Community Partners

Families Together of Orange County (FTOC) is dedicated to assist in overcoming obstacles and to serve as the bridge between the people within our community and the services that they need as pertaining to health, wellness, and practical services. This is an integrated medical and wellness clinic that provides on-site medical, vision, dental, and behavioral services. The behavioral team will provide education, clinical therapy, and case management services to members. Additionally, the team works closely with on-site providers for collaboration to address medical and systemic needs of the members. We provide services to adults and children, primarily Spanish-speaking.

Health Care Agency of Orange County provides behavioral health services for residents of Orange County through a variety of programs and settings. HCA serves adults and older adults who suffer from mental illness and substance use disorders. MSW students may provide individual counseling and group counseling for adults and older adults who have mental illness and / or SUD. MSW students may be place in the following programs: Adult Mental Health; Older adults Behavioral Health; SUD (Substance Use Disorders) and Collaborative Courts; Crisis Assessment Team

The Mental Health Center at Hoag Hospital has been providing outpatient mental health services since 1998. The goal of the Mental Health Center is to improve the health and well-being of the surrounding underserved community, through the provision of psychotherapy services. There is a heavy focus on training and being in the learner role. Students will be given the opportunity to be trained clinically and be provided various supervisory and training opportunities. The intern will carry their own clinical caseload and be trained in writing progress notes, biopsychosocials and treatment plans. There is also a lot of opportunity for interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary consultation and collaboration. Macro work would focus on the further development and implementation of the Melinda Hoag Smith Center for Healthy Living whose mission is to work synergistically in a shared location with our partner agencies and community residents to bridge the gaps in services, build capacity and maximize impact in our under-resourced communities. The vision is to inspire and empower our community to take control of their own health and wellbeing and offer services that meet the needs of the whole person: mind, body and spirit. Students will be responsible for their own clinical caseload of 8-10 psychotherapy clients. These are clients across the lifespan and in every modality including groups. Students will also be responsible for their own documentation including progress notes, biopsychosocials, and treatment plans. Students are extensively trained and supervised and are expected to be in the learner role vs. a fellow staff member.

As part of Kaiser's Behavioral Health umbrella, the mental health clinics are located throughout Inland Empire, including Chino, Montclair, Ontario, Fontana, San Bernardino, Redlands and the High Desert. The clinics service children, teens and adults with a variety of mental health issues and provide individual, family, and group therapies. MSW Interns will begin by shadowing clinicians on Intakes and groups, and eventually begin doing their own Intakes and picking up individual therapy cases along the way. Interns will also be involved in either co-leading a group or developing a group from scratch. Macro level projects can also be provided for student to learn. Both individual and group supervision are provided and students can participate in case conferences, staff meetings, and any trainings if they are in placement when these activities occur.

Multi-service agency providing an array of social services to Korean Americans as well as the community at large. The agency's mission is to assist and empower Korean American individuals, families, and the greater immigrant community. This mission is achieved through the promotion of projects and programs that provide culturally and professionally competent human services to underserved Korean Americans. The role of an MSW at Korean Community Services is to experience and learn how to end disparity in behavioral healthcare for underserved communities and strives to foster the growth of mental health and substance abuse services that are culturally and linguistically sensitive.

The Center engages, empowers, and advocates to foster an ever-improving quality of life for LGBTQ people. Agency services include health services, older adult and transitional age/ youth services, domestic violence services, family services, mental health services, legal services, social and support groups, and cultural events. Interns have a therapy caseload and then a distinct assigned project or role in another department-- either intake, domestic violence, senior services, trans health services, youth services, or outreach, depending on capacity and emergent need, as well as student interest.

Mariposa is a counseling center where women and families can address the challenges that keep them from leading productive, fulfilling, and healthy lives. Blending innovative techniques and gender-specific care, Mariposa treats over 3,000 individuals each year and is an expert in a wide range of issues involving mental health, substance abuse, violence, and trauma.

