Solano County Health and Social Services

(707) 784-2053

Agency Description

Led by Behavioral Health Deputy Director, Sandra Sinz, Solano County Behavioral Health assists over 5,500 children, youth, and adults each year who are experiencing a psychiatric crisis or who have significant mental and emotional disabilities. Solano County provides a broad range of mental health services for children, adolescents, young adults, adults and older adults diagnosed with significant and persistent mental health disorders and/or substance use disorders. Culturally and linguistically competent care is provided with sensitivity and awareness of the person's self-identified culture, race, ethnicity, language preference, age, gender, sexual orientation, disability, religious/spiritual beliefs, and socioeconomic status. The spectrum of services provided through Solano County Behavioral Health includes: intake assessment, psychological testing, individual group and family psychotherapy, psycho-education, crisis evaluation, intervention and stabilization, medication services, integrated primary care, forensic psychosocial intervention, case management, and consultation. This provides a wide array of options for direct therapy experiences due to the diverse programs and communities served. There are options to work with children and families and/or adults through the outpatient programs. Psychological testing experiences can include children and adult cconsumers, including forensic consumers. Solano County is one of the 4 most diverse counties in the country with a goal to diversify the workforce to meet this populations needs.

Agency Mission

Mental Health Vision Individuals of all ages will receive support to optimize their best development, increase their resiliency, and recover from mental illness Mental Health Values Hope, Empowerment, Resilience, Choice, Community Integration and Inclusion, Self-Reliance and Responsibility, and Meaningful Quality of Life. Mental Health Mission To provide mental health services and supports in Solano County that are person-centered, safe, effective, efficient, timely, and equitable, that are supported by friends and community, that promote wellness/recovery, and that fully incorporates shared decision making between consumers, family members, and providers. Overarching Principles Care is provided to promote the self-defined recovery, family, and child resiliency as well as positive development of each person served. Care is provided in a culturally and linguistically competent way, with sensitivity and awareness of the persons’ self-identified culture, race, ethnicity, national origin, language preference, age gender, gender identity, sexual orientations, religious/spiritual beliefs, disability, and socioeconomic status. There are no disparities for individuals or groups of individuals in accessibility, availability, or quality of mental health services provided.

Population

Solano County provides a broad range of mental health services for children, adolescents, young adults, adults and older adults diagnosed with significant and persistent mental health disorders and/or substance use disorders. Members of these groups may be involved in other systems such as the jail, probation, foster care, and/or different housing services. The people served come from a variety of backgrounds and are diverse in culture, language, race, disability, socioeconomic status, level of access to support, gender, sexual orientation and or religion/spirituality. There are high levels of complex and generational trauma with the population and a variety of mental health needs including psychotic disorders, personality disorders, dual-diagnosis, and other mental health challenges. Our data below is current and represents a consumer group of &&&&&&Percentages noted are based on this total with no entry completing the 100%. Our data for children is organized between the ages of 6-17 which is roughly 21% of the total population. Breakdown of children vs. adolescents is an approximation. At this time, data is not being collected for the amount of consumers we serve with physical disabilities.

Staff (#, Degree, Prof. Lic.)

# of Psychologists: 4

# of Psychiatrists: 14

# of MFT/MSW: 52

# of Nurse practioners: 2

# of Physician Assistants: 2

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 0 0 0.00 07/06/2020 06/25/2021 0 0
Full-time 0 2 20000.00 07/06/2020 06/25/2021 40 2000
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 FT 2

Required days and times

This is a full-time position with the expectation of 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday 8am-5pm. Options for alternative 40 hour schedules may be available. Interns must be present during two-week orientation and attend all trainings and supervision unless otherwise approved. Required Wednesday and Thursday mornings.

Training and Education Offered

Training of practitioners is an integral part of maintaining and improving the field of mental health treatment. Solano County Behavioral Health serves a dynamic population with high needs for appropriate services and this is beneficial for Intern experience in addition to familiarizing practitioners with the needs of this population. Our training program encompasses the mission of Solano County to provide mental health services and supports in Solano County that are person-centered, safe, effective, efficient, timely, and equitable, that are supported by friends and community, that promote wellness/recovery, and that fully incorporates shared decision making between consumers, family members, and providers. Training will all encompass cultural competence, and recognition of diversity of the population we serve. Solano County also envisions keeping its mental health services accessible and providing the most appropriate type of care to the population. That includes training in evidence based models and treatment and continued access to research to support improvement. The roadway to being a licensed psychologist allows for different roles such as being a consultant, a supervisor, doing research, trainings, and direct services including therapy and psychological evaluations. The activities and trainings provided in our program allow opportunities to explore different roles within our field. There is also the opportunity to connect with other Pre-doctoral Interns across agencies to allow for a larger cohort for support and learning

X-Cultural Training

Opportunties:

Solano County has a strong commitment to ensuring the provision of county-wide mental health services are delivered in ways which recognize, are sensitive to, and respectful of individual, cultural, and linguistic differences. Didactic trainings and supervision will include cultural competence discussions. Interns will be included in our Health Care disparity trainings.

