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Site Name: Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program

Department: Department of Psychiatry

Department : Department of Psychiatry

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Member Site Information
APPIC Member Number: 1131
Program Type: Internship
Membership Type: Full Membership
Site: Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program
Department: Department of Psychiatry
Address: 4700 Sunset Boulevard, 6th floor
Los Angeles, California 90027-6082
Country: United States
Metro Area: Not Applicable
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA MSA
Distance from Major City: 0
Phone: 323-783-2600
Fax:
Email: janice.m.schneider@kp.org
Web Address: https://thrive.kaiserpermanente.org/care-near-you/southern-california/psychology-internships/los-angeles/
Brochure Website's Address: https://thrive.kaiserpermanente.org/care-near-you/southern-california/psychology-internships/los-angeles/
Primary Agency Type: Private Outpatient Clinic
Additional Agency Types:
  • Child/Adolescent Psychiatric or Pediatrics
  • Private Outpatient Clinic
  • Other
Member of APPIC since:
Accreditation
APA Accreditation Accredited
CPA Accreditation Not Accredited
Internship Staff/Faculty Information
Training Director: Janice Schneider
Chief Psychologist: Janice Schneider
Number of Full-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty 4
Number of Part-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty 3
Position Information
Start Date: 08/19/2024
Funded
Number of Full Time Slots Expected Next Class: 4
Number of Part Time Slots Expected Next Class: 0
Stipend
Full Time Annual Stipend for Next Class: 38563.20
Part Time Annual Stipend for Next Class: 0
Fringe Benefits: Dissertation Release Time, Health Insurance, Professional Development Time, Sick Leave, Vacation
Other Fringe Benefits (not indicated above):
Brief description of the typical work day for an intern at this training site A typical work day consists of supervision with one of your four supervisors (3 for therapy cases, 1 for psychodiagnostic assessment and 1 one hour group supervision), seeing patients in individual, family or group psychotherapy, participation in one of the required seminars--Psychodiagnostic Assessment, Interventions, and Professional Roles/Diversity (Neuropsychology is optional unless you are particpating in the Neuropsychology Elective) and participating in your elective (Kaiser Interdisciplinary Clinic for ASD, Eating Disorders, Pain Management, Adult ASD, Postpartum, Pediatric Neuropsychology or Neuropsychology). An intern works 40 hours. The hours accrued for internship range from 1900 to 2000.
Does this site have practicum psychology students on site? Yes
Doctoral Psychology Practicum StudentsYes
Masters Psychology Practicum StudentsNo
Do Psychology Interns/Postdocs Have the Opportunity to Supervise Practicum Students?No
Is this program fully affiliated with one or more doctoral programs? No
Is this program partially affiliated with one or more doctoral programs? No
Internship Application Process
Accepting Applicants: Yes
Application Due Date: 11/01/2023 11:59 PM EST
Interviews at this site are:
A Virtual Interview is:
Interview notification date: 12/18/2023
Tentative interview date: 1/9/2024, 1/16/2024 and 1/18/2024
Interview process description:

Interviews are likely to be virtual only. Interviews may occur the second or third week in January. Times offered are Pacific Time.  The interview process lasts approximately 3 hours. Candidates will first meet with the Training Director for an overall introduction into the program, then meet with all staff and current interns. Each candidate participates in a 30 minute interview with at least one member of the Training Committee. Candidates will have the opportunity to meet with the current psychology interns as well.
How to obtain application info: Visit Website
Preferred method of contacting the program: Email the Program
We have matched with interns from these programs: Program has been accredited for over 50 years and we have matched with many different schools from around the country.
Internship Applicant Requirements
US Citizenship Required: No
If NOT a U.S. Citizen, Authorization to Work or to Engage in Practical Training (CPT or OPT) in the US is Required: Yes
Canadian Citizenship Required: No
If NOT a Canadian Citizen, Authorization to Work in Canada or to Engage in Practical Training (CPT or OPT) in Canada is Required: No
Masters Degree Required: Yes, by start of internship
Comprehensive Exams Passed: Yes, by start of internship
Dissertation Proposal Approved: Yes, by start of internship
Dissertation Defended: No
Minimum Number of AAPI Intervention Hours (if applicable): 500
Minimum Number of AAPI Assessment Hours (if applicable): 75
Minimum Number of Combined Intervention and Assessment Hours (if applicable):
Minimum Number of Years of Grad Training Required (if applicable): 3
Accepted / Not-Accepted Program Types
Clinical Psychology Accepted
Counseling Psychology Not Accepted
School Psychology Not Accepted
APA-Accredited Accepted
CPA-Accredited Accepted
PCSAS-Accredited
Non-Accredited Not Accepted
Ph.D Degree Accepted
Psy.D. Degree Accepted
Ed.D. Degree Not Accepted
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
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Other Requirements: Training in R-PAS or Exner scoring for the Rorschach is highly recommended for this site. Training in a variety of psychodiagnostic assessment measures is highly recommended. This may include training in cognitive, behavioral and personality measures. This site prefers candidates who have a generalist training interest and/or background. Also, interns who match with this site for internship will be required to complete the application process as a potential employee for Kaiser Permanente. This may mean that the intern is in the Los Angeles area at least two to three weeks prior to the start date of the internship. Additionally, the intern should plan to be in the United States 60 to 90 days prior to internship for other requirements as part of the onboarding process for Kaiser Permanente.
Program Description

