Department : PostDoctoral Training Program

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Member Site Information
APPIC Member Number: 9189
Program Type: Post Doctoral
Membership Type: Full Membership
Site: seesaw psychology group
Department: PostDoctoral Training Program
Address: 650 Laguna Street
San Francisco, California 94102
Country: United States
Metro Area: San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
Distance from Major City: San Francisco
Phone: 415-580-0851
Fax:
Email: sabrina@seesaw.co
Web Address: http://seesaw.co
Brochure Website's Address: http://seesaw.co
Primary Agency Type: Private Outpatient Clinic
Additional Agency Types:
  • Private Outpatient Clinic
Member of APPIC since: 03/30/2018
Accreditation
APA Accreditation Accredited
CPA Accreditation Not Accredited
Postdoctoral Staff/Faculty Information
Training Director: Sabrina Gabel
Chief Psychologist: Sabrina Gabel
Number of Full-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty 1
Number of Part-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty 2
Number of Non-Psychologist Staff/Faculty who Supervise Post-docs 2
Position Information
Start Date: 07/05/2024
Funded
Number of Full Time Slots Expected Next Class: 1
Number of Part Time Slots Expected Next Class: 2
Stipend
Full Time Annual Stipend for Next Class: 53000
Part Time Annual Stipend for Next Class: 40000
Fringe Benefits: Health Insurance, Professional Development Time, Sick Leave, Vacation
Other Fringe Benefits (not indicated above): Close-knit team, collaborative work climate, comfortable beautifully designed work spaces. Practicum students and admin support staff are here to help our team. Centrally located in San Francisco and Burlingame (peninsula). Highly competitive stipend. Health insurance contribution.
Brief description of the typical work day for a postdoc at this training site Evaluation (35%); Treatment / Therapy / Groups (35%); Case Management (10%); Supervision and Training (20%).
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?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: 06/30/2024 11:59 PM EST
How to obtain application info: Email the Program
Preferred method of contacting the program: Email the Program
We have matched with interns from these programs: We accept postdoctoral fellow applications throughout the year. Our traineeship start date is in July. End date is end of June (2 years).
The program uses the APPA Centralized Application Service: No
Interviews at this site are:
A Virtual Interview is: Required
Interview notification date: 06/30/2024
Tentative interview date: N/A
Interview process description:

We typically schedule a virtual interview initially. The in-person interview is approximately 60-120 minutes, with our team, and we notify by phone or email. One interview per candidate. The Clinic Director, team member, and postdoctoral fellow may be present at the interview. 

Postdoctoral Applicant Requirements
US Citizenship Required: Yes
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: No
How to obtain text of statement:
Program Description

Our postdoctoral fellowship trains early career psychologists who are seeking to gain experience and refine their skills in working with children adolescents, college students, and parents and providing neuropsychological evaluations and brief CBT / DBT / social skills coaching treatment services. The fellow will attain training and experience providing individual, group therapy, parent coaching, and school consultation. The fellow will work with our evaluation team to provide neuropsychological and neurodevelopmental evaluations for Autism, ADHD/LD, Giftedness, Anxiety/Mood Disorders. The fellow works with a small lose-knit team of psychologists and multi-disciplinary mental health specialists. We specialize in working with multicultural families, adoptive families,providing neuropsychological and neurodevelopmental evaluaiton and brief skills-based therapies. The fellowship is 2 years --we will offer 20 to 35 hours per week and most likely 2 full time positions. 

Postdoctoral Training Opportunities

Populations

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

Treatment Modalities

Assessment: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
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:
Consultation/Liaison: Experience (21% to 30%)
Crisis Intervention:
Brief Psychotherapy: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Long-term Psychotherapy:
Cognitive Rehabilitation:
Primary Care:
Evidenced Based Practice: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Evidence Based Research:
Supervision of Practicum students : Experience (21% to 30%)
Other:

Experience

Health Psychology:
Women's Health:
HIV/AIDS:
Eating Disorders:
Sexual Disorders:
Sports Psychology:
Rehabilitation Psychology:
Physical Disabilities:
Learning Disabilities: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Developmental Disabilities: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Assessment: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Neuropsychology-Adult: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Neuropsychology-Child: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Serious Mental Illness:
Anxiety Disorders: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Trauma/PTSD:
Sexual Abuse:
Substance Use Disorders:
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: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
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:
Administration:
Integrated health care - primary:
Integrated health care - specialty:
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: seesaw.co  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: 3 3 3
Where did Former Postdoctoral Fellows Go (1st Placement)?
2022-2023
Total Number of post-docs: 3
Still a Postdoctoral Fellow: 2
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: 1
Other (Academic Psychology Department): 0