RICHMOND AREA MULTI-SERVICES INC

MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING/CONSULTATION SERVICES: RAMS HAS AN ONGOING CONTRACT WITH SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH (DPH)-BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES (BHS) TO PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING (INCLUDING PEER-TO-PEER COUNSELING) AND PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES TO ADULTS, OLDER ADULTS, CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES. THESE SERVICES ARE DELIVERED AT THE RAMS OUTPATIENT CLINIC, SAN FRANCISCO HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY (HSA), COUNTY ADULT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS (CAAP), AS WELL AS COMMUNITY SETTINGS INCLUDING YOUTH CENTERS AND SCHOOLS. SPECIAL TARGETED PROGRAMS CONSIST OF (I) SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE (SED), (II) EARLY AND PERIODIC SCREENING, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT (EPSDT), (III) FU YAU PROJECT - AN ON-SITE PREVENTION AND EARLY INTERVENTION MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AGES 0-5 AT CHILDCARE CENTERS, AND (IV) AN INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND CONSULTATION SERVICES AT SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS. IN COLLABORATION WITH THE HSA AND DPH, RAMS ALSO EXTENDS CULTURALLY COMPETENT OUTPATIENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COUNSELING SERVICES TO PARTICIPANTS OF CAAP, THE COUNTY'S PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.RAMS OFFERS CLINICAL TRAINING PROGRAMS (DOCTORAL INTERNSHIP AND PRACTICUM TRAINEESHIP), WHICH TRAIN GRADUATE STUDENTS TO BECOME CULTURALLY COMPETENT MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, WITH EXPERTISE IN WORKING WITH ASIAN & PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICANS AND OTHER UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. THE INTERNS AND TRAINEES PROVIDE SERVICES TO ADULTS AND OLDER ADULTS AND CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES AS PART OF THE BHS CONTRACT.

VOCATIONAL SERVICES: THE VOCATIONAL CLIENTS ARE SERVED MAINLY WITHIN HIRE-ABILITY, CAAP, AND CALWORKS PROGRAMS, PRIMARILY FUNDED BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION, THE DPH-BHS, HSA, AND SF DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES (DCYF). RAMS PROVIDES (I) PRE-VOCATIONAL SERVICES AND FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENTS FOR SAN FRANCISCO WELFARE-TO-WORK PROGRAMS: CALWORKS AND CAAPS PERSONAL ASSISTED EMPLOYMENT SERVICES (PAES), (II) EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, (III) VOCATIONAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) TRAINING (HELP DESK AND DESKTOP SUPPORT) THROUGH CLASSROOM AND ON-THE-JOB SKILLS, (IV) VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES, (V) TRANSITIONAL AGE YOUTH (TAY) VOCATIONAL SERVICES, (VI) PEER-BASED SERVICES & TRAINING, AND (VII) EMPLOYMENT SERVICES INCLUDING VOCATIONAL ASSESSMENT, JOB DEVELOPMENT, AND PLACEMENT AND RETENTION SERVICES TO CLIENTS WITH MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS. THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO ENABLE PARTICIPANTS TO GAIN SUCCESSFUL EMPLOYMENT WHILE IMPROVING SELF-SUFFICIENCY BY GIVING A CONTINUUM OF CULTURALLY COMPETENT SERVICES TO MAINTAIN LONG-TERM EMPLOYMENT. RAMS RUNS A PEER SPECIALIST MENTAL HEALTH CERTIFICATE PROGRAM, DESIGNED TO PREPARE CONSUMERS AND/OR FAMILY MEMBERS FOR ENTRY-LEVEL PEER SPECIALIST/COUNSELING ROLES IN THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.