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Site Name: Kaiser Permanente North Bay Consortium Postdoctoral Residency Program

Department: Departments of Mental Health & Addiction Medicine in San Rafael, Santa Rosa, Vallejo, and Vacaville, CA

Department : Departments of Mental Health & Addiction Medicine in San Rafael, Santa Rosa, Vallejo, and Vacaville, CA

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Member Site Information
APPIC Member Number: 9946
Program Type: Post Doctoral
Membership Type: Full Membership
Site: Kaiser Permanente North Bay Consortium Postdoctoral Residency Program
Department: Departments of Mental Health & Addiction Medicine in San Rafael, Santa Rosa, Vallejo, and Vacaville, CA
Address: Program Office
1761 Broadway, Suite 100
Vallejo, California 94589
Country: United States
Metro Area: San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
Distance from Major City: 30 miles North of San Francisco
Phone: 707-535-7273x
Fax: 707-535-7283
Email: jennifer.l.gershen@kp.org
Web Address: http://info.kp.org/html/psychtraining/clinical_north_bay_consortium.html
Brochure Website's Address: http://@a.edu
Primary Agency Type: Consortium
Additional Agency Types:
  • Child/Adolescent Psychiatric or Pediatrics
  • Consortium
  • Private General Hospital
Member of APPIC since: 2006
Accreditation
APA Accreditation Accredited
CPA Accreditation Not Accredited
Postdoctoral Staff/Faculty Information
Training Director: Jennifer Gershen
Chief Psychologist: Kathryn Wetzler
Number of Full-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty 65
Number of Part-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty 0
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: 17
Number of Part Time Slots Expected Next Class: 0
Stipend
Full Time Annual Stipend for Next Class: 68300
Part Time Annual Stipend for Next Class: 0
Fringe Benefits: Dental Insurance, Health Insurance, Licensing Exam Release 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 Postdoctoral residents across the North Bay Consortium (Vallejo/Vacaville, San Rafael, and Santa Rosa) are involved in a range of duties during the course of their training year. Depending on their specific track or rotation, postdoctoral residents spend the bulk of their clinical time involved in individual therapy, group therapy, and participating in optional clinical rotations (which may include Behavioral Medicine, Addiction Medicine Services, Triage/Emergency rotations, the Intensive Outpatient Program, and more). In addition to clinical duties, postdoctoral residents spend half of their time involved in training activities, including individual and group supervision, assessment supervision, regional and local didactic training, and a program evaluation project.
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: 01/19/2024 11:59 PM EST
How to obtain application info: Visit Website
Preferred method of contacting the program: Email the Program
We have matched with interns from these programs: Washington State University, WA; University of San Francisco, CA; The Wright Institute, CA; Tennessee State University, TN; California School of Professional Psychology Alliant International University, CA; Azuza Pacific University, CA; Ohio State University, OH; John F. Kennedy University, CA; Fielding Graduate University, CA; Purdue University, IN; Palo Alto University, CA; Fuller Theological Seminary, CA; Pacific Graduate School of Psychology, CA.
The program uses the APPA Centralized Application Service:
Interviews at this site are:
A Virtual Interview is:
Interview notification date: 02/16/2024
Tentative interview date: N/A
Interview process description:
Selected applicants will be invited for virtual interviews which will be conducted from 12/2023-2/2024. Interviews will be conducted by the site training directors as well as other training faculty. Each interview will last approximately 1 hour, with the interview committee consisting of 2-4 training faculty members and current postdoctoral residents.
Applicants are welcome to request opportunities to contact specific staff members, subject to those individual's availability.
Postdoctoral Applicant Requirements
US Citizenship Required: No
If NOT a U.S. Citizen, Authorization to Work in the US is Required No
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: See "Values Statement," Appendix P, pages 91, in program manual: https://mentalhealthtraining-ncal.kaiserpermanente.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/PP-Postdoc-Manual-2022-2023-revFeb23.pdf
Program Description

PROGRAM OVERVIEW:The North Bay Consortium (NBC)is a comprehensive post doctoral training program that is well integrated into the Kaiser Permanente health care system. NBC residents are placed at one of four medical centers: Santa Rosa, San Rafael, Vacaville or Vallejo. The program accepts 17 psychology residents, with clinical opportunities available on the Adult Team, Child and Family Team, Addiction Medicine, and Behavioral Medicine.

Our training philosophy is to foster clinical competence and professional identity through the mastery of basic and specialized skills. Depending on which site they choose, residents are involved in DBT group programs, teen and child programs, eating disorder programs, behavioral medicine, emergency services, etc. Emphasis is placed on the role of the psychologist in a multi-disciplinary medical center. The residency consists of three components: 1) Regular exposure through active participation to all facets of outpatient services; 2) Professional guidance through sessions of formal supervision (two hours of individual supervision with licensed psychologists and two hours of group supervision); and 3) Regularly scheduled local and regional training seminars.

One half of the residents' time is spent providing direct services to Kaiser members through individual, group and family therapy. Over the training year residents are expected to complete conduct psychological assessment and to complete a program evaluation project. Departments of Psychiatry at each site provide mental health to Kaiser members in the form of evaluation, psychotherapy, psychoeducational programs and intensive outpatient treatment. The focus of treatment is on brief therapy using CBT ,ACT, DBT and IPT. Evidenced-based treatments are offered for depression, anxiety, child/adolescent-family problems, eating disorders, etc.  In addition, completing the Resident Program Survey twice a year is a requirement of completing the program.

Visit our web page at https://mentalhealthtraining-ncal.kaiserpermanente.org/postdoctoral-residency/

 

Postdoctoral Training Opportunities

Populations
Infants:
Toddlers:
Children: Yes
Adolescents: Yes
Adults: Yes
Family:
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:
Other:

(training opportunities continued)

Treatment Modalities
Assessment: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Individual Therapy: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Couples Therapy:
Family Therapy: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Group Therapy: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Community Intervention: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Consultation/Liaison: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Crisis Intervention: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Brief Psychotherapy: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
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:

(training opportunities continued)

Experience
Health Psychology: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Women's Health:
HIV/AIDS:
Eating Disorders: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Sexual Disorders:
Sports Psychology:
Rehabilitation Psychology:
Physical Disabilities:
Learning Disabilities:
Developmental Disabilities:
Assessment: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Neuropsychology-Adult:
Neuropsychology-Child:
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:
Substance Use Disorders: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Forensics/Corrections:
Sexual Offenders:
Geropsychology: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Pediatrics:
School:
Counseling:
Vocational/Career Development:
Multicultural Therapy:
Feminist Therapy:
Religion/Spirituality:
Empirically-Supported Treatments: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Public Policy/Advocacy:
Program Development/Evaluation: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Supervision: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Research:
Administration:
Integrated health care - primary:
Integrated health care - specialty: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
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: info.kp.org/html/psychtraining/clinical_north_bay_consortium.html  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: 77 90 122 49 34
Where did Former Postdoctoral Fellows Go (1st Placement)?
2022-2023
Total Number of post-docs:
Still a Postdoctoral Fellow:
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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