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Shalom House, Inc.

Website: https://www.shalomhouseinc.org/
Location: Portland,
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Description: Shalom House helps hundreds of people with serious mental illness each year by providing an array of community-based mental health services and a choice of affordable quality housing where people can escape the stress of homelessness, hunger, and isolation. Serving male and female clients aged 18+ who have a mental health diagnosis and sometimes substance abuse. Student Learning Opportunities: Case management, program evaluation, advocacy, assessments, community education, individual counseling, case documentation, milieu management, family work, conflict resolution, group work.

Site does accommodate Generalist/1st year as well as Specialization/2nd year learning opportunities for both Traditional (32 weeks) & BLOCK (16 week accelerated) practicums hours.

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An MSW intern at Shalom House would have the opportunity to gain experience providing direct support to adults with persistent and severe mental illness, would be exposed to a variety of diagnoses and symptoms (thought and mood disorders, personality disorders, substance use, trauma), and would participate in both providing psychoeducation and engaging clients within their treatment goals regarding activities of daily living, coping mechanisms, correspondence with providers, education, employment, housing, recovery, spirituality, as well as medical or physical health and well-being. This experience would primarily occur within residential treatment settings (e.g., temporary or transitional residences, group homes, supported apartments, assisted living facilities), however, could incorporate involvement with case management and, if/when working alongside a clinician, may also include individual and group therapy. Additionally, the intern would be able to interact with multidisciplinary teams (e.g., counselors, nurses, social workers, housing and subsidies specialists, direct care staff), attend clinical trainings with experienced facilitators (on topics including clinical documentation, medications, personality, psychiatric disorders, self-care, substance use, trauma), and practice completing a variety of forms of clinical documentation, including assessments (diagnostic, needs assessments, psycho-social), referrals, treatment plans, and DAP notes.

Applicant should have ability to communicate and coordinate with agency colleagues and outside providers, have good written and verbal communication skills, and be flexible, organized, and attentive to detail; demonstrate maturity, dependability and the ability to work as a team member, a desire to work with, and ability to maintain a professional demeanor in a population experiencing severe and persistent mental illness; good judgment, ability to set limits, comfort acting as a role model for residents as they learn independent living skills, and demonstrates initiative and decision making skills. Must obtain a yearly flu shot or obtain a medical exemption.
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Shared Families of Northwest Arkansas

Website: https://www.familiesnwa.com/
Location: Bentonville,
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Description: Shared Families is dedicated to helping families to find peace during challenging transitions. Our focus is step-families (blended families) who are struggling with the adjustment that comes with creating new family bonds, assisting co-parents with establishing boundaries and finding effective strategies to improve communication in conflict, and providing quality mental health support to first responders. 
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Shenandoah Valley Child Development Clinic

Website: https://www.iihhs.jmu.edu/cdc/
Location: Harrisonburg,
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Description: "The Shenandoah Valley Child Development Clinic is an evaluation clinic for children and adolescents with developmental, health, emotional, and behavioral problems."
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Shorehaven Senior Living

Website: https://www.shorehavenseniorliving.com/
Location: Sterling Heights,
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Description: At Grace Management, we embrace a philosophy of Living Gracefully. To us, that means fully committing to our mission of setting the highest standards for each and every one of our communities. Our goal is to ensure residents live and age gracefully, experiencing an environment that supports and inspires you as you continue creating life’s moments with us. Living Gracefully is not a “program,” but rather the embodiment of the quality of life we provide our residents every day.
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Sierra Club of Maine Climate Action Team

Website: https://www.sierraclub.org/maine/maine-climate-action-teams
Location: Portland,
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Description: Sierra Club Maine created the Climate Action Teams to address local initiatives in providing solutions to climate change. It is the mission of the Climate Action Team Program to help communities across Maine reduce their use of fossil fuels, thus reducing the amount of greenhouse gases going into our atmosphere. Learning opportunities: Program development, Program evaluation, Advocacy, Community Organizing, Legislative Advocacy, Conflict Resolution, Group work. Student needs a vehicle, mileage reimbursable. Additional Sites in several Maine towns.
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Skill Sprout

Website: https://www.linkedin.com/company/skill-sprout-llc-/about/
Location: Washington,
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Description: Skill Sprout provides premier educational and therapeutic services for children and young adults ages birth to 25 years of age.
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SLO County Health Agency: Behavioral Health/ Mental Health

Website: https://www.slocounty.ca.gov/Departments/Health-Agency/Behavioral-Health/Adult-Mental-Health.aspx
Location: San Luis Obispo,
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Description: "We offer mental health treatment services for our county’s youth, adults, and senior citizens and help with family, personal, or psychiatric issues. We have clinics located in the North County, South County, and in San Luis Obispo."
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SMART Child and Family Services

Website: http://www.smartcfs.org/
Location: Winham,
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Description: Targeted Case Management, Treatment Foster Care, Home and Community Based Treatment, Outpatient mental health, Substance abuse programs. SMART works with adults, children, families and couples. Student learning opportunities: case management, program development, program evaluation, advocacy, assessments, community education, individual counseling, case documentation, family work, conflict resolution, group work.
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