Description

Position meets all requirements for psychology pre-doctoral internship and follows the guidelines as set forth by California Board of Psychology, APPIC and APA. Position is designed to provide clinical supervision to psychology pre-doctoral interns who have prior experience working in a mental health setting. Internship is based in the departments of Psychology and/or Chemical Dependency, and serves primarily outpatient clientele. Position provides 2 hours per week of each of the following: individual supervision; group supervision; and didactic training. Supervision is provided by licensed psychologists.
Position is 40-hour per week, one-year, temporary with benefits. This position ONLY pertains to the Northern California Mental Health Training Programs.

Essential Functions:
• Provide assessment and psychotherapy to adults, adolescents, children, and/or families in a brief therapy model
• Co-facilitate psycho-educational  groups
• Administer psychological tests and analyses, and write reports
• Participate in regional, consortial, and departmental training activities 
• Maintain confidential patient files/records and information in a timely manner
• Comply with regional and local policies and procedures
• Comply with APA's Code of Ethics and state laws pertaining to the delivery of mental health services
• Other duties as assigned
• Team-specific duties performed by pre-doctoral interns under the direct supervision of licensed psychologists:
• Adult Team: Provide individual and group counseling to adults in a brief therapy model
• Child/Family Team: Provide counseling to children, adolescents, and families
• Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP): Provide services to patients needing more intensive treatment for stabilization, in a stepped-down treatment program for patients recently discharged from inpatient psychiatric unit
• Chemical Dependency: Provide services to patients who are in the contemplation phase, the early stages of their recovery, and patients with longer-term sobriety
• Provide separate and conjoint treatments for family members
• Chronic Pain Management: Provide services to patients who experience chronic pain, including teaching them pain management skills such as pacing, medication management, staying active, relaxation techniques and positive thinking
• Behavioral Medicine: Provide services to patients whose presenting problem is related to the treatment of a physical problem or psychological issues arising from a medical condition
• Provide services to patients who are experiencing emotional or stress-related problems concurrent to receiving treatment for a medical diagnosis or physical symptom