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CASA
Program: Housing Development, Property Management, Tenant Supports
URL: https://www.casanc.org/
Contact Person: Joyce Hicklen
MSW Supervisor: Kim Westermann
Address: 624 Jones Street
Phone: 509-979-3121
Fax: 919-754-9968
Email: jhicklen@casanc.org
Level: MSW Foundation Yr, MSW Advanced Yr
Agency Auspices: Private, Non-Profit
Age Groups: Adult
Setting: Micro/macro combination
Transportation: Car Needed
Work Hours: M-F, 8:30-5:30, some remote opportunities
Disabilities: Yes
Screening Required: Drug screen, Criminal Check
Other Screenings Required:
Number of Students: 2
Fields of Practice: Developmental Disab., Employment, Families, Homeless/Housing, Mental Health/Illness, Public Policy, Substance Abuse
Other Fields of Practice: Housing for adults with disabilities, mental illness, veteran's, families, low-income workers, seniors. Like to move into housing for aging out foster youth.
Major Functions: Administration, After Care/Follow Up, Assessment, Case Management, Client Empowerment, Community Outreach, Consultation, Crisis Intervention, Data Collection, Documentation, Evaluation/Research, Family Services, Grant Writing, Home Visits, Individual Counseling, Information/referral, Multidisciplinary work, Networking, Planning & Budgeting, Policy Analysis, Prevention/Education, Program Evaluation, Public Speaking, Referrals, Team Meetings, Other(describe)
Other Functions:
Tasks/Assignments for intern: Staffing of tenant's with mental illnesses, mental health challenges; program development, piloting, evaluation; data, assessment; crisis interventions and referrals; administrative meetings & networking with community providers; staff training; consultative work across departments; implement best practices; policy work; program evaluation, data analysis to inform decision making; c-suite meetings, community partnership meetings and work groups. If interested in research/publishing, can work on joint project during tenure.
Ideal student description: Passion for underserved populations and desire for micro/macro experiences with program development (creation/refinement of a behavioral health intervention team assessing crisis, acute, chronic challenges to help keep individual's housed).
Pay/stipend offered?: No