APA-Accredited one-year full-time predoctoral internship in clinical psychology in a staff model health maintenance organization. Interns work in the Kaiser Permanente Department of Psychiatry at the Los Angeles Medical Center. We have a generalist practitioner model - our training emphasis is on providing direct services to clients, utilizing a variety of evidence based treatment modalities. The program trains interns in psychotherapeutic intervention (individual adult, child/adolescent, family, group) and psychodiagnostic assessment (child and adult, including use of projectives). Up to 20% of each week is available for an elective experience - these include pediatric neuropsychology, pain management, neuropsychology, KID Clinic (focusing on Autism Spectrum Disorder, learning the ADOS, working with a multidisciplinary team, and assessing adults for ASD), postpartum and eating disorders (a 6 month to 1 year commitment). Interns receive didactic training in Assessment, Intervention, Supervision of Supervision and Professional Issues/Diversity. Interns receive 3-4 hours of individual and 1 hour of group supervision weekly with multiple supervisors. The clinical experience is with clients of varying ages (child and adult), gender, and various degrees of psychological disturbance, from a wide range of socioeconomic, racial and ethnic backgrounds. Interns work in multidisciplinary teams alongside psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, nurses, and marriage and family therapists.

Internship Training Opportunities

Populations
Infants:
Toddlers:
Children: Yes
Adolescents: Yes
Adults: Yes
Family: Yes
Older Adults: Yes
Inpatients:
Outpatients: Yes
Gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender: Yes
Ethnic minorities: Yes
Spanish-speaking:
French-speaking:
Deaf/Hearing-impaired:
Students:
International Students:
Rural:
Urban: Yes
Low income: Yes
Homelessness:
Other:

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Treatment Modalities
Assessment: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Individual Therapy: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Couples Therapy:
Family Therapy: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Group Therapy: Experience (21% to 30%)
Community Intervention: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Consultation/Liaison: Experience (21% to 30%)
Crisis Intervention: Experience (21% to 30%)
Brief Psychotherapy: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Long-term Psychotherapy: Experience (21% to 30%)
Cognitive Rehabilitation:
Primary Care:
Evidenced Based Practice: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Evidence Based Research: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Supervision of Practicum students :
Other: Child/Adolescent Psychotherapy

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Experience
Health Psychology:
Women's Health: Exposure (1% to 20%)
HIV/AIDS:
Eating Disorders: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Sexual Disorders: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Sports Psychology:
Rehabilitation Psychology:
Physical Disabilities:
Learning Disabilities:
Developmental Disabilities: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Assessment: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Neuropsychology-Adult: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Neuropsychology-Child: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Serious Mental Illness: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Anxiety Disorders: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Trauma/PTSD: Experience (21% to 30%)
Sexual Abuse: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Substance Use Disorders: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Forensics/Corrections:
Sexual Offenders:
Geropsychology: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Pediatrics: Exposure (1% to 20%)
School:
Counseling:
Vocational/Career Development:
Multicultural Therapy: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Feminist Therapy:
Religion/Spirituality:
Empirically-Supported Treatments: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Public Policy/Advocacy:
Program Development/Evaluation: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Supervision: Experience (21% to 30%)
Research: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Administration:
Integrated health care - primary:
Integrated health care - specialty: Experience (21% to 30%)
Other:

Additional information about training opportunities: Not all rotations or training experiences may be available as described in the APPIC Directory. Please consult the program's application materials or their website at: https://thrive.kaiserpermanente.org/care-near-you/southern-california/psychology-internships/los-angeles/  for a complete description of the training opportunities available at this training site. IF the site has not updated their information by August 1, feel free to contact the Training Director for additional information.

Summary of the Characteristics of the Specified Internship Class
2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024
Number of Completed Applications: 171 167 129 145 146 136 132
Number of applicants invited for interviews: 41 40 41 40 40 40 40
Total number of interns: 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Total number of interns from APA/CPA accredited programs: 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Total number of interns from Ph.D. programs: 2 0 1 1 1 1
Total number of interns from Psy.D. programs: 2 4 3 3 3 3
Total number of interns from Ed.D. programs: 0 0
Number of interns that come from a Clinical Psychology program 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Number of interns that come from a Counseling Psychology program 1 1 0 0
Number of interns that come from a School Psychology program 1 1 0 0 0
Range of integrated assessment reports: lowest number of reports written 7 7 7 3 4 4 4
Range of integrated assessment reports: highest number of reports written 10 10 10 4 8 8 8
Summary of Post Internship Employment Settings of Each Internship Class (1st Placement)
2022-2023
Academic teaching:
Community mental health center: 1
Consortium: 0
University Counseling Center: 0
Hospital/Medical Center: 1
Veterans Affairs Health Care System: 0
Psychiatric facility: 0
Correctional facility: 0
Health Maintenance Organization: 0
School district/system: 0
Independent practice setting: 2
Other (Academic Psychology Department): 0
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