Butte County

AS Women's Center

The Women’s Center is a nonprofit, student-run, politically active organization on campus. We put on four events in the spring semester: Vagina Monologues, Breaking the Silence, the Annual Women’s Center Conference, and the Maggie Awards. Interns will be directly involved with the planning of these events. In addition to planning events, interns attend a weekly Women’s Center intern/staff meeting and work in the Women’s Center office. Students will also have the opportunity to work one-on-one with people who come into the Women’s Center in crisis. The Women’s Center listens to the problem/crisis and then provides information, referrals and resources appropriate for that situation. The Women’s Center also has a strong connection and often works collaboratively with other student and community organizations. Interested students are encouraged to come down to the Women’s Center (BMU 002) and talk to staff and other interns.

 

Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Butte County (Chico)
www.bigbrothersister.org/

Practicum placement for BSW Junior & Senior, MSW Foundation and Concentration Year.
Services offered: case management, home visits, resource & referral, advocacy, community organizing, group training, and volunteer recruitment.
Population served: youth ages 6-17 in need of positive adult role model. Adults ages 18+ interested in being a Big Brother/Sister
Requires: background check/fingerprinting, own car w/evidence of insurance, must be able to do home visits, Spanish or Hmong helpful.
Intern Responsibilities: enroll youth and families for the community- and school-based programs; develop and facilitate monthly activities; attend weekly staff meetings; provide match support for existing community based matches; write clear, detailed assessments.

Butte County Department of Behavioral Health
www.butte-dbh.org/

Practicum placement for BSW Senior, MSW Foundation and Concentration Year.
Services offered: case management, home visits, resource & referral, individual counseling, family counseling, group counseling, advocacy, and community organizing.
Population served: Adults and children in crisis, dealing with issues of substance abuse and/or mental health.
Most require background check and own car with proof of insurance; Spanish or Hmong desired

Adult Outpatient Services (Chico, Paradise, Oroville, Gridley)
Practicum placement for BSW Senior, MSW Foundation and Concentration Year
Services offered: case management, resource & referral, individual and group counseling, advocacy, community organizing
Population served: Adults and seniors, including Hmong and Spanish speakers
Required: background check/fingerprinting

Cal Works (Chico, Oroville)
Practicum placement for MSW Foundation and Concentration Year
Services offered: therapeutic services including assessments/intakes, individual and group counseling, psychiatric assessment and medication support, and limited case management.
Population served: Aid recipients with welfare-to-work requirements.
Intern Responsibilities: Identify and help alleviate mental health barriers to employment, attend staff meetings and trainings, co-facilitation of treatment groups, limited one-on-one counseling, consultation with staff and other agencies, weekly supervision with supervisors, perform supervised assessments, practice documentation in client records, and other required core functions.
Required: own car with evidence of insurance

Community Counseling Centers (Chico, Paradise, Oroville, Gridley)
Practicum placement for BSW Senior, MSW Foundation and Concentration Year
Services offered: case management home visits, resource & referral, individual counseling, family counseling, group counseling, advocacy
Population served: youth, children, families
Required: background check/ fingerprinting

Senior Connections (Chico, Paradise, Oroville, Gridley)
Practicum placement for MSW Foundation and Concentration Year
Services offered: case management, home visits, resource & referral, individual counseling, family counseling, group counseling, advocacy, community organizing
Population served: adults over 60 years of age with mental health or substance abuse issues, primarily low-income
Required: own car with evidence of insurance, must be able to do home visits, prefer bilingual (Spanish)

Psychiatric Health Facility (PHF)
Placements for BSW Senior, MSW Foundation and Concentration Year.
Mostly involuntary inpatient care for people who are a danger to self, others, or gravely disabled due to a major mental disorder.
Services offered: Assessment, counseling, case management, referral, coordination with other agencies and services and working with medical staff.
Population served: Adults
Required: background check/ fingerprinting, clean DMV record.

 

Butte County Department of Employment and Social Services
www.buttecounty.net/dess/

Children’s Services Division (Chico, Oroville)
Practicum placement for BSW Senior, MSW Foundation and Concentration Year
Services offered: case management, home visits, resource & referral, individual and family counseling, advocacy.
Population served: children and families with alleged abuse or neglect
Required: background check/fingerprinting, own car with evidence of insurance, must be able to do home visits
Intern Responsibilities: Utilize strengths-base perspective in risk assessment, collaboration, referral investigation, the Juvenile Court process, dependency, concurrent planning for children, and state of the art training in social welfare.

