California Psychology Internship CouncilSynovation Medical Group-Pasadena Rehabilitation Institute (Dept. of BM)
(626) 403-6308
Current Training/Cohort
# of Half-Time PREDOCTORAL INTERNS in current training cohort: 3
# of Full-Time PREDOCTORAL INTERNS in current training cohort: 2
Number of current Predoctoral Intern Positions Filled Listed By Doctoral Program of Enrollment:
| Half-Time | Full-Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Program 1: | None | 0 | 0 |
| Program 2: | None | 0 | 0 |
| Program 3: | None | 0 | 0 |
| Program 4: | None | 0 | 0 |
| Program 5: | None | 0 | 0 |
| Program 6: | None | 0 | 0 |
| Program 7: | None | 0 | 0 |
Other Trainees in Current Training Program:
| Postdoc, or Practicum | Number |
|---|---|
| psychology practicum students | 6 |
| psychology postdocs | 0 |
| MSW | 0 |
| MFT | 1 |
Agency Description:
The Behavioral Medicine Department, part of Synovation Medical Group, is dedicated to providing integrated behavioral medicine services within an interdisciplinary format to help patients increase their quality of life. The Behavioral Medicine Department conducts patient evaluations and assessments as well as cognitive behavioral therapy, biofeedback, and psychoeducation. Additionally, the department conducts neuropsychological evaluations. The department receives referrals from neurologists and psychiatrists for the purposes of evaluation of head injuries, stroke, or memory loss.
In addition to providing the above services, the Behavioral Medicine Department operates interdisciplinary pain management programs that bring together multiple modalities of treatment to help chronic pain patients increase their quality of life through increased functionality, increased activities of daily living, increased reliance on self, medication stabilization and reduction, decreasing pain, and decreasing suffering (psychosocial factors affecting medical condition).
Agency Mission:
The Behavioral Medicine Department at Synovation Medical Group is dedicated to providing integrated behavioral medicine services within an interdisciplinary format to help patients who are suffering from chronic medical conditions become more self-reliant, cope more effectively with their symptoms, and improve their quality of life.
Theoretical Orientation(s) of Staff:
Bio-psychosocial, Cognitive behavioral, Family Systems, Humanistic/Existential, Integrative, Jungian, Narrative, Other: Cross-cultural, Psychodynamic/Psychoanalytic, Psychosocial Rehabilitation, Transpersonal
Comments Regarding Theoretical Orientation of Staff
Staff use a bio-psycho-social approach to treating chronic pain. Staff provides CBT in an integrated treatment format to treat anxiety, depression, and other mental disorders.
AGENCY ACCESSIBILITY AND DISABILITY ISSUES
| Are you familiar with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990? | Yes |
| If not, would you like information? | No |
| Is the agency wheelchair accessible? | Yes |
| Do trainees have access to computers to do their paperwork? | Yes |
| Has there been a student/intern/trainee with a disability at the agency within the last five years? | Yes |
| Are there any training staff with disabilities at the agency? | Yes |
| Has the agency provided in-service training on disabilities in the past five years? | Yes |
Comments on agency accessibility:
- County - Los Angeles
- Contact Person Title - Director of Behavioral Medicine
- Contact Person - Philip Corrado, PhD
- Dir. of Training Title - Dr.
- Dir. of Training - Philip Corrado, Ph.D.
- Last Updated - 30 January 2019
- Participating in CURRENT Match process - Yes
- CAPIC Program ID - I-335
- CAPIC Member Since - 2012
- Region - So. Cal
- Statuses approved by CAPIC
- Half-Time 1 Year - No
- Half-Time 2 Years - Yes
- Full-Time 1 Year - Yes
- CAPIC Internship Types Available:
- Half-Time 1 Year - No
- Half-Time 2 Years - Yes
- Full-Time 1 Year - Yes
Primary Location
- Executive Director - Clayton Varga
- 1017 S. Fair Oaks Ave.
- Pasadena, CA 91105
- Phone - (626) 403-6308
- Fax - (626) 403-6308
Training/Clinical Services Offered
- Assessment
- Brief
- Crisis
- Group
- Individual
- Long Term
- Neuropsych
- Outpatient
- Psych. Testing
- Other