Simmons College School of Social Work

Advanced Social Work Fellowship

Hiring Company: Cambridge Health Alliance
Location: Somerville, MA

Job Description

Brief Description of Program:  The Victims of Violence program, located in the Adult Outpatient Division of The Cambridge Health Alliance’s Department of Psychiatry, offers comprehensive psychological services to adult victims of recent and/or prior crimes of physical and sexual violence.  The program also extends services to survivors of war-related political trauma, family and friends of victims, and community settings distressed by violent traumatic events.  The program is staffed by a multidisciplinary team who offer clinical training and supervision to advanced students in social work, psychology, nursing and psychiatry.  Program services include crisis intervention, individual and family evaluation, individual and group treatment, case consultation, research, psychological testing, and community crisis response services.

Fellowship Description:  This Advanced Social work Fellowship runs from September 2008-September 2009.  The VOV training experience involves the opportunity to both provide clinical services and receive advanced training opportunities.  Trainees are required to be available four days, including one evening, for a total of 24 hours.  Postgraduate trainees receive a stipend including health insurance and four weeks vacation.

Trainee Duties:  Clinical Responsibilities: Social work trainees in the VOV program conduct individual and as appropriate, family evaluations.  They also provide individual, group, and occasionally, family psychotherapy to patients referred to the VOV program and are responsible for approximately 2 hours per week involvement in short-term crisis intervention.  Trainees carry a caseload of approximately 2 ongoing evaluations, 4-5 ongoing treatment cases, 2-3 crisis cases and 1 group for an average of 12 hours per week of clinical activity.  At different points in the training year, clinical hours may range from 8-14.

Trainee Supervision:  Each social work trainee in the VOV Program receives 2 hours of individual supervision as well as group and crisis supervision.  All supervision is provided by senior staff.  Additional specialized supervision is arranged as needed.

Training Opportunities with the VOV Program
 
1)  Orientation: A three-day orientation to the program, which is required of all staff and trainees, is held the first or second week in September.
 
2)  VOV Team Meeting: Jayme Shorin, LICSW, Clinical Services Coordinator and Phillip Brown, LICSW lead this weekly meeting of students and staff.  During this meeting new evaluations of patients are begun, completed evaluations are presented, cases are reviewed, consultations are extended to clinicians outside of the program, and basic clinical teaching is conducted.  Team meeting is held Monday mornings and is required of all staff and trainees. Time is TBA.
 
3)  The Core Trauma Seminar: This is the basic seminar of the VOV program.  Senior program staff and outside speakers review theory, research, and treatment strategies relevant to the nature, etiology, and treatment of post-traumatic stress and related disorders.  The seminar meets weekly on Thursdays and it is required of all trainees. Time is TBA.
 
4)  Individual Clinical Supervision: Clinical trainees in the VOV program receive a minimum of 2 hours of weekly individual supervision.  Supervision is required of all trainees.
 
5)  Crisis Intervention Seminar/Supervision: All students meet weekly (time is TBA) as a group with Janet Yassen, LICSW, Coordinator of Crisis Services and Nalina Narain, Coordinator of the Victim Advocacy and Support Team.  The purpose of this seminar is to learn and practice the principle of crisis theory and interventions as it relates to victims of recent violence.  This meeting is required of all trainees.  In addition, trainees carrying particularly difficult individual or family crisis cases will receive additional supervision as needed.
 
6)  Group Therapy Seminar: The trainees will participate in a weekly hour-long seminar on Mondays time is TBA.  The primary focus will be on the theory and practice of trauma- informed group treatment.  The format will include assigned readings, role-plays, explorations into community group resources, and guest speakers.
 
7)  Group Therapy Observation: Meets 2 hours a week during the fall semester and is required of all trainees. Time is TBA.

8)  Professional Support Group: Trainees meet together for support around professional issues and training experiences.  Time is TBA.

9)  Outpatient Psychiatry Department Seminars: A wide variety of seminars are offered and encouraged, but not required.

