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Member Site Information
APPIC Member Number: 2228
Program Type: Internship
Membership Type: Full Membership
Site: The Wright Institute Integrated Health Psychology Training Program
Department: Integrated Health Psychology Training Program
Address: 2728 Durant Avenue
Berkeley, California 94704
Country: United States
Metro Area: Not Applicable
Not Applicable
Distance from Major City: 15 miles to San Francisco
Phone: 925-899-9038
Fax: 510-841-0167
Training Director Email: tuzuncan@wi.edu
Co-Training Director Email:
Web Address: http://wi.edu/training-ihptp
Brochure Website's Address: http://wi.edu/training-ihptp
Primary Agency Type: Community Health Center
Additional Agency Types:
  • Academic Health Center
Member of APPIC since:
Accreditation
APA Accreditation Accredited
CPA Accreditation Not Accredited
Internship Staff/Faculty Information
Training Director: Temre Uzuncan
Chief Psychologist: Temre Uzuncan
Number of Full-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty 2
Number of Part-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty 2
Position Information
Start Date: 09/02/2025
Funded
Number of Full Time Slots Expected Next Class: 6
Number of Part Time Slots Expected Next Class:
Stipend
Full Time Annual Stipend for Next Class: 36500
Part Time Annual Stipend for Next Class:
Fringe Benefits: Professional Development Time, Sick Leave, Vacation
Other Fringe Benefits (not indicated above): An additional $2,400 will be provided to be used towards health insurance premiums. Please note that extended leave would impact the intern's ability to collect required hours.
Brief description of the typical work day for an intern at this training site Shifts in our partnering primary care clinics take place 8-12pm and 1-5pm. An example of a work day would be the following: 8-12pm exam room consultation shift 12-1pm lunch 1-2pm supervision with primary sup 2-5pm brief individual intervention sessions (45 minutes)
Does this site have practicum psychology students on site? No
Is this program fully affiliated with one or more doctoral programs? Yes
Is this program partially affiliated with one or more doctoral programs? No
Details of the above affiliations The Wright Institute
Internship Application Process
Accepting Applicants: Yes
Application Due Date: 12/20/2024 11:59 PM EST
A Virtual Interview are: Required
Interview notification date: 01/06/2025
Tentative interview date: N/A
Interview process description:

Updated 8/2024 - 1 hr individual interview (with 2-3 interviewers) may either take place via Zoom or at one of our partering healht centers. Applicants will be notified in advance.  Applicants will be notified and invited in advance to interiew by email. Interview times are offered on first come first served basis. Interviews will take place in January. No additional materials are required for interview
How to obtain application info: Visit Website
Preferred method of contacting the program: Visit Website
We have matched with interns from these programs: exclusively affiliated with the Wright Institute
Internship Applicant Requirements
US Citizenship Required: Yes
If NOT a U.S. Citizen, Authorization to Work or to Engage in Practical Training (CPT or OPT) in the US is Required: No
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: Yes, by application deadline
Comprehensive Exams Passed: Yes, by application deadline
Dissertation Proposal Approved: Yes, by application deadline
Dissertation Defended: No
Minimum Number of AAPI Intervention Hours (if applicable): 500
Minimum Number of AAPI Assessment Hours (if applicable): 25
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): 3
Accepted / Not-Accepted Program Types
Clinical Psychology Accepted
Counseling Psychology
School Psychology
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: No
How to obtain text of statement:
Other Requirements: (updated 10-2024) The Integrated Health Psychology Training Program (IHPTP), an APA-accredited exclusively-affiliated internship of the Wright Institute, is specifically looking for highly motivated, self-aware clinicians who are eager to work with a diverse community with complex medical and psychological needs. We seek applicants who are comfortable with standard assessment and brief intervention skills in addition to the personal characteristics necessary to function in the internship. Our selection criteria are based on goodness-of-fit with our practitioner-scholar model. We look for intern applicants whose training goals match sufficiently the training IHPTP provides. Applicants from diverse backgrounds and identities are encouraged to apply. Only applicants from the Wright Institute will be considered since IHPTP is an exclusively-affiliated internship program. If you do not meet the minimum assessment and/or intervention hours (listed in the APPIC directory and admissions data below) we encourage you to apply anyway and/or you can reach out to the program director to see if you would be a good fit as a potential applicant. Since IHPTP places interns in a medical setting, there are several guidelines to know about when considering a position at IHPTP. These include the following: • Interns must be fully immunized (including all COVID-19 doses and boosters) • Interns will be required to submit health screening / drug screening / background checks prior to start date. Interns are responsible for all costs related to the required screenings, immunization and background checks. • Professional attire is required. • Masks (surgical or N95) may be required while onsite in health centers when mandated.
Program Description

Doctoral internship Program - exclusively affiliated, APA-Accredited (September 2, 2025 - August 21, 2026 one-year, full-time 2000 hours)

Since 2004, the Wright Institute's Integrated Health Psychology Training Program (IHPTP) has provided a much needed and highly sought-after clinical psychology training experience in primary care.  IHPTP is an APA-Accredited exclusively affiliated internship program of the Wright Institute in collaboration with partnering community health organizations throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.

