CIIS Psychological Services Center (PSC)

415-346-1011

Current Training/Cohort

# of Half-Time PREDOCTORAL INTERNS in current training cohort: 6

# of Full-Time PREDOCTORAL INTERNS in current training cohort:

Number of current Predoctoral Intern Positions Filled Listed By Doctoral Program of Enrollment:

Half-Time Full-Time
Program 1: California Institute of Integral Studies 6 0

Other Trainees in Current Training Program:

Postdoc, or Practicum Number
psychology practicum students 10
psychology postdocs 1
MSW
MFT

Agency Description:

• California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) Wellness Counseling Center strives to provide culturally informed holistically based services to students, faculty, staff, and the Bay Area community. This goal will be supported by the CAPIC pre-doctoral internship in clinical/counseling psychology focused on direct service delivery to students, outreach and consultation to campus community, and on training of graduate students in clinical psychology. CIIS students are eligible for 8 sessions of psychotherapy per year. • California College of the Arts (CCA) Counseling Services through the CAPIC training program of the CIIS Psychological Services Center is pleased to offer a unique track that offers predoctoral interns the opportunity to receive excellent training and experience working with a diverse population of art students. We provide short-term therapy (and some opportunities for longer-term work), crisis intervention, and outreach for students. CCA students are eligible for 10 sessions of psychotherapy per academic year.

Agency Mission:

Recognizing wellness comes from a multiplicity of forms and modalities, the Wellness Center at CIIS strives to cultivate the interconnected relationships of student’s physical bodies, minds, and spirits to enhance personal, professional, and community health. Predoctoral Interns will be trained to provide high quality psychological services to CIIS students and CCA students.

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

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 - San Francisco
  • Contact Person Title - Director, CIIS Wellness Counseling Center
  • Contact Person - John Carson, Psy.D.
  • Dir. of Training Title - Director, CIIS Psychological Services Center
  • Dir. of Training - Erica Saini

  • Last Updated - 15 January 2024

  • Number of Applicants Last Year -

  • Participating in CURRENT Match process - Yes

  • CAPIC Member Since - 2020
  • Region - No. Cal
  • Internships Status - Half
  • Statuses approved by CAPIC
    • Half-Time 1 Year - No
    • Half-Time 2 Years - Yes
    • Full-Time 1 Year - No
  • CAPIC Internship Types Available:
    • Half-Time 1 Year - No
    • Half-Time 2 Years - Yes
    • Full-Time 1 Year - No

Primary Location

  • 507 Polk Street
  • Suite 420
  • San francisco, CA 94103
  • Phone - 415-346-1011

Secondary Location

  • 1453 Mission Street
  • San Francisco, CA 94103

Training/Clinical Services Offered

  • Assessment
  • Brief
  • Consultation
  • Group
  • Individual
  • Outpatient
  • Other