Requirements/Qualifications

Fellowships are available to students who have completed an MSW from an accredited institution. 

Contact Information

Trainees who are accepted into the VOV program are mature and experienced students with varied clinical backgrounds and strong recommendations from both academic and clinical settings.

 Applicants for advanced social work training at the VOV program should submit a cover letter, C.V. and three letters of recommendation on or before March 26, 2008 to: Melissa Coco, LICSW, Victims of Violence Program, Central Street Health Center, 26 Central Street, Somerville, MA  02143.

Salary Information: $15,600 for a 12-month training year, with a 4-week vacation.

Post-Graduate Internship

Hiring Company: Tufts University Counseling Center
Location: Medford, MA

Job Description

The Counseling Center seeks an experience mental health professional with exceptional interpersonal and communication skills to fill its available Post Graduate Intern position. The Counseling Center  provides outreach and direct clinical services including: on-call  management of psychological crises and emergencies, consultation to  parents, Deans, faculty, and other concerned members of the University  community, outreach activities and related programs, initial  evaluations and psycho-diagnosis, treatment planning, individual and  couples psychotherapy, crisis intervention, and group treatment.

The Post Graduate Intern will be responsible for: Provision of full range of psychological and psychotherapeutic services to students.  This entails clinical diagnosis, treatment  planning, individual treatment, crisis management, and consultation to  parents and University administration; Maintaining up-to-date clinical records for all client and other  clinical contacts, including consultations;  Provision of emergency services to the Tufts community and  participation in overnight and weekend On Call rotation for  psychological emergencies. This entails responding to requests for assistance in handling emergencies by Police, Health Service staff,  Residential staff, academic deans, and other members of the University  community.  Providing assessment and crisis management, assessing students for suicidality and harm to others, and hospitalizing  students where indicated;  Participation in individual and group supervision, seminars, and  team meetings.

Requirements/Qualifications

Basic Requirements: Bachelor's degree and currently working towards a Masters in Social Work (MSW). All  work towards a Masters MUST BE COMPLETED AND VERIFIED PRIOR  TO DATE OF HIRE. Minimum of three years of related experience.

Preferred Qualifications: Clinical experience in a college mental  health setting is desirable but not required. Proficiency with Windows  and word processing software is also helpful.

Special Work Schedule Requirements: On Call approximately 12 nights  per semester, including two full weekends.

Contact Information

To apply please follow this link:  https://recruiter.kenexa.com/tufts/cc/CCJobDetailAction.ss?command=CCViewDetail&job_REQUISITION_NUMBER=25053&ccid=bupJEdUjsTs%3D

Advanced Clinical Training Program for Social Workers

Hiring Company: Children’s Hospital
Location: Boston, MA

Job Description

Applications are invited for the Advanced Clinical Training Program for Social Workers at Children’s Hospital.  Fellowships are available in Adolescent Medicine, Psychiatry, Pediatric Palliative Care (Pediatric Advanced Care Team – PACT) and Developmental Disabilities (Leadership in Neuro-Developmental Disabilities – LEND).  Each Fellowship includes theory and practice in assessment and treatment of children/adolescents and families, intensive supervision at advanced level, seminars and teaching conferences.  The Lend fellowship involves training in leadership, public health policy, research and advocacy.   The Psychiatry and Adolescent Medicine Fellowships are full-time.  The LEND Fellowship and the PACT Fellowship are part-time.

Requirements/Qualifications

Applicants must have a master’s or doctoral degree in social work and Massachusetts licensure.  Fellowships begin 9/1/08.  Application deadline is 3/21/08.

Contact Information

For inquiries and application, contact Leah Ledgewood, Administrative Coordinator for the Social Work Training Program, at (617) 355-8605, or email: leah.ledgewood@ childrens.harvard.edu, or visit our website by going to: www.childrenshospital.org and searching for “Social Work Training”.

Salary Information: All Fellowships include stipends.