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Exchange Family Center
Program: Parenting of Adolescents
URL: https://www.exchangefamilycenter.org
Contact Person: Nicole Moore
MSW Supervisor: Nicole Moore/ Earl Warren
Address: 3400 Croasdaile Dr.
Phone: 919-403-8249
Fax: 984-833-5953
Email: nmoore@exchangefamilycenter.org
Level: BSW Program, MSW Advanced Yr
Agency Auspices: Private, Non-Profit
Age Groups: Adolescent, Adult
Setting: Micro/macro combination
Transportation: Car Needed
Work Hours: 11-7
Disabilities: Yes
Screening Required: Criminal Check
Other Screenings Required:
Number of Students: 2
Fields of Practice: At-Risk Youth, Juvenile Delinquency, Mental Health/Illness, Substance Abuse
Other Fields of Practice:
Major Functions: After Care/Follow Up, Case Management, Community Outreach, Counseling
Other Functions:
Tasks/Assignments for intern: BSW: Perform and score opening assessments for clients, complete needs assessment with parents, research community resources to connect parents and families to. Meet with parents bi-weekly to monthly in order to provide support in accessing resources, communicate with school social workers and counselors in order to collect grades and attendance. Connect youth with resources and extrafamilial needs (e.g. extra-curricular activities, job readiness skill development, etc.), provide after-care follow-up.
MSW Advanced year: Carry a small client caseload, provide macro support in building community relations, and grant-writing.
Ideal student description: Self-directed, interested in learning resources, sees value in time spent on phone and online doing research as well as having direct interaction with clients, willing to work with client's who may be difficult to engage.
Pay/stipend offered?: No