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Member Site Information
APPIC Member Number: 1534
Program Type: Internship
Membership Type: Full Membership
Site: Portia Bell Hume Behavioral Health and Training Center
Department: Doctoral Internship Training Program
Address: 1333 Willow Pass Rd., Ste 200
Concord, California 94520
Country: United States
Metro Area: Not Applicable
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
Distance from Major City: 25-40 miles from San Francisco
Phone: 925-825-1793
Fax: 925-825-7094
Training Director Email: training@humecenter.org
Co-Training Director Email: ccelio@humecenter.org
Web Address: http://www.humecenter.org
Brochure Website's Address: https://www.humecenter.org/images/Doctoral_Intern_Training_Program_Brochure_2023.pdf
Primary Agency Type: Community Mental Health Center
Additional Agency Types:
Member of APPIC since:
Accreditation
APA Accreditation Not Accredited
CPA Accreditation Not Accredited
Internship Staff/Faculty Information
Training Director: Alex Sanchez
Chief Psychologist: Joty Sikand
Number of Full-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty 13
Number of Part-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty 0
Position Information
Start Date: 08/03/2026
Funded
Number of Full Time Slots Expected Next Class: 5
Number of Part Time Slots Expected Next Class:
Stipend
Full Time Annual Stipend for Next Class: 60000
Part Time Annual Stipend for Next Class: 0
Fringe Benefits: Dental Insurance, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Sick Leave, Vacation
Other Fringe Benefits (not indicated above): To be paid $28.85 an hour, Doctoral Interns must start the year off as Registered with the California Board of Psychology as Registered Psychological Associates and waivered by California as well for clinical Medi-Cal services in Contra Costa County. Our Human Resources department will start this process in March and April in order to provide Doctoral Interns the time to accomplish these steps. Doctoral Interns who are responsive and proactive should be able to acquire these two statuses in time to start the internship and therefore make $60,000. Those who do not acquire these statuses will make $25.65 an hour on internship until they become registered and waivered. The reason for this discrepancy is that our funding for these positions requires both statuses, otherwise we are not able to bill a high enough rate to support these raised stipends. We had all Doctoral Interns registered and waivered by the end of orientation in both 2024 and 2025 and are ready to help you attain these statuses as well. Doctoral Interns have access to several company benefits, including three weeks of paid personal time off (PTO) (which is available for vacation or when sick), eleven paid holidays, one paid cultural holiday. health, dental, and vision insurance, paid jury duty and bereavement time off, and maternity/paternity leave and family medical leave. Bereavement time off is limited in number of days and is dependent on your relationship to the deceased for approval. Vision insurance for you and your dependents is free.
Brief description of the typical work day for an intern at this training site We have 5 different clinics which each have 2 different programs so the day can look different across our sites, but generally there will be a heavy concentration of face-to-face clinical work in the assigned program, as well as the associated clinical documentation, individual supervision, group supervision, weekly didactics, and program collaborations (consulting with other staff). The Didactic Seminar for Doctoral Interns takes place on Friday mornings from 9-11am.
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?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: Yes
Application Due Date: 12/31/2025 11:59 PM EST
A Virtual Interview are: Required
Interview notification date: 01/09/2026
Tentative interview date: N/A
Interview process description:

Our interviews are scheduled over Zoom for the ease of the interviewee. 
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:
Internship Applicant Requirements
US Citizenship Required: No
If NOT a U.S. Citizen, Authorization to Work or to Engage in Practical Training (CPT or OPT) in the US is Required: Yes
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: No
Comprehensive Exams Passed: No
Dissertation Proposal Approved: Yes, by start of internship
Dissertation Defended: No
Minimum Number of AAPI Intervention Hours (if applicable):
Minimum Number of AAPI Assessment Hours (if applicable):
Minimum Number of Combined Intervention and Assessment Hours (if applicable):
Does your program require applicants to submit supplemental materials (i.e., an assessment report and/or a case/treatment summary): No
Minimum Number of Years of Grad Training Required (if applicable):
Accepted / Not-Accepted Program Types
Clinical Psychology Accepted
Counseling Psychology Accepted
School Psychology Accepted
APA-Accredited Accepted
CPA-Accredited
PCSAS-Accredited
Non-Accredited
Ph.D Degree Accepted
Psy.D. Degree Accepted
Ed.D. Degree
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: We have a Professional Expectations document that we require all of our staff to sign and abide by. The document does not have any language about religious or personal beliefs/values. The full text of the statement can be obtained by request by emailing training@humecenter.org.
Other Requirements: Background checks (aka fingerprinting), TB Test, physical.
Program Description

Concord Clinic (Program 153411): Partial Hospitalization and Outpatient Services for Adults.

Our Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) works as a team to provide services to adults diagnosed with severe mental illness. PHP is an outpatient program, 5 days/week, 5 hours/day, to stabilize clients who have been discharged from a hospital and to prevent hospitalization. PHP services include: group and individual psychotherapy, psychoeducation, crisis phone line coverage, and transitional services. Doctoral Interns at this site also program provide weekly outpatient psychotherapy services to adults with moderate to severe mental illness. These services include: Individual, couples, family, and group psychotherapy. Doctoral Interns at this site learn how to integrate their services with the psychiatric and care coordination services offered there. 

