San Quentin Rehabilitation Center ASW Job/Training Program
Jacob Schmidt
Thank you for your interest in the San Quentin Rehabilitation Center Full time-limited term Unlicensed Social Work Training Program. We are offering two positions for a two-year commitment with the potential to be hired as permanent staff if there are current openings at the end of training. Associate Social Workers (ASWs) will gain exposure to a variety of patients who present with the full spectrum of mental health diagnosis, and clinical acuity. The training program will be split into four six-month tracks: Pre-release planning track, low acuity track, moderate acuity track, general population mental health outreach track.
ASWs will receive one hour of individual supervision by a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), two hours of group supervision by a LCSW, weekly didactic, join in our weekly case-conference with psychology interns and practicum students, in addition to assigned clinical responsibilities.
Agency Specialty Areas: While not necessarily specialty areas, the agency treats patients with diagnoses of anxiety disorders, mood disorders, PTSD/Trauma, serious mental disorders, and substance use disorders, and brief assessments such as suicide risk assessments and initial patient intake assessments.
Patients are primarily from lower socioeconomic backgrounds and the population is considered underserved. African American and Latino inmates make up a considerable portion of the population. The populations also consist of Caucasian, Asian, and Native American. Monolingual Spanish speakers are often housed at San Quentin and practicum students who are fluent in Spanish successfully work with this population.
Supervision and Training: The San Quentin Mental Health clinical supervisors are committed to providing high quality training through experiential and didactic methods, as well as through supervision. Intensive supervision is an integral component of the program and is designed to foster ethical responsibility, personal integrity, diversity awareness, and self-awareness. Training focuses on achieving fundamental competencies in the provision of mental health services. Our goal is to train ASWs as generalist mental health practitioners who will be able to transfer obtained skills to a variety of clinical settings. Trainees are given the opportunity to assume increasing professional responsibility as their skill and knowledge continue to mature. San Quentin offers Cognitive Behavioral, Community/Multicultural, Psychodynamic, and Interdisciplinary/Integrated Care, supervision. Moreover, the theoretical orientation of our primary supervisors are psychodynamic, cognitive behavioral, attachment, and existential. However each supervisor utilizes an integration of orientations and caters supervision to the needs and interests of each supervisee.
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Additional Information
Agency Type: Correctional Institution
Training Director: Jacob Schmidt, PsyD
Contact Email: jacob....@cdcr.ca.gov
Contact Phone: (415) 454-1460 x3732
Duration in Months: 24
Hours Per Week: 40
# of Licensed Supervisors: 4
Number of Positions: 2
Stipend: $101,100.00 (approximately, please visit website for current information) https://calcareers.ca.gov/
Estimated offer date: Rolling admission
Benefits
Salary approximation is as follows *Depending on Experience* • $87,384.00 annual salary (Pre-Licensed) • 40-hour workweek (affords you true work-life balance) • State of California retirement that vests in 5 years (visit www.CalPERS.ca.gov for retirement formulas) • Generous paid vacation and holiday schedule • 401(k) and 457(b) plans (tax defer up to $45,000 - $60,000 per year) • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance options • Potential Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF – 120 payments), eligible for a 4/10 work week schedule upon completion of 3 month probation period
Application Instructions
1. Please email the following items to Jacob Schmidt, PsyD - Training Director: jaocb....@cdcr.ca.gov: Letter of interest, Curriculum Vitae, and three letters of recommendation
2. Take “Exam”: https://calcareers.ca.gov/
3. Submit CDCR Application
4. Once your application has been received, we will review it and schedule an interview.
Overview
· Two-year limited term contract
· Program will meet all necessary pre-licensure hours
· Four six-month rotations
o Enhanced Outpatient program
o Pre-release planning
o Psychiatric Inpatient Unit
o High Risk Team
· Weekly supervision provided by licensed LCSW
· Weekly Case Conference with psychology interns (Three rounds per 10-month practicum training year)
· Monthly didactic with psychology interns
· Learn in-depth clinical skills working with psychologists and psychiatrists as part of a multidisciplinary team
· Four 10-hour workday schedule offered for work/life balance