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Site Name: Sacramento VA Medical Center
Department: Behavioral Health
Target interview dates for 2022 are 1/4, 1/8, 1/12, 1/17
Applicants will have 2-3 meetings with faculty and one with the training director. Applicants are ecouraged to identify specific faculty or rotations of interest, and efforts will be made to interview with those faculty if scheduling allows. We are conducting all interviews virtually using MS Teams.
The Sacramento VA Medical Center offers a generalist internship training program located near a growing urban center which also serves a significant number of rural Veterans from the upper third of the State of California and into the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. We require all interns complete a General Mental Health rotation, one medical consultation rotation from Primary Care Mental Health Integration Clinic, Behavioral Medicine, Behavioral health Intensive Care Unit (inpatient), and one specialty rotation from PTSD, Addictions, or Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery Center. The fourth major rotation is an elective based on availability. All interns will complete either a year-long clinical experience (evidence-based psychotherapy track) in either (1) Written Exposure Therapy (WET), Cognitive Processing Threapy for PTSD (CPT), and CBT for Insomnia, or (2) CBT for Insomnia (CBT-i), Motivational Interviewing (MI), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Interns should expect a variety of face to face and telework depending on needs of the specific rotation. Sacramento is a growing region with easy access to the best parts of Northern California, please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions. Themis Yiaslas, PsyD, Themis.Yiaslas@va.gov
Please see brochure for additional information.
https://www.va.gov/northern-california-health-care/work-with-us/internships-and-fellowships/psychology-training-sacramento/
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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://www.va.gov/northern-california-health-care/work-with-us/internships-and-fellowships/psychology-training-sacramento/ 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.