Center Austin, TX The agency is a residential rehabilitation center for men over age 21 who are chemically addicted, or whose lifestyle has become otherwise unmanageable. The emphasis is on physical, emotional, and spiritual rehabilitation. The philosophy is holistic, including emphasis on wellness, work therapy, emotional healing, and spiritual rejuvenation. The agency provides basically short-term psychiatric services in a medical setting using an intensive psychiatric mode and a multidisciplinary team approach. A student supervision group provides an extra learning opportunity.
Several units are available and can vary from semester to semester.
MSW supervision is provided. The goal of the program is to reduce recidivism. There are also many opportunities to work on research and special projects. MSW supervision by an on-site UT faculty is provided and stipends available. Placement is within the Research and Development Division where the student participates in needs assessment projects, conducting statewide family survey, planning and development of service programs for women and their children, and programs to prevent and intervene with adolescent drug problems.