Sharper Future San Diego

(619) 298-7427

Populations Served

Adolescents, Adults, Children, Couples, Elders, Elders/Seniors, Ethnic Minorities, Gay/Lesbian/Transgender, Homeless, Infants, International, Low Income, Outpatient, Rural, Students, Teens

Provide a brief demographic and/or diagnostically descriptive statement about the population your program serves:

Sharper Future provides assessment and treatment services to a unique population that includes: Caucasian, Latino, Asian, African American and Native American populations who have been labeled offenders or former-offenders by the criminal justice system. Common diagnoses among our clients include: substance abusing and dependent individuals, antisocial individuals, anxiety and mood disordered individuals, as well as individuals with sexual paraphilias.

POPULATION (approximate percentages of clients in each category):

Life Cycle %
Children (ages 0-12): 0
Adolescents (ages 13-17): 0
Adults (ages 18-64): 95
Families: 0
Elders/Seniors (>65): 5
Gender %
Male: 75
Female: 25
Transgendered: 0
Dysfunction Level %
High: 10
Moderate: 45
Mild: 45
Ethnic/Cultural Identity (% = 75)
African-American: 10
Asian & Asian-American: 5
Euro-American: 30
Latino/Latina: 50
Native American: 1
Bi-racial: 4
Other Group Identified %
Gay/Lesbian: 10
Clients with disabilities: 5
Other (International subsets, etc.): 0
  • County - San Diego
  • Contact Person Title - Clinical Director
  • Contact Person - Robert Cureton, Ph.D.
  • Dir. of Training Title - Director
  • Dir. of Training - Robert Cureton, Ph.D.

  • Last Updated - 15 March 2018

  • Number of Applicants Last Year - 14

  • Participating in CURRENT Match process - No

  • CAPIC Program ID - I-248
  • CAPIC Member Since - 2001
  • Region - So. Cal
  • Internships Status - Half
  • Statuses approved by CAPIC
    • Half-Time 1 Year - Yes
    • Half-Time 2 Years - No
    • Full-Time 1 Year - No
  • CAPIC Internship Types Available:
    • Half-Time 1 Year - Yes
    • Half-Time 2 Years - No
    • Full-Time 1 Year - No

Primary Location

  • Executive Director - Tom Tobin
  • 2667 Camino Del Rio South, Suite 305
  • San diego, CA 92108
  • Phone - (619) 298-7427
  • Fax - (619) 298-7427

Training/Clinical Services Offered

  • Assessment
  • Brief
  • Crisis
  • Family
  • Group
  • Individual
  • Long Term
  • Outpatient
  • Psych. Testing
  • Other