Training Programs at Menninger Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at Baylor College of Medicine
Postgraduate Social Work Fellowship Program
History
Social work at The Menninger Clinic has a long and distinguished history. Elmer Ernest Southard, for whom the Southard School in Topeka was named, was involved in developing the clinical social work program at Smith College. His directive to Dr. Karl Menninger was to "go back to Kansas and develop a hospital, but don't forget the children." The children's program at Menninger was significantly impacted early on by a multidisciplinary team devoted to caring for the needs of children and families.
Graduate students in social work first came to Menninger in 1944 and a steady stream of students came between the years of 1944 and 1959. In all, a total of 19 students came for practicum from a variety of schools including Washington University, the University of Pittsburgh and Smith College. There was a particular need for social work staff during the war when a number of psychiatrists and clinicians were serving in the armed forces and there was a huge shortage of qualified individual psychotherapists.
Program Description
The Post Master's Fellowship in Clinical Social Work at the Menninger Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at the Baylor College of Medicine is specifically designed to provide advanced training in assessment and treatment for individuals and families while developing a sophisticated framework for assessing the broader context in which people live. This context includes an appreciation of strengths, resources and resilience, and an understanding of class, culture, gender, race and access, as well as an appreciation of the health care delivery system.
The Fellowship places a high priority on developing practitioners who have a strong foundation in theory, a capacity to be reflective regarding their own values and use of self and a capacity to critically assess the strngths and limitations of various theoretical frameworks in the treatment process. Training occurs through a combination of course work, clinical practicum opportunities and intensive supervision.
About Menninger
The Menninger Clinic is a not-for-profit inpatient psychiatric treatment center serving adolescents and adults with a broad range of psychiatric and substance abuse problems. Specialty units include an Adolescent Treatment Program, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders Treatment Program, Eating Disorders Programs for adults and adolescents, a Young Adult Program, Professionals in Crisis Program and the Hope Program for severely mentally ill patients.
Treatment follows an integrated biopsychosocial model in which pharmacological, psychotherapeutic and systems approaches are employed to assist patients in understanding and managing their symptoms. Much attention is given to careful and thorough diagnosis and a compassionate, client-centered approach to patient care.
The Menninger Clinic is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine and The Methodist Hospital.
Fellowship Eligibility
Graduate of CSWE accredited MSW program
Adult psychiatric clinic and specialty inpatient program opportunities available
- One position at Baylor Psychiatry Clinic (outpatient)—September 1, 2008 to August 31, 2009
- Several positions at The Menninger Clinic (inpatient)—September 1, 2008 to August 31, 2009
Application Deadline
February 15, 2008
Candidates will be interviewed by a group of clinical supervisors, including voluntary faculty.
The candidate may express a preference for assignment to either The Menninger Clinic or the Baylor College of Medicine’s outpatient Psychiatric Clinic. The selection committee will do its best to accommodate that preference.
For Menninger placement information:
Contact: Cheryl Scoglio, LCSW
E-mail: cscoglio@menninger.edu
Phone: 713-275-5222
To request application materials:
Contact: Tess Guerrero at Baylor College of Medicine
E-mail: theresag@bcm.tmc.edu
Phone: 713-798-4898
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