Portia Bell Hume Behavioral Health & Training Center

(925) 825-1793

Current Training/Cohort

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

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

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

Half-Time Full-Time
Program 1: Alliant/CSPP-SF 0 2
Program 2: John F. Kennedy University (JFKU) 0 1
Program 3: Palo Alto University (formerly PGSP) 0 0
Program 4: The Wright Institute 0 0
Program 5: California Institute of Integral Studies 0 1
Program 6: Various programs 0 2
Program 7: None 0 0

Other Trainees in Current Training Program:

Postdoc, or Practicum Number
psychology practicum students 18
psychology postdocs 5
MSW
MFT 2

Agency Description:

The training of Mental Health Professionals is an essential part of the mission of the Portia Bell Hume Behavioral Health and Training Center. The Hume Center is dedicated to the development of excellence in training of psychologists in practicum students, predoctoral interns, and postdoctoral fellows as it supports its trainees in the delivery of psychological services to diverse under- and unserved populations. The Hume Center is a Community Mental Health Center that has clinics located in Concord, Pittsburg, Pleasanton, and Fremont, as well as satellite locations in Dublin, Hayward, and Livermore, California. Our mission is to provide culturally sensitive and comprehensive behavioral health services of the highest quality to under- and unserved populations. We believe in the principles of prevention, continuity of care, and collaboration with the people most involved in the lives of our clients.

Agency Mission:

Our Philosophy The Hume Center’s guiding philosophy is that the key to helping others who are in psychological distress is to understand that the way they are seeing their circumstances give rise to the way that they are interacting with the world. Symptoms are coping strategies that make sense when they are seen from the perspective of the client. The fundamental belief that underlies our approach is that all people want to be effective and want to express what they see as the truth about their lives, so we approach our work with them with compassion, openness, and respect. Our approach to training at the Hume Center is based on the conviction that our trainees can best help others with compassion, openness, and respect when the Hume Center staff treats its trainees with those same attitudes. Our guiding philosophy is that trainees will do their best work and will learn best in an environment where relationships with supervisors, staff, and peers are valued and respected. Specifically, our approach to group supervision demonstrates our conviction that non-judgmental peer consultation greatly increases the value of the group experience for both presenters and participants. A Multi-Cultural Setting Hume Center trainees work in a multi-cultural setting and provide services to clients of many ethnicities, language preferences, ages, cultural and religious backgrounds, abilities or disabilities, and sexual orientations and gender identities. Trainees are expected to be sensitive to differences among clients in their backgrounds and sensitive to the way marginalized populations are affected by the dominant culture.

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

Staff come from varied orientations. They used Behavioral Health Consultation to help each supervisee develop their understanding of the client and interventions from their own orientation.

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? No

Comments on agency accessibility:

  • County - Contra Costa
  • Contact Person Title - Director of Training
  • Contact Person - Alex Sanchez, Psy.D.
  • Dir. of Training Title - Dr.
  • Dir. of Training - Alex Sanchez, Psy.D.

  • Last Updated - 08 April 2024

  • Number of Applicants Last Year - 10

  • Participating in CURRENT Match process - Yes

  • CAPIC Program ID - I-217
  • Region - No. Cal
  • Internships Status - Full
  • 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 - Dr. Joty Sikand (President)
  • 1333 Willow Pass Road
  • Suite 102
  • Concord, CA 94520
  • Phone - (925) 825-1793
  • Fax - (925) 825-1793

Secondary Location

  • 39420 Liberty Street
  • Suite 252
  • Fremont 94538
  • Phone - (510) 745-9151
  • Fax - (510) 745-9152

Training/Clinical Services Offered

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