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Site Name: Kaiser Permanente East Bay Consortium Postdoctoral Residency Program

Department: Department of Mental Health & Addiction Medicine Recovery Services

Department : Department of Mental Health & Addiction Medicine Recovery Services

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Member Site Information
APPIC Member Number: 9941
Program Type: Post Doctoral
Membership Type: Full Membership
Site: Kaiser Permanente East Bay Consortium Postdoctoral Residency Program
Department: Department of Mental Health & Addiction Medicine Recovery Services
Address: Kaiser Permanente Medical Group
1425 S. Main Street
Mental Health & Addiction Medicine Department
Walnut Creek, California 94596
Country: United States
Metro Area: Not Applicable
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
Distance from Major City: 25 - 50 miles East and Southeast of San Francisco
Phone: 925-295-5217
Fax: 925-295-5226
Email: margot.l.green@kp.org
Web Address: http://info.kaiserpermanente.org/html/psychtraining
Brochure Website's Address: http://info.kaiserpermanente.org/html/psychtraining/clinical_east_bay_consortium.html
Primary Agency Type: Consortium
Additional Agency Types:
  • Child/Adolescent Psychiatric or Pediatrics
  • Consortium
  • Private General Hospital
  • Private Outpatient Clinic
Member of APPIC since: 2007
Accreditation
APA Accreditation Accredited
CPA Accreditation Not Accredited
Postdoctoral Staff/Faculty Information
Training Director: Margot Green
Chief Psychologist: Kathryn Wetzler
Number of Full-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty 80
Number of Part-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty 1
Number of Non-Psychologist Staff/Faculty who Supervise Post-docs 0
Position Information
Start Date: 09/09/2024
Funded
Number of Full Time Slots Expected Next Class: 10
Number of Part Time Slots Expected Next Class: 0
Stipend
Full Time Annual Stipend for Next Class: 68333
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): 80 hours Paid Time Off (PTO) per annum for sick leave and vacation; 8 Paid Holidays; Up to $3000 tuition reimbursement for select courses, applicable after resident has completed 30 days of training
Brief description of the typical work day for a postdoc at this training site Combination of outpatient intakes and return visits, leading or co-leading group therapies, training activities including group or individual supervision and didactic training and consultation. Work in the community and in medical center on some days. For the postdocs embedded in OBGYN and / or Pediatrics Medical Departments, the patient care visits are usually shorter within a health psychology framework and the clinical day starts with a brief medical team huddle. Postdocs embedded in medicine join their cohort for training days and group supervision, and see their supervisors individually at other times during the week. Their consultation role includes more teaching and training in their departments as needed. There are opportunities for socializing with other mental health trainees, in other training programs on site and through community benefit projects.
Does this site have practicum psychology students on site? Yes
Doctoral Psychology Practicum StudentsYes
Masters Psychology Practicum StudentsYes
Do Psychology Interns/Postdocs Have the Opportunity to Supervise Practicum Students?Yes
Is this program fully affiliated with one or more doctoral programs? No
Is this program partially affiliated with one or more doctoral programs? No
Postdoctoral Application Process
Application Due Date: 11/15/2023 11:59 PM EST
How to obtain application info: Visit Website
Preferred method of contacting the program: Visit Website
We have matched with interns from these programs: Hospital based programs, college counseling centers, community mental health centers, outpatient psychotherapy settings, outpatient medical settings, VA Medical Centers
The program uses the APPA Centralized Application Service: Yes
Interviews at this site are: Not Offered
A Virtual Interview is: Preferred
Interview notification date: 12/04/2023
Tentative interview date: 01/08/2024, 01/17/2024, 01/26/2024
Interview process description:

Interviews will be virtual, with host departments offering a VIRTUAL and informative open house in combination with individual virtual interviews whenever possible. Open houses and interviews each have a one hour duration, and leave room wherever possible for contact with current postdocs. The host departments within our Consortium offer slightly different format to their interview and Open House, and provide specific information and details through the APPA CAS portal. The aim of each Open House Session is to introduce our supervisory team and possible rotations and training tracks. The individual virtual interview is designed to get to know you better.

The interview dates published here are tentative and may change. 
Postdoctoral Applicant Requirements
US Citizenship Required: No
If NOT a U.S. Citizen, Authorization to Work in the US is Required Yes
Canadian Citizenship Required: No
If NOT a Canadian Citizen, Authorization to Work in Canada is Required: No
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: Yes
How to obtain text of statement: https://mentalhealthtraining-ncal.kaiserpermanente.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/PP-Postdoctoral-Residency-Manual-2023-2024.pdf see page 91
Program Description

The East Bay Consortium (EBC) consists of postdoctoral residencies across three site locations in the Bay Area: Walnut Creek, Pleasanton, and Antioch Medical Centers. We are centrally located and in communities with diverse populations, unique landscapes and striking views of nearby Mount Diablo. The EBC is well integrated with our medical system. Some of the postdoctoral residency positions are embedded in  outpatient mental health departments: there the postdocs may select from specialty teams and treatment tracks to create a training year that is tailored to their particular interests such as Eating Disorders Treatment, Addiction Medicine & Recovery Services, Adult or Children’s Psychiatry, and specialized treatment tracks. We offer a full range of services and all outpatient levels of care for broad exposure during the training year.

In addition, there are psychology postdoctoral residency positions embedded in primary care medical settings at the sites' medical office buildings; some of  these positions focus exclusively on Obstetrics and Gynecology and reflect our collaborative programming in Maternal Infant Resilience. Others are embedded in Pediatric Primary Care or Pediatric Health Psychology. Our medical offices provide a full range of preventive mental health and specialty treatment and consultation for individuals and families.

Our training philosophy is to foster clinical competence and professional identity through supervised mastery of advanced clinical practice and specialized skills. Training in evidence based treatment gives residents a range of interventions, while supervision keeps a focus on individualized treatment or growth edges for each post doc. There is an emphasis on the role of the psychologist in a multi-cultural community, an outpatient setting and integrated with the medical center in providing quality health care to its members

Visit our web page at http://info.kaiserpermanente.org/html/psychtraining/clinical_east_bay_consortium.html

 

Postdoctoral Training Opportunities

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

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

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

Community benefit work is a required element, may involve teaching or consultation to staff of community agencies or schools, or presentations to non Kaiser members. It is selected based on the residents' choice.

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: http://info.kaiserpermanente.org/html/psychtraining  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 Postdoctoral Class
2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024
Number of Completed Applications: 58 55 65 57 49 36
Where did Former Postdoctoral Fellows Go (1st Placement)?
2022-2023
Total Number of post-docs: 13
Still a Postdoctoral Fellow: 0
Academic teaching: 0
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: 11
School district/system: 0
Independent practice setting: 2
Other (Academic Psychology Department): 0
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