Senior and Adult Services
Practicum placement for BSW Senior, MSW Foundation and Concentration Year
Services offered: case management, home visits, resource & referral, individual and family counseling, advocacy.
Population served: elderly and dependent adults who are victims of abuse, neglect, or exploitation
Required: background check/fingerprinting, own car with evidence of insurance, must be able to do home visits

Butte County Migrant Education Program (Chico)
www.bcoe.org/migrant/

Practicum Placement for BSW Senior and MSW Concentration Year
Required prefer bilingual (Spanish or Hmong)

Butte County Office of Education, Office of Child Welfare and Attendance (Oroville)
www.bcoe.org/sps/cwat/

Practicum placement for BSW Senior, MSW Foundation and Concentration Year
Services offered: case management, home visits, resource & referral, individual counseling, family counseling, group counseling, advocacy, homeless, truancy program coordination
Population served: dependent and delinquent minors
Required: background check/fingerprinting
Intern Responsibilities: case management of SARB families, individual & group at Community Day School (possibly at other schools), co-facilitate group at shelters, assist with positive attendance programs.

Butte County Victim Witness Assistance Center (Oroville)
www.buttecounty.net/probation/

Practicum placement for BSW Senior
Services offered: case management, home visits, resource & referral, advocacy, community organizing
Population served: Victims of crime, primarily Butte County, within Victim Compensation Program
Required: background check/fingerprinting, must be able to do home visits, basic knowledge of difficult populations

California Department of Social Services: Adoptions Branch (Chico)
www.childsworld.ca.gov/CDSSAdopti_330.htm

Practicum placement for MSW Foundation and Concentration Year
Services offered: case management, home visits, resource & referral, advocacy
Population served: adoption eligible children and parents seeking to adopt
Required: background check/fingerprinting, own care with evidence of insurance, must be able to do home visits, computer skills, court reports CMS/CWS.

California State University, Chico Psychological Counseling & Wellness Center
www.csuchico.edu/cnts/

Practicum placements for MSW Concentration Year (paid stipend available)
Services offered: individual & group counseling; some couples work; crisis intervention & training; assessment; treatment planning; videotaped & live supervision.
Population served: Chico State students (all ages)
Required: Successful completion of SWRK Foundation Practicum
Student Responsibility examples: Provide intakes & therapy for students, crisis intervention training & cases after first semester, attend weekly staff meetings, individual & group supervision, case notes are done on a computerized system
Note: Can be done with a full load of classes, but additional outside employment is usually too much
BSW and MSW Foundation placements for Wellness Peer Internships (Contact Deborah Genito)

California State University, Chico Disability Support Services (DSS)www.csuchico.edu/dss/

Practicum placements for BSW students, MSW Foundation & Concentration Year.
Services Offered: testing accommodations, alternate media, interpreters, notetakers, educational assistants, on-campus transportation, priority registration, and information to faculty/staff regarding accommodations. As well as, disability support (group counseling and individual support), advocacy, and campus awareness.

Disability Support Services goals included:
1. To provide accommodations that will assist students to overcome barriers and reduce the impact of their disabilities on their college experience.
2. To promote awareness of the needs and capabilities of students with disabilities among students, faculty, staff, administration and the surrounding community.
3. To serve as a resource for memebers of the university community, prospective students, parents, and the public.
4. To determine student needs and improve program qaulity through ongoing assessment of Disability Support Services.

Population Served: Chico State Students (all ages)
Required: there are no social workers in the DSS department. Finding your own field instructor will be crutial in doing your internship at this placement.
Student Responsibilities: understand the policies/procedures of the department and university, understand Americans with Disabilities Act and its function in the department, participate in the construction of disability awareness activities on campus, attend weekly staff meetings, work with advisors, co-facilitate Disability Leadership Council, work on projects based on program needs, and work with students to determine their needs in the classroom.

Catalyst Domestic Violence Advocates (Chico)
www.catalystdvservices.org/

Practicum Placements for BSW students, MSW Foundation & Concentration Year
Services offered: emergency shelter, case management, counseling, court accompaniment, community education, domestic violence response team.
Population served: victims of domestic violence (adults & children)
Required: 40 hour training, fingerprinting
Intern Responsibilities: case management, crisis line advocacy, community awareness programs, etc.

Children’s Hope Foster Family Agency (Gridley)
www.childrenshopeffa.org/

Practicum placement for BSW Senior, MSW Foundation and Concentration Year
Services offered: case management, home visits, resource & referral, family counseling, group counseling, advocacy
Population served: children and families involved in child welfare system
Required: background check, own car with evidence of insurance, must be able to do home visits

Community Action Agency Esplanade House (Chico)
www.buttecaa.org/services/esplanade_house.asp

Practicum Placement for BSW students
Services offered: case management, home visits, resource & referral, advocacy, community organizing
Population served: homeless
Required: background check/fingerprinting

Department of Veteran’s Affairs (Chico)
www1.va.gov/directory/guide/facility.asp?ID=795&dnum=ALL&map=1

