California Psychology Internship CouncilDiscovery Counseling Center of the San Ramon Valley
(925) 837-0505
Agency Description
Discovery Counseling Center is a non-profit mental health agency in central Contra Costa County. Staff and trainees and interns provide mental health counseling as well as school-based counseling to the residents of the San Ramon Valley and beyond. In addition, the agency provides other educational services to the community. The agency works from an integrative model, providing both long and short-term counseling to clients.Agency Mission
To enhance the well being and quality of life for individuals and families in the greater San Ramon Valley by: -Providing affordable, high-quality mental health through clinic and school-based counseling. -Promoting family bonding and healthy communication through education and outreach.Population
Complete diagnostic range. The population is economically and ethnically diverse. Adults, families, and children, mild to moderate dysfunction.Staff (#, Degree, Prof. Lic.)
# of Psychologists: 3
# of MFT: 3
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 | 08/19/2022 | 06/10/2023 | |||||
| Full-time | 2 | $12,000 | 08/19/2022 | 06/10/2023 | 80 | 4,160 |
| PREDOC POSITIONS | IND. SUPERVISION HRS/WK | GRP. SUPERVISION HRS/WK |
|---|---|---|
| Half-time | ||
| Full-time | 2 | 2 |
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 |
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Training and Education Offered
Predoctoral training is designed to further intern's professional development, clinical experience, and identify as a professional psychologist. Interns will participate fully in the agency mission of promoting mental health in the San Ramon Valley by providing a wide range of clinical services and outreach to the local community. Training is focused on providing clinical services to children and families through individual, group, couple, or family therapy. Predoctoral interns will also participate in community outreach projects to further enhance their professional experience and growth. They will also learn and gain experience supervising doctoral trainees.X-Cultural Training
Opportunties:
Discovery Counseling Center established an equity, diversity, and inclusion comity to help increase our multicultural lens. All staff, trainees, and interns participate in multicultural training.Language(s) staff can use in the delivery of clinical services:
EnglishResponsibilities
School counseling interns are responsible for conducting initial assessment, individual and group counseling, and parent collateral work at the school sites. Clinic interns provide individual, family, couple, and group counseling, provide crisis intervention as needed, perform psychological testing, and assist in lower-level intern training. All interns participate in individual and group supervision, attend weekly didactic training, and professional development seminars, and attend weekly staff meetings. Interns may also supervise 1-2 practicum trainees.Prerequisites
Required/Desired Experience:
Children, adolescents, adults.Brief Description of Requirements:
Coursework in child development, psychopathology, counseling theories and techniques, group therapy, child assessment and testing. At least 2 years of clinical experience.Application Procedures
Agency will follow Capic guidelines.
Interview Process:
Applicant will be interviewed by 2 program managers regarding experience, applicant and agency needs. Individual interview. Case presentation may be required.What we are looking for:
Organized, creative, team player, good sense of humor, professional, able to work independently. Strong experience working with children, teens, and adults.Additional application docs required (if any)
- County - Contra Costa
- Contact Person Title - Doctoral Program Coordinator
- Contact Person - Noah Asch, Psy.D.
- Dir. of Training Title - Doctoral program coordinator
- Dir. of Training - Noah Asch, Psy.D.
- Last Updated - 17 November 2022
- Participating in CURRENT Match process - Yes
- CAPIC Member Since - 2021
- Region - No. Cal
- 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 - Kathy Chiverton
- 115-A Town and Country Drive
- Danville, CA 94526
- Phone - (925) 837-0505
- Fax - (925) 837-0505
Training/Clinical Services Offered
- Assessment
- Brief
- Consultation
- Couple
- Crisis
- Family
- Group
- Individual
- Inpatient
- Long Term
- Outpatient