OUR MISSION

The purpose of Casa Youth Shelter is to provide temporary shelter for runaways and youth in crisis, enabling them to come through the crisis with an increased personal strength and a sense of renewal while in a supportive environment, with family reunification as a primary goal.



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Programs and Services - Casa Youth Shelter

Training Services - Undergraduate Student Fieldwork Program

 

Also see: Graduate Student Fieldwork Program

 

Recipient of Service:

Undergraduate students enrolled and majoring in Human Services, Psychology or Sociology classes and related fields.

 

 

Schedule:

Undergraduate students provide Casa Youth Shelter with 10-12 hours per week of on-site service on two separate days. Each student attends group supervision for one hour per week. Group supervision is provided on Mondays at 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. and Thursdays at 2:00 p.m. Each student makes a one semester commitment to Casa Youth Shelter. In addition undergraduate students pair up for out-reach services to promote Casa Youth Shelters services in the surrounding communities.

 

 

Provider:

Undergraduate students are recruited from California State University, Fullerton, California State University, Long Beach, California State University, Dominguez Hills, Cypress College and Saddleback College and Fullerton College.

 

 

Provider Qualifications:

Undergraduate student trainees must be enrolled in an accredited College curriculum and concurrently taking a Fieldwork class.

 

The Undergraduate Fieldwork program is directed by Mr. Gary Zager who holds a Masters Degree in Counseling from California State University, Fullerton and is licensed as a Marriage & Family Therapist in the State of California. Ms. Ernestine Wright is the Staff-Coordinator and has direct supervision of the Undergraduate program. She is assisted in this effort by Ms. Jane Riehl.

 

 

Description of Service:

The Undergraduate Student Fieldwork Program is designed to provide an intensive, hands-on learning experience to the human service providers of tomorrow. In addition, these students give care and support to the population of at risk adolescents and are positive role models for these children.

 

 

Goals of Service:

The training gives the student a strong foundation of knowledge in the helping professions. Students are active in assessing telephone crisis calls, charting daily notes on clients and participate as co-facilitators in-group activities. Each Student is expected to develop appropriate boundaries and set limitations when dealing with clients, to learn how, as a professional, to separate themselves emotionally from the clients crisis, and provide optimum and effective care.