Now Accepting!
Applications for first and second-year Grief and Loss Social Work interns.

• Unique offerings: Hybrid program, extensive training, stipend through Alameda County, trauma-informed agency, Program Director is a Registered Play Therapist, and employment opportunities post internship!
• Main qualification: Entering first and second year of Masters of Social Work program in next academic year.
• Responsible for facilitating grief and loss support groups for caregivers and children who have lost a loved one.
• Provides clinical assessment, grief specific assessment, individual therapy, clinical case management, and grief education workshops for community partners.

For more information, please review the Grief and Loss Social Work position description.

 

About EBAC Training
EBAC’s Learning & Education Department offers opportunities for life-long learning to all people and organizations supporting youth and families to heal after experiencing trauma. The Learning and Education Division team leads the work to develop a highly qualified, trained, and supported workforce to have the skills to be successful in meeting the needs of the children, youth and families. Our trauma-informed and culturally responsive course offerings teach foundational principles and best practices to support resiliency and recovery. We host a variety of trainings to address a wide spectrum of social justice issues necessary to address the systemic oppression experienced in our communities.

 

Training Offerings
You can sign up with EBAC’s training database for easy access to all course information and to register for upcoming training sessions. Click here for tips on how to create your account.

 

Core Content Areas
The core content areas for our trainings are: Trauma Education, Trauma Informed Systems, Resiliency, Grief and Loss, School Based and Community Based Counseling, Resource Navigation, Parenting, Social Emotional Development and Social Justice.

 

Bring Training to Your Organization
Organizations serving Alameda County system impacted youth and families may request EBAC provided on-site or virtual instruction to your organization at no cost (contingent upon EBAC’s funding availability ). If you’d like EBAC to sponsor a course facilitated specifically for your agency, please contact us.

 

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Eligibility
Courses are open to the community, and priority registration is given to our primary intended audience: resource caregivers and people who are, or plan to be involved in the lives of system-impacted children and youth in Alameda county. EBAC is a “IV-E” provider of professional development for professionals, para-professionals and community members who work with organizations supporting system impacted children and youth. Community members that have taken part in our training include: teachers, administrators, dance teachers, afterschool instructors, case managers, family advocates and navigators, counselors, caregivers, county staff.

 

Continuing Education
EBAC provides CEUs for qualified trainings. To receive a CEU credit you MUST sign and include your license number on both the Sign-In and Sign-Out Sheet when in person. When attending virtually you must attend the full course to qualify for the certificate. EBAC is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs and/or LPCCs under the California Board of Behavioral Sciences Provider # 138020. EBAC maintains the responsibility for this program/course and its content. CEU Certificates will be available to print from your created profile within 10 days of the training for those who completed the full training and the evaluation.

 

Practicum Program
EBAC's practicum position focuses on grief and loss support groups for families that have experienced loss, grief education, and short term grief therapy services for children. Practicum interns work as part of EBAC’s Family Community Wellness Department's Circle of Care program. The practicum program is administered by EBAC’s Learning and Education Department.

EBAC accepts applications for social work students in a Master's degree program. Click here to apply.

Contact EBAC Practicum Supervisor kimberly.watson@ebac.org with any questions.

Questions, comments, grievances? Contact us at training@ebac.org