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Maine General Medical Center – Edmund Erving Pediatric Center

Website: https://www.mainegeneral.org/medical-services/childrens-behavioral-health-services/
Location: Augusta,
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Description: Specialized services for evaluating and treating children with developmental and behavioral problems.
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Maine Health Access to Care

Website: https://www.mainehealth.org/healthy-communities/access-care
Location: Portland,
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Description: Multiple Opportunities for BSW/Generalist MSW Students and 1 Opportunity for Specialization Year MSW Students
Can accommodate Traditional, BLOCK, and SOS model practicums at Spring, Summer, or Fall start dates

BSW/Generalist Year Opportunities

Portland locations (22 Bramhall Street and 241 Oxford Street) - primarily supports non-english speaking, new Mainers who are walk ins or "warm hand offs" from outpatient clinics. Students provide case management services including triaging and assessing needs related to basic and healthcare needs, providing general emotional and supportive care, and making resource referrals.

Portland 241 Oxford Street location only - option to provide primarily telephonic health coverage support.
Additional option to carry a caseload and provide case management support to walk-ins (primarily New Mainers) needing assistance with basic needs (clothing, food, transportation and healthcare). This support includes assessing needs, providing general emotional support, and making resource referrals.

Oncology Practices - student works within medical setting to assist patients with gaining access to medication, assisting with applications for co-pay foundations, and referring to other relevant resources.

Biddeford location - student has the opportunity to provide case management services primarily to asylum seekers. Opportunities to collaborate, interact with, and advocate for patient needs for the legal, education, housing, and medical systems

Specialization / 2nd Year MSW Opportunities

Multiple Locations in Greater Portland Area - students work with a diverse population of under resources clients to provide on-going counseling and case management services. Opportunity to work with individuals and families.

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Maine Medical Center – NICU

Website: https://mainehealth.org/maine-medical-center/services/family-birth-center/nicu
Location: Portland,
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Description: The largest and most comprehensive program of its kind in Maine and New Hampshire, our NICU cares for more than 900 newborns a year. Our neonatologists (specially trained physicians who care for newborns) provide 24-hour in-house coverage at the hospital. A 31-bed unit, our NICU includes a team of: Neonatologists, Dedicated in-house pediatricians, Nurse practitioners, Registered nurses, Respiratory therapists. Our NICU is the only one in the state that has the support of the March of Dimes Family Support Program. This program has a dedicated staff person who focuses on the parents and their needs as they go through what can be a very scary and difficult time.
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Maine Medical Center – NICU

Website: https://mainehealth.org/locations/mmc-acute-psychiatry-unit/portland-mgb-5623-22-bramhall-street-04102-3700
Location: Portland,
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Description: MMC's acute psychiatry area, part of the emergency department (ED), is a 6 bed secure area for the treatment of patients who present to the ED with a chief complaint that is primarily psychiatric in nature. This is staffed 24/7 by a licensed clinical social worker and a registered nurse and often with a psychiatric resident or physician assistant. It can be challenging due to the high acuity, high patient volume, and number of people and systems that impact the time-limited work we do with patients. The appropriate candidate for an internship in the acute psych area is mature, can handle a fast-paced and sometimes pressured environment, has a strong interest in clinical work with individuals with serious mental illness and substance abuse issues, and, ideally, has prior experience in working with the mentally ill and/or in a hospital setting. Students will develop clinical skills in engaging patients, establishing rapport quickly, crisis intervention skills and completing a thorough bio-psychosocial assessment.
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Maine Medical Center Care Coordination

Website: https://mainehealth.org/locations/mmc-care-coordination/portland-22-bramhall-annex-c-26159a-04102-2754
Location: Portland,
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Description: Case Management Social Worker. Serving adults and pediatrics inpatients. Discharge planning, psychosocial assessment for discharge barriers, guardianship, financial assistance. Student learning opportunities include: program development, program evaluation, advocacy, conflict resolution, legislative advocacy.
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Maine Medical Center Inpatient Medical & Geriatric Psychiatry Unit/P6

