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APPIC Member Number: 1148
NOTE: The APPIC Member Number is different from the program code number(s) used in the APPIC Match.
Program Type: Internship
Last Modified by Member: 10/1/2012 9:46:51 AM
Institution: Pacific Clinics
Department: Pacific Clinics Institute: Psychology Internship Program
Address: 2550 East Foothill Boulevard
Pasadena, CA  91107
Country: United States
Metro Area: Los Angeles Metro Area
Distance from Major City: 12 miles northeast of Downtown Los Angeles
Phone: (626) 463-1021  Ext. 101
Fax: (626) 578-0948
Email: BJenks@pacificclinics.org
Web Address: www.pacificclinics.org
Brochure Website's Address: http://www.pacificclinics.org/files/docs/brochures /2013-2014_Pacific_Clinics_Psychology_Internship_B rochure.pdf
Primary Agency Type: Community Mental Health Center
Additional Agency Types:
Accreditation
APA Accreditation: Accredited
CPA Accreditation: Not Accredited
Staff / Faculty Information
Training Director & Lead/Director/Chief Psychologist: Elizabeth  Jenks, Ph.D.
Director of Training
No. of Full-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty: 38
No. of Part-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty: 5
Position Information
Start Date: August 30, 2013
No. of slots expected next class:
  Funded Unfunded
Full Time 9 0
Part Time 0 0
Annual Stipend ranges for next class:
  Low Stipend High Stipend
Full Time 22000
Part Time 11000

Stipend values are in US Dollars
Fringe Benefits: Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vacation
Sick Leave
Professional Development Time
Other Fringe Benefits:
(not indicated above) 		Two weeks vacation; holidays; 5 days educational leave(dissertation-related work included); EAP services, medical and dental benefits for intern.
Application Process
Application Due Date: November 1  
This program uses the AAPI: Yes
This program conducts interviews: Yes
An on site interview is: Preferred
Interview notification date: December 15 (This is the final date by which all applicants can expect to be notified of their interview status.)
Interview Process Description: Applicants are notified as to their interview status by Dec. 15. Interviews are scheduled on a first come/first serve basis. In-person interviews are preferred. Interviews typically take place in the month of January. Interviews are both group and individual. Group interviews focus on the various aspects of the internship itself (training philosophy, etc.).
How to obtain application info: Via written request or website
Preferred method of contacting the program: Email the program
Applicant Requirements
Applicant Requirements:
US Citizenship RequiredNo
Canadian Citizenship RequiredNo
Masters Degree RequiredBy start of internship
Comprehensive Exams PassedBy application deadline
Dissertation Proposal ApprovedBy ranking deadline
Dissertation DefendedNo
Minimum Number of AAPI Intervention Hours: 350
Minimum Number of AAPI Assessment Hours: 150
Minimum Number of Years of Grad Training Required: 3
Applicants Welcome From What Program Types:
Clinical Psychology Preferred
Counseling Psychology Acceptable
School Psychology Acceptable
APA-Accredited Preferred
CPA-Accredited Acceptable
Non-Accredited None
Ph.D. Degree Preferred
Psy.D. Degree Acceptable
Ed.D. Degree None
This institution, department, internship, or postdoctoral program requires trainees to sign a statement about personal behavior and/or religious beliefs as a condition of admission and/or retention in the program. No
How to obtain text of statement: N/A
Other Requirements: We have 4 emphasis areas, applicants must indicate in their cover letters which emphasis area they are interested in as well as placement options. We also require a testing report sample.
Program Description
Program Description:
Pacific Clinics is one of the largest community behavioral health care agencies in the Western United States. The programs are based upon a community orientation designed to serve the more disturbed members of the community, believing that in serving these people, it is possible to make a difference and facilitate recovery. The Clinics provide outpatient services to adults, older adults, families, children, and adolescents. In addition, the Agency operates many special programs such as medication clinics, intensive case management, child abuse treatment and prevention programs, a mobile geriatric team, homeless outreach services and dual diagnosis treatment programs. The staff at Pacific Clinics is multi-disciplinary and is represented by psychology, psychiatry, social work, art therapy, marriage and family therapists, etc. The staff also represents a wide variety of theoretical orientations including psychodynamic, integrative, family systems, ego psychology, object relations, cognitive behavioral, and community psychology.

