Jail Psychiatric Services Internship/Practicum Training Program

Jail Psychiatric Services has provided mental health treatment to the inmates at the San Francisco City and County Jail systems since 1973.  JPS offers a full spectrum of mental health care including evaluation and assessment, crisis intervention, individual and group therapy, medication management, court-ordered evaluations, day treatment programs, and re-entry planning services.

Jail Aftercare Services (JAS) is a program component of Jail Psychiatric Services that focuses on clinical case management, re-entry planning, and court and community collaboration.  Clinical case managers act as the liaison between the various systems that impact the lives of inmates with severe and persistent mental illness.

JPS employs a multi-disciplinary staff of psychiatrists, psychologists, MFTs, LCSWs and mental health counselors.  JPS believes that having a variety of staff disciplines and philosophies working together enhances the range and quality of care. JPS is part of a healthcare team and provides integrated care by working closely with Jail Health Services and other primary health care providers.

Internship/Practicum

Jail Psychiatric Services’ internship/practicum program is open to psychology doctoral students and students in MFT and MSW programs.  There are three different tracks that students can apply for in this program:

• General Clinical Care
  Responsibilities may include: clinical care in psychiatric housing units, group therapy, psychiatric stabilization, individual therapy, and post-release planning.  
• Clinical Case Management Responsibilities may include: eligibility assessments for San Francisco’s mental health court, court ordered evaluations, psychosocial assessments, referrals to and collaboration with community mental health agencies.
• Veteran’s COVER Project
  Responsibilities may include: group therapy, collaboration with the Veteran’s Administration, individual therapy, and trauma informed care.

The 43-week program begins the first week in September and ends the last week of June. Trainees are expected to work 16-24 hours per week.  
Reguired Day:
Thursday 8:00am-3:30pm

For additional hours, students will be able to arrange their own schedule based on their and the agency’s needs. Students will receive 1 hour of individual supervision and 2 hours of group supervision each week. 

Additionally, students attend weekly 2-hour and a 45 minute training meeting. There are monthly agency in-services and opportunities during the year to attend professional workshops and conferences.

How to Apply:

Application requirements:
Please send Cover letter, C.V. and graduate transcripts to: resume@jailpsych.org

And, please mail 2 letters of recommendation to the address below.

Application Due: February 13, 2012

Notification: April 16, 2012

Contact Information:

Mary Lefevre, MFT Co-Training Director Jail Psychiatric Services 650 5th Street, Suite 309 San Francisco, CA 94107 (415) 995-1705

Jane Lovelle, LCSW Co-Training Director Jail Psychiatric Services 650 5th Street, Suite 309 San Francisco, CA 94107 (415) 995-1706

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