Training & Consultation for continuing education and other workshops.
2019-20 Clinical Training Team
This practicum offers students in psychology and social work programs experience in community based mental health, with a strong emphasis on current empirically validated treatment approaches within child and adolescent mental health. The practicum is designed to prepare graduate students via clinical experiences, instruction, and supervision for transition from student to professional within the field of adolescent mental health. Students will develop knowledge of intensive outpatient (IOP) and partial hospitalization programs (PHP) offered at Casa Pacifica within our Camino a Casa program. Students will actively participate in a multi-disciplinary team in the provision of group therapy and collaborative treatment planning including utilization reviews supporting the need for continued mental health treatment needs of children and adolescents and discharge planning.
Applicant Requirements:
To be considered for our 2022-23 Practicum Training year, you must meet the following requirements:
• Be enrolled in either a social work (MSW) or psychology (Psy.D. or Ph.D.) graduate program
(please note we do not offer practicums for MFT students or Licensed Professional Clinical Counseling students)
• Have a valid driver’s license
• Have a class schedule that allows for a 3-day-per week, 20-hour practicum
• Social Work students: September through April
• Psychology Doctoral Students: September through June
Psychology Doctoral Students: It is recommended that your complete application package is received in our office by February 22, 2022. Our interviews will begin in March of 2022.
Download the 2021-22 Practicum Application
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For additional information contact:
Kimberly Bennett, Ph.D., Chief Clinical Officer
Phone: (805) 366-4301
E-mail: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
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2021-22 Doctoral Interns
Casa Pacifica will not be offering an internship for the 2023-2024 training year and therefore will not be accepting or reviewing applications for the APPIC match.
This one-year doctoral internship prepares doctoral candidates through clinical experiences, instruction, and supervision for transition from student to professional within the field of clinical child and adolescent psychology. Internships are available in either the residential treatment and Non-public school track or community based services track. Supervised experience is gained in providing individual and family therapy, facilitating psycho-educational groups, and administering psychosocial assessments and psychological evaluations. The program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of the American Psychological Association and a member of the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers. Eligibility requirements include enrollment in a graduate program accredited by the American Psychological Association and participation in the computer matching system of the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers.
Download the Doctoral Application at Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (AAPIC)
Download Internship Training Manual
Adobe Acrobat® Reader is required to complete the application. If you do not have Acrobat Reader you can download and install it for free at this link: https://get.adobe.com/reader/
For additional information about Casa Pacifica’s Psychology Doctoral Internship Program contact:
Robert Kretz, Psy.D.
Director of Clinical Training, Doctoral Internship
Phone: (805) 366-4208
E-mail: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
or
Caitlin Kilbourne
Sr. Administrative Assistant
Phone: (805) 366-4423
Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Questions related to the program’s accreditation status should be directed to the Commission on Accreditation (CoA):
Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation
American Psychological Association
750 First Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002-4242
(202) 336-5979
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www.apa.org/ed/accreditation
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2020-22 Postdoctoral Fellows
Casa Pacifica will not be offering postdoctoral fellowships for the 2023-2024 year.
This one-year post-doctoral psychology fellowship provides advanced training in child and adolescent clinical psychology with emphasis on community mental health. Fellowships are typically offered in our Short-Term Residential Program, Camino a Casa, or the Non-Public School. Supervised experience includes training in trauma and attachment within a Neurorelational model, cognitive-behavioral interventions, DBT, crisis assessment and management, brief and long-term psychotherapy, group therapy, family therapy, consultation, and advanced psychological assessment. Training experiences meet licensing requirements for the state of California and are a central component of the fellowship. The fellowship program is a member of the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers. Eligibility requirements include completion of a doctoral degree from an institute of higher education accredited by the American Psychological Association or other regional accrediting agency and completion of a pre-doctoral internship which meets standards of Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers.
Download the Postdoctoral Application at APPA CAS
Download the Post-doctoral Brochure
Download the Post-doctoral Training Manual
Adobe Acrobat® Reader is required to complete the application. If you do not have Acrobat Reader you can download and install it for free at this link: https://get.adobe.com/reader/.
Myra Saltoun, Ph.D.
Director of Clinical Training, Early Career Psychologists & Postdoctoral Fellowship
Phone: (805) 366-4100
E-mail: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
or
Caitlin Kilbourne
Sr. Administrative Assistant
Phone: (805) 366-4423
Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Questions related to Casa Pacifica’s membership status should be directed to the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC):
17225 El Camino Real, Suite 170
Houston, TX 77058
(832) 284-4080
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www.appic.org