Sharper Future - Inland Empire

(909) 783-1473

Agency Description

SHARPER FUTURE is a private-sector mental health service provider specializing in the assessment and treatment of forensic populations and others with behavioral and mental health issues.

Agency Mission

SHARPER FUTURE provides an array of assessment and treatment services in the realm of behavioral health. These services address the needs of those who request assistance or who have been referred and who require specialized evaluations or tailored interventions to address their problems and to meet the expectations of the various referral agencies with which they have become involved.

Population

SHARPER FUTURE provides service to a broad range of clientele including Euro American, Latino, African American, Native American, Asian American and Biracial populations. Our approximate breakdown is provided below.

Staff (#, Degree, Prof. Lic.)

# of Psychologists: 5

# of Marriage and Family Therapists: 4

OVERALL Match Process Internship Info

PREDOC POSITIONS NUMBER UNFUNDED NUMBER FUNDED ANNUAL STIPEND START DATE END DATE HOURS PER WEEK HOURS PER YEAR
Half-time 08/05/2019 08/05/2020
Full-time 0 4 12,000.00 08/05/2019 08/05/2020 0 0
PREDOC POSITIONS IND. SUPERVISION HRS/WK GRP. SUPERVISION HRS/WK
Half-time 0.00 0.00
Full-time 2.00 2.00

CURRENT Match Phase Needs

This Data is Informational Only. The Official Track and Available Position data is provided on the InternFit platform.

TRACK NAME TYPE NUMBER OF INTERNS
Single Track UNDETERMINED/MULTIPLE 1

Required days and times

Monday-Friday 8am-4:30pm or 11am-7:30pm

Training and Education Offered

Our objective in training our predoctoral interns is to help develop advanced competencies in areas he or she has experience in, such as 1) co-facilitation of groups with High Risk Sex Offenders, Substance Abusers, Dual Diagnosis offenders, and Pre-Trial support groups; 2) individual treatment with sex offenders and substance abusers; 3) personality, intelligence, cognitive, mental heath, and risk assessments on forensic clients.

X-Cultural Training

Opportunties:

Interns will have an opportunity for formal training in multicultural issues as well as clinical supervision to address issues encountered. These multicultural experiences will be attained within the targeted community of the SHARPER FUTURE clinic. Training includes, sex addiction in gay men, co-occurring mental disorders, prison culture and mentality, and multicultural issues in sex offender treatment.

Language(s) staff can use in the delivery of clinical services:

Spanish

Responsibilities

Predoctoral interns will attend trainings conducted by outside speakers including, but not limited to, licensed forensic psychologists, parole and probation officers, polygraphers, and various experts in the forensic psychology field. He or she will also attend regional conferences and trainings related to sex offender treatment. There are a number of licensed psychologists on staff that are available to the predoctoral intern for consultation and mentorship. The psychologists on staff mentioned above will also be observing groups and individual sessions, as well as reviewing all paperwork produced by the predoctoral intern. He or she will also have frequent interactions with representatives of agencies that SHARPER FUTURE contracts with such as California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, US Federal Probation, US Pre-Trial Services, Substance Abuse Services Coordinating Agency, and Department of Children Services.

Prerequisites

Required/Desired Experience:

Candidates should have basic training in forensic assessment and treatment.

Brief Description of Requirements:

Individual must have approval through their academic program to participate in internship.

Application Procedures

Submission of materials, interns material will be reviewed by review panel, interns meeting standards will be notified of individual and group interviews, interns will be ranked by review panel and notified on match day they have been selected.

Interview Process:

Individual and group interview, group interview will cover agency procedures and goals, with opportunity for candidates to ask questions. Individual interviews will be scenario-based asking candidates to address specific situations they may encounter.

What we are looking for:

Applicants require well-defined boundaries, professionalism, curiosity, and a willingness to learn and apply new information. Applicants must also be able to handle difficult clientele which is typical of our population.

Additional application docs required (if any)

  • County - San Bernardino
  • Contact Person Title - Program Director
  • Contact Person - Joshua Craig, PsyD
  • Dir. of Training Title - Regional Training Director
  • Dir. of Training - Stacey Samaro, PsyD

  • Last Updated - 09 March 2020

  • Number of Applicants Last Year -

  • Participating in CURRENT Match process - No

  • CAPIC Program ID - I-364
  • CAPIC Member Since - 2013
  • Region - So. Cal
  • Internships Status - Full
  • Statuses approved by CAPIC
    • Half-Time 1 Year - No
    • Half-Time 2 Years - No
    • Full-Time 1 Year - Yes
  • CAPIC Internship Types Available:
    • Half-Time 1 Year - No
    • Half-Time 2 Years - No
    • Full-Time 1 Year - Yes

Primary Location

  • Executive Director - Tony Angelo, PsyD
  • 1660 Chicago Ave, #M-17
  • Colton, CA 92324
  • Phone - (909) 783-1473
  • Fax - (909) 783-1473

Secondary Location

  • 1660 Chicago Ave, #M-17
  • RIVERSIDE,CA 92507
  • Phone - (951) 682-1180

Training/Clinical Services Offered

  • Assessment
  • Brief
  • Group
  • Individual
  • Long Term
  • Outpatient
  • Psych. Testing