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

Spanish

Responsibilities

Under supervision of Licensed staff, the pre-doctoral intern provides or assists in providing psychological evaluation and psychotherapy services to clients struggling with mental illness and their families; provides consultation to staff and community agencies; performs related duties as required. Duties may include but are not limited to : *Performs individual, group, and family counseling and psychotherapy using a variety of treatment modalities to assist clients in exploring and gaining insight into their personality/emotional difficulty and helping them resolve their conflicts. *Selects and administers psychological tests and other diagnostic procedures; analyzes and interprets tests and observations of patterns of behavior. *Conducts clinical interviews with clients and relatives to elicit information regarding psychologically relevant material *Prepares interpretive reports including diagnosis, prognosis, and other findings relevant to the disposition or treatment of the client (e.g., court reports); testifies in court as needed; confers with staff and other departments in case conferences and in-service trainings sessions; addresses professional and lay groups regarding mental health related issues.

Prerequisites

Required/Desired Experience:

The population we work with is experiencing complex and difficult challenges in their life and with their mental health. We desire an applicant with some experience working with high level clients and familiar with collaboration of treatment across systems and providers. Comfort and skill navigating crisis situations is important. It is desired that an applicant has the knowledge to formulate an assessment and case conceptualization that leads to appropriate treatment interventions. Comfort with working with diverse populations struggling with diverse challenges such as homelessness, foster care, incarceration, hospitalization, and other life experiences is required. Ability and flexibility to navigate different treatment environments in the community, jails and other non-traditional spaces is required. It is desired that the applicant has completed psychological testing beyond what is completed during assessment class. To work with the child and adolescent population it is required that one have training on child development. Familiarity with Medi-Cal paperwork is helpful.

Brief Description of Requirements:

Student should be attending an accredited university. We would like an applicant to have experience providing therapy to a diverse population and be capable of assessing, diagnosing and providing a treatment plan that is appropriate for the clients mental health needs and relevant to their culture/background. Experience with community mental health and providing therapy in different environments is a plus. Understanding and skills at navigating crisis is important due to the population we serve. Applicants must have completed their school requirements for clinical psychology to enter into an internship.

Application Procedures

Applicants are expected to follow CAPIC guidelines for application to the program. This requires that all application and supporting material is submitted via capic.net. -Students must register for CAPIC online match process by deadline. -Follow Match dates and submit application material to our internship program by deadline -All complete submissions will be reviewed and qualified applicants will be contacted by phone for brief phone screening -Selected candidates will be invited for an interview -Please refer to dates and times for Match process

Interview Process:

All applicants who meet criteria will be contacted for a brief phone interview. Select applicants will then be invited to be interviewed individually by a panel of training program staff, interviewed as a group with other applicants and are then required to complete two vignettes in a specified amount of time.

What we are looking for:

We are looking for an applicant that is passionate about community mental health and committed to cultural competence. With one of the most diverse populations, we continually work to match our workforce with the needs of our population culturally and linguistically. An individual who is collaborative,a creative problem solver, driven and able to write reports efficiently. Someone who is dedicated to the laws and ethics of our profession and continues to find opportunities for individual and professional growth. It is important that someone can work independently and also use resources as needed. Comfort with managing crisis and navigating resources is desired. As an agency and training program we seek individuals who are eager to learn from and contribute to the clinical team.

Additional application docs required (if any)

  • Assessment Battery Report
  • Transcripts - Graduate

Additional Comments

Applicant must pass Live Scan fingerprinting and clear all criminal clearances. It is helpful to have an established NPI number prior to beginning placement.
  • County - Solano
  • Contact Person Title - clinical psychologist
  • Contact Person - Christina Urrea, PsyD
  • Dir. of Training Title - Clinical Psychologist
  • Dir. of Training - Christina Urrea, PsyD

  • Last Updated - 19 February 2020

  • Number of Applicants Last Year - 1

  • Participating in CURRENT Match process - Yes

  • CAPIC Program ID - I-381
  • CAPIC Member Since - 2018
  • Region - No. Cal
  • Internships Status - Full
  • Statuses approved by CAPIC
    • Half-Time 1 Year - Yes
    • Half-Time 2 Years - Yes
    • 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 - Sandra Sinz
  • 2101 Courage Drive (MS 10-300)
  • Fairfield, CA 94533
  • Phone - (707) 784-2053
  • Fax - (707) 784-2053

Training/Clinical Services Offered

  • Assessment
  • Brief
  • Consultation
  • Couple
  • Crisis
  • Family
  • Group
  • Individual
  • Long Term
  • Neuropsych
  • Outpatient
  • Psych. Testing