preferred

Financial Aid and/or MISC. information:
Will accept 2 students. No stipend. Can offer parking. No early Orientation.

Program and Population Served:
The Iris Cantor-UCLA Women's Health Education & Resource Center (WHERC) is a non-profit, educational and informational learning facility providing education on physical, psychological, and social issues that impact women's health and well-being, including prevention, diseases and condition, and treatment issues.

The WHERC provides the community outreach and consumer education components for the UCLA National Center of Excellence in Women's Health, a designation received by the United States public health Service, Department of Health and Human Services, Office on women's Health, based upon achieving and maintaining excellence in a number of components. Through its ability to integrate education, outreach, faculty expertise and research, the WHERC brings together resources of the UCLA National Center of Excellence in Women's Health to serve our community.

A significant aspect of the Center's work is its outreach to girls and women, with a strong focus on underserved, marginalized populations in the greater Los Angeles area. This wide-ranging outreach program combines projects that educate, empower, and foster partnerships with well established and grass roots entities and governmental agencies. Outreach projects cover topics including teen dating, violence prevention, diabetes prevention, nutrition and fitness, heart disease, and cancer.

VA Greater LA Healthcare, WLA-Soc Wk Chair
11301 Wilshire Blvd., MC10H5, Bldg 206
Los Angeles, CA 90073

Website: www.gla.med.va.gov
Hours: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Concentration:
SWOCPS / macro

Specialization:

UCLA Field Liason:
Larthia Dunham

Agency Field Instructor(s):
Jim McGuire

Language Requirement:

Financial Aid and/or MISC. information:
Will accept 3 students @ $5,491. Can offer parking. No early Orientation.

Program and Population Served:
The VA West LA Health Care Center - a multipurpose 700-bed inpatient, ambulatory care, and supported community housing continuum of care now embraces a system of ambulatory primary care centers and community clinics from Santa Barbara to Gardena, from the beach to East LA. Social work is a valued profession at the Health Care Center in part because of the high level of social need of the population served. WLA is the home of a VA Comprehensive homeless Center in which community housing partnerships play a key role. Community Care has many ongoing programs and program evaluation initiatives, including the following service integration project that we involve macro social work interns in: Primary Care Program for Homeless and At-Risk Veterans." Veterans in the experimental design are being followed for 18 months from baseline. Through practicum and macro seminars, macro students in this placement are trained in the following knowledge and skills: interviewing, assessing, and following up with a homeless population; theorizing and conceptualization, with focus on conceptualization of social intervention; literature reviewing - critical analysis, summarizing of findings; critical analysis of existing research literature; human subjects issues in research; interagency partnerships and program development; grant writing; program implementation; budget and financing; health services research: access, costs, systems effectiveness; clinical intervention research; program evaluation; and general issues in clinical and health services research and program evaluation: goals, objectives, measures assessment, sampling, design, data gathering collection, and analyses.

WRAP Family Services
8616 La Tijera Blvd., Suite 200
Los Angeles, CA 90045

Website: www.wrapfs.org
Hours: Mon - Thurs, 9 a.m. - 8 p.m., Friday, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Concentration:
SWOCPS / macro
SWIFG / micro

Specialization:
Mental Health
Child/Youth - General

UCLA Field Liason:
Larthia Dunham

Agency Field Instructor(s):
Vicki Sekiguchi

Language Requirement:

Financial Aid and/or MISC. information:
Will accept 3 (total from all schools) students @ $8 per billable hr of service. Can offer mileage. Early Orientation TBA..

Program and Population Served:
WRAP Family Services is a private, non-profit mental health/social service agency targeted for the Asian Pacific Islander adults, child and families. WRAP's services are provided in the office, in the client's home and at school sites. The main office is in Westchester. There are two satellite offices located in Long Beach and Van Nuys. Services are provided in an integrated, family-focused manner. The staff are bilingual and bicultural in diverse Asian Pacific Islander cultures and languages including Thai, Cambodian, Vietnamese, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Cantonese, Tongan, and Tagalog. The interns have the opportunity to experience working with a diverse clientele with varied presenting issues, such as parent-child conflicts, conduct disorder, child abuse/neglect, depression, post traumatic stress disorder, generalized anxiety. The agency has a contract with the LA County Department of Mental Health to provide mental health services to adults, children and families. The interns will also have the opportunity to experience working with clients within a larger system of the countywide Department of MH program. The interns will have the opportunity to work within the modalities of individual, group and family treatment, provide linkage services to community resources through case management, to work collaboratively with the treatment team. Supervision is provided by Licensed Clinical Social Workers in accordance with the guidelines provided by UCLA. There is opportunity for macro placement as well as clinical. Macro interns can have the learning opportunity of how to develop community partnerships through collaboration, needs assessment and program development.