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The following is an alphabetical list and description of practicum sites available to students at the School of Social Work.
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Pathways Adult Day Health Center
Address: 817 Pepperwood Lane Iowa City, IA 52240
Phone: 319-339-6162
Fax: 319-339-6164
Contact: Aaron Rempp
Adult Day Health Services, Abbe Inc.
3100 E Avenue N.W., Suite 103
Cedar Rapids, IA 52405
Phone: 319-398-3644
Fax: 319-398-3937
Description:
Pathways Adult Day Health Center serves physically and psychologically challenged adults over the age of 18, with the primary mission being to keep participants independent and in the community. Pathways is a sister program of Milestones Adult Day Health Center in Cedar Rapids and is a replication site of a national demonstration project. Pathways serves approximately 20 individuals daily, with space available for 35. Pathways is a not for profit agency, a program of Pentacrest, Inc., a subsidiary of Abbe Inc. Clinical experiences are available to undergraduate students. Pathways is an ideal setting for students wishing experiences with older adults, primary caregivers and gerontological community support systems.
People's Community Health Clinic
Address: 403 Sycamore, Suite 2, Waterloo, IA 50703
Phone: 319-236-1332
Contact: Ron Kemp
Description:
Comprehensive primary health care to medically underserved in Cedar Valley area
Poweshiek County Mental Health Center
Address: 200 Fourth Avenue West, Grinnell, IA 50112
Phone: 641-236-6137
Contact: Jim Judkins, ACSW/LSW
Field: Mental Health
Description:
Services include: Individual counseling, couple counseling, parent-child counseling, family therapy, group therapy, support groups, elderly peer counseling, psychological testing and evaluation, psychiatric evaluation and medication monitoring, evaluation of persons seeking voluntary admission to state mental hospitals, services to persons discharged from hospitals and to their families, consultation with other professional agencies and individuals in the community, community education on topics related to mental health, and clubhouse services for the chronically ill.
Also a contact with Grinnell College to counsel with students.
RVAP (Rape Victim Advocacy Program)
Address: 320 South Linn, Iowa City, IA 52240
Phone: 319-335-6001
E-mail: rvap@uiowa.edu
Web: http://www.rvap.org/pages/home/
Contact: Karla Miller
Description:
Sexual Abuse Victim Advocate. Train to be an RVAP advocate; answer the 24-hour Sexual Abuse Crisis & Resource Line (also the Iowa Sexual Abuse Hotline) and provide in-person systems advocacy for victims who are reporting an assault to the hospital and/or police station. May include court advocacy.
Assist the RVAP staff with planning and coordination of crisis services. Assist RVAP staff with administrative duties.
Information and Referral Coordinator. Update RVAP counselor referral guide, with a particular focus on pursuing information about local options for a wide range of healing techniques [e.g., herbalism, massage therapy, eye movement, desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), etc.]. Present information about healing techniques to RVAP staff and volunteers; present information to public. Organize and expand RVAP's lending library information bureau.
Assist the RVAP staff with planning and coordination of crisis services. Assist RVAP staff with administrative duties.
Rural Outreach Assistant. Focus on marketing and building community connections in Washington, Cedar, and Iowa Counties. May help staff RVAP offices in these counties.
Iowa Rescare, Inc.
Address: 301 W. Burlington Avenue, Fairfield, IA 52556
Phone: 641/472-1684
Fax: 641/472-4609
Web site: http://www.iowarescare.com/
Contact: Barbara Hovey
Field: MH/MR/DD
Description:
ResCare provides an array of Human Services throughout Central and Southeast Iowa
Psychiatric Rehabilitation
Supported Community Living
Home & Community Based Services
Adult Rehabilitation Option Services
Supported Employment Services
Respite Services for Families
Residential Care Facilities - 7 sites
Muscatine/Muscatine County
Burlington/Des Moines County
Keokuk/Lee County
Fairfield/Jefferson County
Ottumwa/Wapello County
Bloomfield/Davis County
Washington/Washington County
Residential Care Facility for People with a Mental Illness (RCF-PMI)
Keokuk/Lee County
Ottumwa/Wapello County
Residential Care Facility for People with Mental Retardation (RCF-PMI)
Keokuk/Lee County
Mental Health Centers with the following services:
- Drop-in Programs
- Psychological Testing
- Initial Evaluations
- Individual, Group, and Family Therapy
- Psychiatry
Fairfield/Jefferson County
Mount Pleasant/Henry County
Intermediate Care for Persons with Mental Illness
Bloomfield/Davis County
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