Goals of the Internship Program include the acquisition of competencies in preparation for practice in health service psychology (HSP) as set forth by the Commission on Accreditation - Profession-Wide Competencies in 1) the integration and application of science and practice 2) ethical and legal standards 3) individual and cultural diversity 4) professional behavior 5) professional communication and interpersonal skills 6) assessment 7) treatment planning and intervention 8) supervision 9) consultation and interprofessional /interdisciplinary skills.

Training and practical application of the program’s stated training goals spans from the orientation period and continues throughout the year within the yearlong seminars; weekly individual and group supervision, case conferencing, live supervision, and daily clinical experiences obtained in the program’s integrated primary care setting. The training program is structured so that it is sequential, cumulative and increases in complexity and breadth over time.

IHPTP trainees and supervisory staff work in participating health centers providing integrated behavioral health services for an underserved, diverse adult patient population to deliver fully integrated, patient-centered care.  Services include:

Exam room consultations

Brief evidence-based individual intervention

Evidence-based Group Intervention 

Program Training Seminars

Monday Seminar Series (rotating training modules throughout the year)

-       Psychopharmacology Training 

-       Pain, Opiate Use and Substance Use Disorders Training 

-       Biopsychosocial Trauma Informed Care 

-       Aging Well –Older Adult Cognitive and Emotional Wellness

Thursday Seminar Series   Interns will learn skills and interventions for providing culturally responsive care in primary care to patients from diverse cultural backgrounds, underserved and marginalized communities who are most impacted by social determinants of health (SDOH). 

Friday (2nd each month) Diversity & Multicultural Dialogue Series Interns will learn skills and interventions for providing culturally sensitive care to patients from diverse cultural backgrounds, underserved and marginalized communities.

Supervision Seminar Series Seminars will cover key domains of supervision including legal and ethics overview, key supervision competencies, guidelines, relationships, professionalism, diversity, evaluation and feedback.  

Supervision Includes 4 hours weekly of individual and group supervision

Partnering Health Centers (Contra Costa and Alameda Counties)

Lifelong Medical Care https://lifelongmedical.org

John Muir Health  https://www.johnmuirhealth.com/for-physicians/family-medicine-residency.html 

Contra Costa Family Mediicine Residency Program https://www.cchealth.org/about-contra-costa-health/work-with-cch/family-medicine-residency-program

Stipend is $36,500 and $2,400 to be used towards health insurance premiums. In addition to the federal holidays, interns receive 10 days of personal time-off for the year.

IHPTP is specifically looking for highly motivated, self-aware clinicians who are eager to work with a diverse community with complex medical and psychological needs. We seek applicants who have strong basic skills in standard assessment, brief intervention and group therapy skills in addition to the personal characteristics necessary to function in the internship. Our selection criteria are based on goodness-of-fit with our practitioner-scholar model. We look for intern applicants whose training goals match sufficiently the training IHPTP provides. If you do not meet the minimum assessment and/or intervention hours (listed in the APPIC directory and admissions data below) we encourage you to apply anyways and/or you can reach out to the program director to see if you would be a good fit a Applicants from diverse backgrounds and identities are encouraged to apply. 

Internship Training Opportunities

Populations
Infants:
Toddlers:
Children: Yes
Adolescents: Yes
Adults: Yes
Family:
Older Adults: Yes
Inpatients:
Outpatients: Yes
LGBTQ+: Yes
Ethnic minorities: Yes
Spanish-speaking: Yes
French-speaking:
Deaf/Hearing-impaired:
Students:
International Students:
Rural:
Urban:
Low income: Yes
People without housing: Yes
Other: Program serves mostly adult patients often presenting with complex psychosocial and medical issues

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

(training opportunities continued)

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

Please note Assessment ncludes ADHD evaluations, screening instruments, functional assessments, autism assessments 

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://wi.edu/training-ihptp  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
Number of Completed Applications: 26 29 27 26 22 27 20 66
Number of applicants invited for interviews: 26 29 27 26 22 27 20 38
Total number of interns: 6 6 6 6 0 4 4 5
Total number of interns from APA/CPA accredited programs: 6 6 6 6 4 4 5
Total number of interns from Ph.D. programs:
Total number of interns from Psy.D. programs: 6 6 6 4 4 5
Total number of interns from Ed.D. programs:
Number of interns that come from a Clinical Psychology program 6
Number of interns that come from a Counseling Psychology program
Number of interns that come from a School Psychology program
Range of integrated assessment reports: lowest number of reports written 4 3 6 0 5 1 0
Range of integrated assessment reports: highest number of reports written 18 20 55 17 21 20 31
Summary of Post Internship Employment Settings of Each Internship Class (1st Placement)
2022-2023 2023-2024
Academic teaching:
Community mental health center: 1 0
Consortium: 0 0
University Counseling Center: 1 0
Hospital/Medical Center: 2 1
Veterans Affairs Health Care System: 0 0
Psychiatric facility: 0 0
Correctional facility: 0 0
Health Maintenance Organization: 0 0
School district/system: 0 0
Independent practice setting: 0 2
Other (Academic Psychology Department): 0 0
Link to Program's Trainee Admissions, Support, and Outcome Data: https://www.wi.edu/training-ihptp#internship
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