McKinley Children’s Center is a non-profit organization with multifaceted services. This is a 40-acre campus, originally built in 1900, and includes community outpatient mental health, school-based mental health, residential placement, foster/adoption programs, Canyon View non-public school and after school programs. McKinley Children’s Center provides an enriching opportunity for MSW interns to gain exposure to children, youth and families who are experiencing a variety of mental health issues. This is a fast-paced environment, ideal for those who want to learn a great deal about clinical practice. MSW students will carry a caseload, conduct assessment intakes, make preliminary diagnosis and treatment plans; provide individual, family and group therapy, brief therapy, treatment team consultations, crisis intervention and case management. Weekly individual and group supervision will be provided. This site contracts with County of LA DMH; students will be trained in DMH paperwork, CPR and first aid training will be provided. This agency is an ideal training agency for those students who wish to gain direct clinical training. Students will gain experience in completing comprehensive assessments, diagnosis, treatment planning, therapeutic interventions and completion of treatment. Students will gain DMH documentation training, opportunities to participate in evidence-based training, and other advanced clinical and professional training. This is a fast-paced environment, ideal for those who want to learn a great deal about clinical practice. MSW students will carry a caseload, conduct assessment intakes, make preliminary diagnosis and treatment plans; provide individual, family and group therapy, brief therapy, treatment team consultations, crisis intervention and case management.

Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital is a non-profit children’s hospital located on the campus of Long Beach Memorial Medical Center in Lo g Beach, California. Miller Children’s and Women’s provides specialized pediatric care for infants, children, teens, and young adults ages 0-21. Our relationship with the Master of Social Work (MSW) program at CSUF has been a mutually beneficial partnership where students are placed with us and provide helpful services to our clients while gaining experience that has informed their practice as social workers after graduating from the program. Over time, the development and implementation of the BHEAL program for CSUF students in collaboration with personnel at Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital will add value to the care provided to our clients.

DSH-Metropolitan is one of the five psychiatric hospitals run by the State of California. We serve many of California’s most severely mentally ill adults who are referred by criminal courts and county mental health agencies across the state. Our relationship with the Master of Social Work (MSW) program at CSUF has been a mutually beneficial partnership where students are placed with us and provide helpful services to our patients while gaining experience that has informed their practice as social workers after graduating from the program. Over time, the development and implementation of the BHEAL program for CSUF students in collaboration with personnel at DSH-Metropolitan will add value to the care provided to our patients.

Mental Health America of Los Angeles works to ensure that people with mental health needs achieve meaningful, healthy lives in their communities. MHALA serves adults and transition-age youth who are facing mental health needs and do not have financial resources, including Veterans and people who are or have been homeless. MHALA uses an integrated, comprehensive service model that meets each individual where they are and tailors services to each person’s needs. Services are strength-based and delivered by teams of interdisciplinary professionals. Focus is on integrated care, mental health, physical health, substance use in the recovery model. Internships provide experience in the clinical loop; assessments, treatment planning and interventions as well as intensive case management.

Ocean View is a 36-bed voluntary psychiatric health facility licensed by the California Department of Health and Human Services and accredited by the Joint Commission. Since 2010, Ocean View has been dedicated to treating individuals with acute psychiatric illness in need of intensive inpatient services. Ocean View provides a unique option for adults experiencing acute psychiatric symptoms to access quality psychiatric care in a voluntary setting. Ocean View's mission is to serve as a community resource, providing the highest quality inpatient services in a professional and private setting. They provide individualized clinical care using a multi-disciplinary team approach focused on best practices and evidence-based treatment. They serve Medicare and private insurance populations. MSW students will facilitate group therapy, discharge planning, individual therapy, case management, complete assessment including but not limited to psychosocial suicide risk, trauma and substance use assessments. Other assignments based on student interest. A wide range of learning opportunities are provided.

