Kaiser Permanente Counseling Center

(707) 645-2120

Assessment and Psychological Testing

Will the trainee have an opportunity for assessment/psychological testing experience?: Yes

Percentage of time allowed for providing assessment services: Varies

Additional supervision and training for assessment/psychological testing: Yes

Describe the assessment training:

A psychological testing rotation or specialty track will be made available to interested interns. Training in psychological assessment involves understanding referral questions, selecting assessment methods, collecting background information, administering, scoring, and interpreting measures, formulating hypotheses, assigning diagnoses, and recommending interventions. Interns will only conduct assessments in which they have appropriate training. Specialized assessments such as neuropsychological testing for diagnostic purposes, for example, will only be performed and interpreted under the supervision of individuals who are privileged as neuropsychologists. interpreted under the direction of supervisors who have the appropriate training. Psychological assessment supervisors are to abide by the regulations established by the APA Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct Sections 9.01-9.11 on Assessment. The psychological assessment supervisor assigned is responsible for training the intern in testing procedures and determining the appropriate measures to be used in each case. Each intern is required to obtain written informed consent from the patient for psychological/neuropsychological assessment, which states that the intern is in training and working under the license of a staff psychologist supervisor.

List Assessment Supervisors:

INSTRUMENTS USED:

Projective, Neuropsychological, Intelliegence, Personality

Additional supervision and training for assessment/psychological testing: Varies

INTERNSHIP SUPERVISION

Half-Time Full-Time
INDIVIDUAL hrs/week 1 2
GROUP hrs/week 1 2

California Psychologists who can serve as Primary Supervisors

Name Degree CA Lic # Hrs/Wk Employed Orientation
Aaron Trinh PsyD 27230 40 -
Mandeep Tumber-Bhelah PhD 27706 40 -
Jonathan Oringher PhD 25348 32 -
Todd Disney PsyD 22109 32 -
Aubyn Fulton PhD 13187 40 -
Chinue Brown PsyD 20032 40 -
Mary Vertinski PhD 30509 32 -
Matthew Holland PsyD 29693 40 -

California Psychologists who can serve as Delegated Supervisors

Name Degree CA Lic # Hrs/Wk Employed Orientation
Aaron Trinh PsyD 27230 40 -
Mandeep Tumber-Bhela PhD 27706 40 -
Jonathan Oringher PhD 25348 32 -
Aubyn Fulton PhD 13187 40 -
Todd Disney PsyD 22109 32 -
Chinue Brown PsyD 20032 40 -
Mary Vertinski PhD 30509 32 -
Matthew Holland PsyD 29693 40 -

Other Licensed Mental Health Professionals with significant role in Training Program

Name Degree CA Lic # Hrs/Wk Employed Orientation
Jennifer Thom PhD 26767 40 -
Kathryn Wetzler PsyD 20009 40 -
Supria Gill PhD 29402 40 -

TOTAL COUNT OF LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH STAFF BY LICENSE

Number of Licensed MH Staff (not FTE)

# Psychologists # Psychiatrists
8 0

Other licensed MH staff (list discipline, then number)

LCSW 6
LMFT 1
0
0

DIRECT METHODS OF SUPERVISION HOURS PER YEAR

Individual Group
Direct Live Observation 4 + 0
Reviewing of Videotapes 0 0
Reviewing Audiotapes 0 0
Review Session Process Notes 48 0
  • County - USA
  • Dir. of Training Title - Dr.
  • Dir. of Training - Jennifer Thom, Ph.D.

  • Last Updated - 06 March 2024

  • Number of Applicants Last Year - 264

  • Participating in CURRENT Match process - Yes

  • CAPIC Member Since - 2023
  • Region - No. Cal
  • Internships Status - Half/Full
  • Statuses approved by CAPIC
    • Half-Time 1 Year - Yes
    • Half-Time 2 Years - No
    • Full-Time 1 Year - Yes
  • CAPIC Internship Types Available:
    • Half-Time 1 Year - Yes
    • Half-Time 2 Years - No
    • Full-Time 1 Year - Yes

Primary Location

  • Executive Director - Jennifer Thom
  • 1950 Franklin St
  • Phone - (707) 645-2120
  • Fax - (707) 645-2120

Training/Clinical Services Offered

  • Assessment
  • Brief
  • Couple
  • Family
  • Group
  • Individual
  • Outpatient
  • Psych. Testing