Practicum placement for MSW Foundation and Concentration Year
Services offered: case management, resource & referral, individual counseling, family counseling, advocacy, community organizing, nursing homes.
Population served: male and female veterans of all ages
Required: Valid CA driver’s license

Enloe Medical Center (Chico)
www.enloe.org/

Cancer Center
Practicum placement for MSW Foundation and Concentration Year
Opportunity to work with patients in the Cancer Treatment Continuum

Children’s Health Center
Practicum placement for MSW Concentration Year
Provide social work intervention in Children’s Clinic, Mother Baby Unit and Pediatrics

Outpatient Services
Practicum placement for BSW students
Work with diabetes, cardiac, and pulmonary rehab patients as well as Sweet Success Program for Pregnant Women with Diabetes. Team approach with opportunities to provide health education.

Touchstone
Practicum placement for BSW students
Work with mothers in perinatal substance abuse treatment program.

Gary Bess Associates (Paradise)
www.garybessassociates.com

Practicum placement for MSW Concentration Year
Services offered: community organizing, grant writing, research and evaluation
Population served: programs and agencies
Required: own car with evidence of insurance

Independent Living Services of Northern California (Chico)
www.ilsnc.org/

Practicum placement for BSW students
Services offered: resource and referral for housing, assistive technology, and care-givers; advocacy and peer advising; independent living skills training and assistance with SSI benefits.
Population served: people with developmental disabilities, homeless
Intern Responsibilities: Meet one-on-one with consumers to provide relevant information. Help consumers identify and reach goals to achieve further independence. Maintain and create agency records. Assist in providing agency services.

Joe McGie Center (Chico)
www.wtcin.org/joemcgie.htm

Practicum placement for BSW students
Services offered: case management, home visits, individual counseling, advocacy
Population served: adults with developmental disabilities
Required: background check/fingerprinting, TB Test
Intern Responsibilities: supervise, instruct clients in center- and community-based activities. Usually carry a case load of 2 or 3 clients: develop and track objectives, goals, maintain contact with families and related agencies. Training available in first aid, CPR, behavior management, and developing individual service plans for clients.

Northern Valley Catholic Social Services (Chico)
www.nvcss.org/

Practicum placement for BSW students
Services offered: case management, home visits, resource & referral, individual counseling, teen fathers support groups, in-home parenting classes with teen parents
Population served: teen parents and CSD mandated counseling clients – Behavioral Health referral counseling
Required: background check/fingerprinting, own car with evidence of insurance, must be able to do home visits

Red Bluff - Independent Living Program: Teenagers in the foster care system, assisting with life skills, case management.

Paradise Center for Tolerance and Nonviolence
www.pctn.org/

Practicum placement for all
Services offered: home visits, individual counseling, family counseling, group counseling, advocacy, community organizing, youth programs, monthly community events.
Population served: ‘Ridge’ and Paradise area
Required: own transportation
Intern Responsibilities: attend monthly meetings, develop funding resources, program development, facilitation of programs, community outreach, agency collaboration.

Passages Adult Resource Center

Multi Senior Services Program
Practicum placement for BSW Senior, MSW Foundation & Concentration Year
Services offered: case management, home visits, resource & referral, individual counseling, advocacy
Population served: Adults with disabilities
Required: own car with evidence of insurance, must be able to do home visits
Student Responsibility examples: follow up case management responsibilities under direction of supervising staff, special projects such as identifying needs, client satisfaction surveys.

Mountain Caregivers Resource Center
Practicum placement for BSW Senior, MSW Foundation and Concentration Year
Services offered: case management, home visits, resource & referral, individual counseling, group counseling, advocacy
Population served: mentally impaired adults
Required: own car with evidence of insurance, must be able to do home visits, prefer bilingual (Spanish)

Remi Vista, Inc.; Youth and Family Services
www.remivista.com/

Practicum placement for BSW students, MSW Foundation & Concentration Year
Services offered: case management, home visits, resource & referral, advocacy
Population served: children from 0-18 year in foster care
Required: background check/fingerprinting, must be able to do home visits, good driving record
Intern Responsibilities: conduct supervised visits, assist with transporting needs

VECTORS

Practicum placement for BSW Senior
Services offered: case management, home visits, resource & referral, individual counseling, group counseling, advocacy, community organizing, outreach & personal growth
Population served: homeless veterans
Required: must be able to do home visits

Youth for Change (Chico, Paradise)
www.youth4change.org

Practicum placement for BSW Senior, MSW Foundation and Concentration Year
Services offered: case management, home visits, resource & legal referral, individual counseling, family counseling
Population served: All ages, foster children, foster parents, group home clients, day treatment students, families in crisis, public school children, transitional housing teenagers, homeless youth
Required: background check/fingerprinting, own car with evidence of insurance, prefer bilingual (Spanish, Punjabi)