The pre-doctoral clinical psychology intern training program has a community service emphasis, consistent with the values of community mental health and geared to the challenges typically confronted by psychologists in these types of settings. The intern receives supervised practical experience in intakes, psychological testing, diagnosis and treatment planning, case management, and psychotherapy with a wide variety of disorders and ages. Interns choose a primary emphasis area that will focus on work with either adults or children and families.

The mission of the psychology internship program at Pacific Clinics is to provide experiential training from a broad, generalist perspective with the goal of developing interns￿ basic competency to provide mental health services in community-based settings. The intern experience is designed to teach, model, provide experience, and verify professional psychology competencies.
Training Opportunities
Note: Major = Major Experience; Minor = Informal/Minor/External Experience
Populations:
M Children
M Adolescents
M Adults
I Older Adults
Inpatients
M Outpatients
I Gay/lesbian/bisexual/ transgend.
M Ethnic minorities
  
M Spanish-speaking
French-speaking
Deaf/Hearing-impaired
Students
International students
Rural
M Urban
M Low income
I Homeless
Treatment Modalities:
M Individual therapy
I Couples therapy
M Family therapy
M Group therapy
M Community Intervention
  
I Consultation/Liaison
I Crisis intervention
M Brief psychotherapy
I Long-term psychotherapy
Cognitive rehabilitation
Experience:
Health Psychology
Primary Care
Women's Health
HIV/AIDS
Eating disorders
Sexual Disorders
Sports Psychology
Rehabilitation Psychology
Physical Disabilities
I Learning Disabilities
I Developmental Disabilities
M Assessment
I Neuropsychology - Adult
Neuropsychology - Child
M Serious mental illness
I Anxiety Disorders
I Trauma/PTSD
  
I Sexual abuse
I Substance use disorders
I Forensics/Corrections
Sexual offenders
I Geropsychology
I Pediatrics
I School
Counseling
Vocational/Career Devel.
M Multicultural Therapy
I Feminist Therapy
I Religion/Spirituality
M Empirically-supported treatments
I Public Policy/Advocacy
I Program Devel./Evaluation
I Supervision
I Research
Administration
Additional information about training opportunities:
The Clinics offer many continuing education courses that are open to the interns at no cost. Interns attend several community-based diversity seminars during the year. Interns receive California pre-licensure required courses such as child abuse assessment, human sexuality and Domestic Violence.
Summary of the Characteristics of the Specified Internship Class
2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013
Number of Completed Applications 167 126 181
Number of applicants invited for interviews 72 78 78
Total Number of Interns 10 11 11
Total number of interns from APA/CPA accredited programs 10 11 11
Total no. of interns from Ph.D. programs 6 3 6
Total no. of interns from Psy.D. programs 4 8 5
Total no. of interns from Ed.D. programs 0 0 0
No. of interns that come from a Clinical Psychology program 10 10 11
No. of interns that come from a Counseling Psychology program 0 1 0
No. of interns that come from a School Psychology program 0 0 0
Range of integrated assessment reports: lowest no. of reports written 4 2 2
Range of integrated assessment reports: highest no. of reports written 45 26 19
Summary of Post-Internship Employment Settings of Each Internship Class
2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011
Working on dissertation/Student 4 1
Postdoctoral Fellow 1 1 4
Community Mental Health Center 3 4 5
Health Maintenance Organization
Veterans Affairs Medical Center 1
Military Medical Center
Private General Hospital
General Hospital
Other Medical Center
Private Psychiatric Hospital
State/County/other Public Hospital
Correctional Facility 1
School District/System
University Counseling Center 3
University Teaching Faculty 1 1
2 or 4 year Undergraduate Teaching Position
Medical School
Academic Non-Teaching Position
Research Position 2
Independent Practice 2 1
Other (e.g., consulting)
Not currently employed 1
Changed to other career field
Unknown
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