Alameda County Clinics (Mostly Children) (Program 153412): School Based Services and Outpatient Services

Doctoral Interns will be placed in either Pleasanton or Fremont Clinics, which have a similar population. They will provide psychotherapy services in the clinic, community, school, and home for early childhood (0-6), children, youth, and adults, including individual, couples, group, and family services. The goal of the 0-6 services is to reduce the incidence and prevalence of abuse, neglect, developmental delays, and emotional and behavioral disorders in children. Those interns placed in schools will work on school sites with the school aged population (5-24) and their primary and secondary caregivers (e.g., parents, school staff, administrators). They provide Prevention, Early Intervention, Mental Health Consultation, Groups, Outreach, and Medi-Cal Treatment Services. Services are focused on reducing the impact of behavioral health issues in order to strengthen the individual’s existing community resources and relationships.  Doctoral Interns will learn how to integrate their services within a site and within the services being provided by other clinicians and the family partner at the clinic. 

Antioch Clinics (Program 153413): Community Support Program and Outpatient Services for Adults

Doctoral Interns matched to this track will be assigned at our Antioch Clinic to work in Community Support Program East and our Outpatient Program. CSP East is a multidisciplinary treatment team that provides psychiatry, psychotherapy, housing support, community linkage, peer services, family services, substance use services, vocational support, and case management services to clients diagnosed with a persistent mental illness and have a history of psychiatric hospitalization sometimes combined with homelessness, justice system involvement, and/or substance abuse. The team provides “wraparound” services to break the cycle of crises. Doctoral Interns provide psychotherapy in the office and client’s natural settings and are supported by a team of care coordinators. While working in Antioch, they will provide outpatient psychotherapy services to adults with moderate to severe mental illness. These services include individual, couples, family, and group psychotherapy.

Richmond Clinic (Program 153415): Community Support Program and Outpatient Services for Adults

Doctoral Interns will provide services in Community Support Program West, which is a multidisciplinary treatment teams that provides psychiatry, psychotherapy, housing support, community linkage, peer services, family services, substance use services, vocational support, and care coordination services to clients diagnosed with a persistent mental illness and have a history of psychiatric hospitalization sometimes combined with homelessness, justice system involvement, and/or substance abuse. The team provides “wraparound” services to break the cycle of crises. They will provide outpatient psychotherapy services to adults with moderate to severe mental illness. These services include individual, couples, family, and group psychotherapy.

Internship Training Opportunities

Populations
Infants:
Toddlers:
Children: Yes
Adolescents: Yes
Adults: Yes
Family: Yes
Older Adults: Yes
Inpatients:
Outpatients: Yes
LGBTQ+: Yes
Ethnic minorities: Yes
Spanish-speaking: Yes
French-speaking:
Deaf/Hearing-impaired:
Students: Yes
International Students:
Rural:
Urban: Yes
Low income: Yes
People without housing: Yes
Other:

(training opportunities continued)

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

(training opportunities continued)

Experience
Health Psychology:
Women's Health:
HIV/AIDS:
Eating Disorders:
Sexual Disorders:
Sports Psychology:
Rehabilitation Psychology:
Physical Disabilities:
Learning Disabilities:
Developmental Disabilities:
Assessment:
Neuropsychology-Adult:
Neuropsychology-Child:
Serious Mental Illness:
Anxiety Disorders:
Trauma/PTSD:
Sexual Abuse:
Substance Use Disorders:
Forensics/Corrections:
Sexual Offenders:
Geropsychology:
Pediatrics:
School:
Counseling:
Vocational/Career Development:
Multicultural Therapy:
Feminist Therapy:
Religion/Spirituality:
Empirically-Supported Treatments:
Public Policy/Advocacy:
Program Development/Evaluation:
Supervision:
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: www.humecenter.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 2024-2025 2025-2026
Number of Completed Applications: 0 20 15 27 40
Number of applicants invited for interviews: 17 15 23 38
Total number of interns: 4 5 8 6
Total number of interns from APA/CPA accredited programs: 3 4 8 6
Total number of interns from Ph.D. programs: 0 0 0 0
Total number of interns from Psy.D. programs: 4 4 8 6
Total number of interns from Ed.D. programs: 0 0 0 0
Number of interns that come from a Clinical Psychology program 4 4 8 6
Number of interns that come from a Counseling Psychology program 0 0 0 0
Number of interns that come from a School Psychology program 0 0 0 0
Range of integrated assessment reports: lowest number of reports written 0 0 0 0
Range of integrated assessment reports: highest number of reports written 0 0 0 0
Summary of Post Internship Employment Settings of Each Internship Class (1st Placement)
2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025
Academic teaching:
Community mental health center: 2 5 6
Consortium: 0 0 0
University Counseling Center: 0 0 0
Hospital/Medical Center: 0 0 0
Veterans Affairs Health Care System: 0 0 0
Psychiatric facility: 0 0 0
Correctional facility: 0 0 0
Health Maintenance Organization: 0 0 0
School district/system: 0 0 0
Independent practice setting: 0 0 0
Other (Academic Psychology Department): 0 0 0
Link to Program's Trainee Admissions, Support, and Outcome Data:
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