SANTA CLARA COUNTY

DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH

STUDENT INTERN TRAINING PROGRAM HOME PAGE

"Dedicated to the Health of the Whole Community"

www.sccmhIntern.org

CURRENT INTERNSHIP POSITIONS FOR STUDENTS

*OUR TRAINING PROGRAM accepts qualified students
in university and college training programs.

IF you are a POST-GRADUATE PhD, MFT or MSW, we DO NOT take volunteers for licensing hours.

Instead, for MFTs and PSWs, please peruse the county jobs website at: www.sccjobs.org  for job opportunities as an entry level MFT I/PSW I. PhDs are generally not a part of the make up of our mental health department, but may be employed elsewhere in our system such as in Valley Medical Center. PhDs can also peruse the jobs site noted above under Clinical Psychologist. To get on a county hiring list, you must initially apply and sit for a scored oral interview . As positions come available, candidates on an active hiring list will be called to interview. If currently applications are not being accepted, you can click to sign up for an automated email notification system that will notify you when a list is being generated.

NOTE: We currently have the following internship openings as of: 
February 4, 2008 for Fall 08 placement for the academic year.

1-2 Summer or Fall starting MFT Trainee opening working with families, children and adolescents (Spanish Speaking).

2 -4 Summer or Fall starting MFT Trainee openings: In our post jail release PALS program working with clients on a short term intensive basis involving ongoing assessment, case management and treatment. Assertive community based treatment program with clients dealing with symptoms of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, schizoaffective disorder, significant depression, and PTSD, among other things. This is an exciting and innovative program aimed at keeping mental health consumers living in the community and preventing residivism in the jail and prison system. Also, in our Las Plumas clinic working on the Young Adult transition team doing a variety of activities to include: Psychotherapy, crisis intervention, DSM IV diagnosis, intrasystem and intersystem collaboration related to support and advocacy of clients.

PhD/PsyD STUDENTS:
WE CURRENTLY ARE NOT INTERVIEWING FOR PhD/PsyD STUDENTS.


Bilingual candidates in high need area languages are strongly encouraged to apply
for serving our monolingual clientele.

Some positions may require specific language/cultural skills.

Charley Hodson, LCSW
Student Intern Program Coordinator
Santa Clara County Mental Health Department
650 South Bascom Avenue, San José, CA 95128
Phone: (408) 793-5847/Fax: (408) 275-6716
Email: InternProgram@aol.com