Website: https://mainehealth.org/maine-medical-center/services/psychiatry/inpatient-medical-geriatric-psychiatry-unit
Location: Portland,
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Description: P6 is the only inpatient psychiatric program providing multidisciplinary care to geriatric and medically complex patients in the State of Maine. The unit is an extraordinary learning opportunity for advanced year MSW students interested in geriatric mental health and in the interplay of physical and mental illness. Students have the opportunity to facilitate family meetings, provide psycho-education and information about community resources, and make referrals. The student, working closely with the team, refers the patient to the appropriate level of care (e.g., outpatient therapy, partial program, home health services, assisted living, skilled nursing facility, nursing home) and communicates with these after care providers, patient, and family to ensure a successful transition from the hospital.
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Maine Medical Center Outpatient Child & Adolescent

Website: https://mainehealth.org/maine-medical-center/services/psychiatry/outpatient-psychiatry/child-adolescent-psychiatry
Location: Portland,
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Description: The Clinic offers consultation to pediatric and family medicine practices and to The Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital, and co-management of children with physical illnesses with associated emotional and behavioral difficulties. It includes an innovative program of close collaboration with pediatricians, the Child Psychiatry Access Program (CPAP), and it is part of a state-wide program of integration of mental health services and primary care.
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Maine Medical Center/Maine Transplant Program

Website: https://mainehealth.org/maine-medical-center/services/nephrology/maine-transplant-program
Location: Portland,
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Description: Program description: The Maine Transplant Program is the only kidney transplant in the state of Maine. The program utilizes a strong multidisciplinary team approach in providing evaluation for transplantation, pre transplant care, transplant surgery, and post-transplant follow up care for life. The program performs approximately 50 transplants each year, a large portion being transplants involving living donors. The Program also participates in two national kidney registries where a donor and recipient who are not compatible for transplant can be matched with others across the country. Population served: Adult and pediatric patients needing kidney transplant; living kidney donors.
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Maine Medical Partners Family Medicine

Website: https://mainehealth.org/locations/maine-medical-partners-portland-family-medicine/portland-272-congress-street-041013637-8?utm_source=google&utm_medium=local
Location: Portland,
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Description: Serving the greater Portland area, the Family Medicine Center is an outpatient health care office, patient-centered medical home, and training site for Family Medicine residents and team members. Student learning opportunities: case management, advocacy, assessments, case documentation, family work, group work.
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Maine Special Education/Mental Health Collaborative

Website: http://www.collaborativeschool.org/
Location: New Gloucester,
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Description: An Attachment, Trauma & ASD Informed Treatment Setting
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Maine State Prison

Website: https://www.maine.gov/corrections/adultfacilities/prison.shtml
Location: Warren,
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Description: Maine State Prison includes high maximum, maximum and minimum security facilities. The maximum security facility houses 450 inmates from all over Maine. Nearby Bolduc Correctional facility with 170 inmates and Maine Correctional Institute with 90 high maximum security inmates. There is a newly developed health stabilization unit for inmates with major mental illnesses). Work with inmates range from serious mental illness to pre-release work with those preparing to return to society. Anxiety about release, adjustment counseling, parenting groups, substance abuse, sex offender work and smoking cessation groups are some possible opportunities.
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Maine Veterans’ Homes

Website: https://mainevets.org/locations/scarborough/
Location: Scarborough,
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Description: The Maine Veteran's Home is a public not for profit organization created by the Maine Legislature in July 1977. Provides rehabilitation and skilled nursing, long term care, residential care, dementia and end of life care to veterans and their families. Serves a primarily male population. Interns work as part of an interdisciplinary term providing case management, admissions and discharge planning and family support. Augusta, Bangor, South Paris (additional locations).
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Maine Veterans’ Homes

Website: https://mainevets.org/locations/south-paris/
Location: South Paris,
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Description: The Maine Veteran's Home is a public not for profit organization created by the Maine Legislature in July 1977. Provides rehabilitation and skilled nursing, long term care, residential care, dementia and end of life care to veterans and their families. Serves a primarily male population. Interns work as part of an interdisciplinary term providing case management, admissions and discharge planning and family support. Additional Locations in Augusta, Bangor, and Scarborough.
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