California Psychology Internship CouncilHome Start, Inc.
(619) 692-0727 109
Training and Education Offered by Internship
Please describe your objective in training Predoctoral interms. Please include a brief description of your training program and how it fits within the goals or mission of your agency:
Home Start's main objective is to train interns to become proficient in understanding and applying effective clinical assessment, treatment, APA ethical guidelines, legal standards, and make progress toward healthy development of their professional identity. Emphasis is also on the development of skills in evidence-based best practices of TF-CBT and PCIT, and specifically how these treatment approaches apply to the effects of trauma and with under-served children and their families. Developing an awareness of the transference and countertransference issues is an important aspect of this training, as well as creating an understanding of the ethnic and cultural diversity issues that impact both assessment and treatment. Finally, the inter learn about and utilize the benefits of collaboration with other professionals and community resource. Interns receive one hour of individual supervision, 2 hours of group supervision each week, as well as biweekly trainings and in-services in topics relevant to the treatment team at Home Start.
If applicable, describe in detail how the internship training differs from practicum training:
RESPONSIBILITIES AND FUNCTIONS OF PREDOCTORAL INTERNS:
Interns are responsible for intake, assessment and referrals as needed, psychological testing, treatment planning, individual therapy, family therapy, group therapy, couples therapy, case coordination/consultation with other providers both inside and outside of Home Start, discharge planning, in-service trainings, crisis intervention, play therapy, treatment team meetings, individual and group supervision, audio and/or videotaping of clients and occasional live supervision.
Training/Clinical Services Offered:
Assessment, Brief, Consultation, Couple, Crisis, Family, Group, Individual, Inpatient, Long Term, Neuropsych, Other, Outpatient, Psych. Testing
Comments Regarding Theoretical Orientation of Staff
- County - San Diego
- Contact Person Title - Behavioral Health Team Leader
- Contact Person - Sade Carswell, Psy.D.
- Dir. of Training Title - Dr.
- Dir. of Training - Madeline Brener, Psy.D.
- Last Updated - 16 November 2023
- Participating in CURRENT Match process - Yes
- CAPIC Program ID - I-180
- CAPIC Member Since - 2007
- Region - So. Cal
- Statuses approved by CAPIC
- Half-Time 1 Year - Yes
- Half-Time 2 Years - No
- Full-Time 1 Year - No
- CAPIC Internship Types Available:
- Half-Time 1 Year - Yes
- Half-Time 2 Years - No
- Full-Time 1 Year - No
Primary Location
- Executive Director - Laura Tancredi-Baese, LCSW
- 5005 Texas Street, Suite 203
- San diego, CA 92108
- Phone - (619) 692-0727 109
- Fax - (619) 692-0727 109
Secondary Location
- 131 Avocado Avenue
- El Cajon, Ca 92020
Training/Clinical Services Offered
- Assessment
- Brief
- Consultation
- Crisis
- Family
- Group
- Individual
- Long Term
- Outpatient
- Psych. Testing