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Site Name: Casa Pacifica

Department: Doctoral Internship

Department : Doctoral Internship

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Member Site Information
APPIC Member Number: 1516
Program Type: Internship
Membership Type: Full Membership
Site: Casa Pacifica
Department: Doctoral Internship
Address: 1722 S. Lewis Rd.
Camarillo, California 93012
Country: United States
Metro Area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA MSA
Distance from Major City: 45 miles North of Los Angeles
Phone: 805-366-4301
Fax:
Email: kbennett@casapacifica.org
Web Address: http://www.casapacifica.org
Brochure Website's Address: https://www.casapacifica.org/images/uploads/programs_services/23-24_Intern_Program_brochure.pdf
Primary Agency Type: Child/Adolescent Psychiatric or Pediatrics
Additional Agency Types:
  • Child/Adolescent Psychiatric or Pediatrics
  • Community Mental Health Center
  • School District
Member of APPIC since:
Accreditation
APA Accreditation Accredited
CPA Accreditation Not Accredited
Internship Staff/Faculty Information
Training Director: Kimberly Bennett
Chief Psychologist: Kimberly Bennett
Number of Full-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty 4
Number of Part-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty 0
Position Information
Start Date: The data is not updated for current year. We are showing the previous data.

08/02/2021
Funded
Number of Full Time Slots Expected Next Class: 0
Number of Part Time Slots Expected Next Class: 0
Stipend
Full Time Annual Stipend for Next Class: 0
Part Time Annual Stipend for Next Class: 0
Fringe Benefits: Dental Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Licensing Exam Release Time, Life 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 Casa Pacifica is not accepting applications for the 2024-25 training year
Does this site have practicum psychology students on site? 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: No
Application Due Date: The data is not updated for current year. We are showing the previous data.

11/19/2020 11:59 PM
Interviews at this site are:
A Virtual Interview is:
Interview notification date: 11/23/2022
Tentative interview date: N/A
Interview process description:

Casa Pacifica will not be active in the 2023 match and will not be offering doctoral internships for the 2024-25 training year
How to obtain application info: Visit Website
Preferred method of contacting the program: Email the Program
We have matched with interns from these programs: Alliant San Diego, Pacific Graduate Institute; University of Hartford; University of Indiana; LaSalle University; Antioch New Hampshire; Argosy Phoenix; Argosy Atlanta; University of LaVerne; Pepperdine GSEP; University of West Virginia; etc
Internship Applicant Requirements
US Citizenship Required: Yes
If NOT a U.S. Citizen, Authorization to Work or to Engage in Practical Training (CPT or OPT) in the US is Required: No
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 application deadline
Dissertation Proposal Approved: Yes, by ranking deadline
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): 575
Minimum Number of Years of Grad Training Required (if applicable): 3
Accepted / Not-Accepted Program Types
Clinical Psychology Accepted
Counseling Psychology Accepted
School Psychology Accepted
APA-Accredited Accepted
CPA-Accredited Not Accepted
PCSAS-Accredited
Non-Accredited Not Accepted
Ph.D Degree Accepted
Psy.D. Degree Accepted
Ed.D. Degree 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
How to obtain text of statement:
Other Requirements:
Program Description

The Doctoral Internship in Health Service Psychology at Casa Pacifica is APA accredited and has been training interns since 2006.  The internshp was in hiatus for the 2022-2023 training year but is offering training for the 2023-24 training year.  Casa Pacifica serves at risk youth and their families across a range of programs including: Transitional Youth Services (ages 18-21 for foster youth aging out of the youth system), a Non-Public School, a short term residential treatment program for abused, neglected and at-risk youth and a short term residential, partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient services.  Casa Pacifica is offering two (2) internship positions for the 2023-24 training year, with positions in the residential treatment programs.  Interns will provide mental health services to youth and their families, delivering individual, family and group therapy as well as completing comprehensive psychological assessments.  Interns will be training in DBT treatment of dysruptive behavior and work with attachment interventions to treat complex trauma.  They will also have opportunities for leadership within the clincial teams and systems they work with.  Two hours of individual supervision is provided weekly, with a primary and secondary supervisor, both licensed psychologists.  Two hours of week group supervision is also provded along with weekly two hour diadactic training.  

Internship Training Opportunities

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

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

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Experience
Health Psychology:
Women's Health:
HIV/AIDS:
Eating Disorders: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Sexual Disorders:
Sports Psychology:
Rehabilitation Psychology:
Physical Disabilities:
Learning Disabilities: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Developmental Disabilities: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Assessment: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Neuropsychology-Adult:
Neuropsychology-Child: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Serious Mental Illness: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Anxiety Disorders: Experience (21% to 30%)
Trauma/PTSD: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Sexual Abuse: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Substance Use Disorders: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Forensics/Corrections:
Sexual Offenders:
Geropsychology:
Pediatrics: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
School: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Counseling:
Vocational/Career Development:
Multicultural Therapy:
Feminist Therapy:
Religion/Spirituality:
Empirically-Supported Treatments: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Public Policy/Advocacy: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Program Development/Evaluation: Experience (21% to 30%)
Supervision: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Research: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Administration: Experience (21% to 30%)
Integrated health care - primary: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Integrated health care - specialty: Exposure (1% to 20%)
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: www.casapacifica.org  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: 161 115 104 0
Number of applicants invited for interviews: 48 42 48 46 0
Total number of interns: 10 7 5 8 0
Total number of interns from APA/CPA accredited programs: 10 7 5 8 0
Total number of interns from Ph.D. programs: 2 0 1 1 0
Total number of interns from Psy.D. programs: 8 7 3 7 0
Total number of interns from Ed.D. programs: 0 0 0 0 0
Number of interns that come from a Clinical Psychology program 9 7 4 8 0
Number of interns that come from a Counseling Psychology program 0 0 0 0 0
Number of interns that come from a School Psychology program 1 0 1 0 0
Range of integrated assessment reports: lowest number of reports written 5 3 3 3 0
Range of integrated assessment reports: highest number of reports written 20 7 10 15 0
Summary of Post Internship Employment Settings of Each Internship Class (1st Placement)
2022-2023
Academic teaching:
Community mental health center: 0
Consortium: 0
University Counseling Center: 0
Hospital/Medical Center: 0
Veterans Affairs Health Care System: 0
Psychiatric facility: 0
Correctional facility: 0
Health Maintenance Organization: 0
School district/system: 0
Independent practice setting: 0
Other (Academic Psychology Department): 0
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