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ITEM 14

City Council Memorandum Fire Memo No.

Date:

June 27, 2024

To:

Mayor and Council

Thru:

Joshua H. Wright, City Manager
Tadd Wille, Assistant City Manager
Thomas Dwiggins, Fire Chief

From:

Haley Bartosik, Senior Management Analyst

Subject:

Resolution No. 5803 Approving and Authorizing a Student Placement Agreement Between Arizona State University and the City of Chandler

Proposed Motion:

Move City Council pass and adopt Resolution No. 5803 authorizing the Mayor to execute a Student Placement Agreement between Arizona State University and the City of Chandler for the Chandler Fire Department Crisis Response Unit.

Background/Discussion:

The Chandler Fire Department (CFD) Crisis Response Unit has provided field education opportunities to Arizona State University's (ASU) School of Social Work students for approximately 17 years. The existing Amended and Restated Affiliation Agreement with ASU is set to expire on June 30, 2024, with no further options to renew.

The internship program consists of unpaid positions that provide educational opportunities for students under the supervision of social workers. Students are tasked with a variety of responsibilities within the role, including providing the highest level of crisis intervention and advocacy services to individuals, performing intervention and assessment services for those experiencing a crisis, providing emotional support and active listening for those experiencing a crisis, responding to crisis calls with the CFD Crisis Response Unit, maintaining confidentiality, and facilitating follow-up services with clients. Students are evaluated for the positions based on a set of criteria and their ability to meet the minimum position requirements.

Interns are supervised by the full-time Senior Crisis Interventionists within the Department, as well as the Crisis Intervention Senior Program Manager. Approximately three to four interns from ASU are anticipated to be selected to participate in the program. Students are required to complete 300 hours per semester, or 12 hours per week.

There are considerable learning outcomes expected for those participating in the program including, but not limited to, crisis counseling skills, utilizing various crisis models, understanding State laws on confidentiality and victims’ rights, crisis work bio-psychosocial documentation and conducting assessments, working in a multi-disciplinary setting by collaborating with Fire and Police entities, conducting client follow-up, and gaining knowledge regarding community resources and various crisis situations.

The Department desires to continue this partnership, as it allows for students to gain invaluable experience in their field of study while serving as second-person staffing for the Crisis Response Unit on a 24/7 basis. The Department's full-time Crisis Response personnel serve as the field instructors for this beneficial internship program serving ASU and the community.

Financial Implications:

There are no anticipated financial implications associated with the approval of Resolution No. 5803.

Attachments

Resolution No. 5803

City of Chandler and ASU Student Placement Agreement