A private, non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation, Pacific Clinics has been providing behavioral healthcare services since 1926. With community-based programs for children and adolescents, transitional-age youth, adults, older adults and the homeless, Pacific Clinics has more than 75 sites in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura counties. The agency provides services in both clinic-based and field-based capacities, in schools and in local communities. The agency incorporates family-friendly, strengths-based models into its programs and services. The agency strives to address both wellness/mental health related issues as well as health related issues in our holistic approach to individuals and families. Depending on the specific location, students TYPICALLY operate in the role of a mental health therapist while at Pacific Clinics. They are all trained in DMH paperwork, and accordingly learn the nuances of documentation, diagnosing, treatment planning, etc. for clients being treated in a behavioral healthcare organization.

As a comprehensive provider of behavioral health services, Providence offers many options for people of all ages who need treatment. All doors are open to whole-person care at Providence. We are here for you – whether you need services in a primary care clinic, a psychiatry clinic, or an outpatient or inpatient setting. We promise to know you, care for you and ease your way no matter what your needs may be.

Providence Trinity Care Hospice provides a full range of palliative care, hospice care and compassionate support to patients and their families throughout Los Angeles and Orange County. All care is provided wherever patients and their families need care--in hospitals, nursing homes, rehabilitation facilities, and in the patient's own homes. Services are tailored to each individual with the agency's five core values in mind: respect, compassion, justice, excellence and stewardship. Internship program offers MSW students the opportunity to be part of a multidisciplinary team.  Interns may participate in the facilitation of support groups and workshops. Intern opportunities in both pediatric programs and bereavement programs. All interns will have the opportunity to rotate through a variety of programs which include pediatric palliative care, pediatric hospice, adult palliative care, adult hospice, and bereavement which serves all populations. Interns will have the opportunity to do home visits, visits within the hospital, SNF's and Board and Care's and provide psychosocial assessment and support by phone as well. Opportunities for co-leading a support group and completing a macro project are available as well. Field instructors will be facilitating bi-weekly journal clubs and group supervision as well as individual supervision.

St Joseph Behavioral Health Inpatient services program mission is to provide a safe and therapeutic environment that promotes the physical, spiritual and psychological wellness of the patient. They assist patients with relief from discomforting symptoms, education leading to healthy life choices and new coping techniques to increasing their self-reliance and independence. They work with every patient to develop an aftercare plan that includes any necessary treatment for unresolved needs the patient may face after discharge. Within the broader community they strive to set the standard for hospital based programs and have built partnerships with quality mental health and chemical use dependency services in the community. This is an acute Behavioral Health Setting providing Medically supervised inpatient detoxification, Inpatient psychiatric treatment for both voluntary and involuntary patients experiencing primary Psychiatric Disorders, Addiction and or both Co-occurring or Dual Diagnosis. MSW student will operate as an apprentice Social Worker, having assigned patients to meet with to complete psychosocial assessments, care plans, make collateral contacts, plan after care/ D/C planning, facilitate groups, under supervision of Social Services staff. MSW student collaborates within an interdisciplinary team.

Acute care hospital licensed for 450 beds with a NICU, ICU, Medical/Surgical, telemetry, and observation units. The Case Management department is comprised of both RN Case Managers's and SW Case Managers's. Both provide discharge planning, resource and referrals and care coordination throughout the continuum. Focus is on patients with high probability of readmission due to medical issues and social determinants of health. Social Work Case Managers are also responsible for psychosocial assessment of all renal transplant patients. MSW students collaborate within an interdisciplinary team.

The University of California, Irvine Medical Center is a major research hospital located in Orange, California. It is the teaching hospital for the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine and School of Nursing. Our relationship with the Master of Social Work (MSW) program at CSUF has been a mutually beneficial partnership where students are placed with us and provide helpful services to our clients while gaining experience that has informed their practice as social workers after graduating from the program. Over time, the development and implementation of the BHEAL program for CSUF students in collaboration with personally UCI Medical Center will add value to the care provided to our clients.