| Title: | MHIP Coordinator, Social Work |
|---|---|
| Department: | Applied Sciences and Arts, College of |
| Office Location: | Washington Square, 215F |
| Office Hours: | Varies: Alternate Mondays and every Thursday afternoon |
| Telephone: | 408 924-5809 |
| Fax Number: | 408 924-5892 |
| Email: | internprogram@aol.com |
MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVE PROGRAM INFORMATION FOR MSW STUDENTS
Attention all MSW students who will be entering their final year of field placement this coming summer or fall:
The MHIP at the School of Social Work is funded by the Mental Health Services Act (implementation of Prop 63 approved November '04 by California voters). It works much the same as the Title IVE Program but is only for one year and only 10 students are admitted each spring. Typically, we receive about 11-22 applications for the 10 positions.
PROGRAM SPECIFICS:
* MHIP includes a $18,500 stipend for 10 MSW students during their final year of placement and involves specific requirements while in the MSW program related to required coursework and attendance at seminars outside of your other courses and field requirements.
* You must be signed up in the Health/Mental Health field of practice.
* You must be in good academic standing and maintain good academic standing: 3.0 GPA
* In order to apply it requires obtaining a final year placement in a qualifying setting. This means obtaining a placement during the competitive interview process coming up soon. Placement must be obtained in a county mental health department or in an agency contracting with a county mental health department in a program within the agency specifically funded by county mental health.
* Following graduation, MHIP participants are required to work full time in a county mental health or county mental health contract agency for one calendar year somewhere in the state of California even if this means relocating somewhere within the state.
* Employees of county mental health departments or their contract agencies are required to take a leave of absence during the time of participation in the program.
* The application window will be in late April once placements are assigned to final year placement students. Subsequent, a written and oral interview process will occur.
~ Charley Hodson, LCSW, MHIP Coordinator
Charley Hodson takes full responsibility for the information posted.
San José State University has not reviewed or approved the contents of this page. Any views and opinions expressed on this page are strictly those of Charley Hodson.
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