Who we are
The Kaiser Permanente Mental Health Training Program offers future-focused, integrative training within a large multidisciplinary healthcare system. Trainees gain experience across a wide range of clinical settings and learn innovative, evidence-based approaches that reflect the latest trends and advancements in mental health and healthcare delivery.
Our career pathways
Kaiser Permanente’s Mental Health Training Program (MHTP) offers a full continuum of training programs at the premaster, postmaster, predoctoral, and postdoctoral levels. As the largest non-governmental mental health training program in the U.S., MHTP supports over 300 trainees annually across 21 Northern California medical centers and a virtual counseling center. Doctoral Internship and Postdoctoral Residency programs are APA-accredited or in the process of accreditation (with the exception of Neuropsychology Postdoctoral Residencies, which are APPIC members). All programs are grounded in a regionally coordinated, evidence-based training model that ensures consistency while supporting site-specific specialization.
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Specialty training
The specialty training offered through the Kaiser Permanente Regional Mental Health Training Program provides the opportunity for advanced training using evidence-based treatments and assessment. Our training programs allow for breadth and focused training with the opportunity for in-depth training in specialty areas.
Continuing education seminars
Kaiser Permanente is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Kaiser Permanente maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
The Kaiser Permanente Mental Health Training Program offers continuing education seminars designed for a multidisciplinary audience, including psychologists, social workers, marriage and family therapists, trainees, and other mental health professionals. These seminars are intended for internal employees and individuals involved in the Mental Health Training Program.
Select seminars are recorded and made available through our robust Continuing Education Seminar Library, supporting ongoing professional development and access to high‑quality, evidence‑informed educational content.
Get access to seminars like these
Our seminars feature expert presenters with extensive clinical, academic, and leadership experience across a range of mental health disciplines. Here are some seminars from our Continuing Education seminar library.
Exposure to exposure: How to overcome common concerns about exposure therapy for anxiety and deliver it in a confident, safe, and maximally effective manner
Presenter:
Brett Deacon, Ph.D
Resetting the Reward Pathway: A Clinician’s Guide to Supporting Early Abstinence
Presenter:
Benjamin Greenberg, PsyD
Beyond the Basics: Contemporary Topics in Clinical Supervision
Presenter:
Sarah Thompson, PhD and Danielle Keenan-Miller, PhD
Evidence-Based Practices for Managing Chronic Pain and Social Anxiety
Presenter:
Jennifer Caspari, PhD
Evaluation and Quality Improvement Lab
The Evaluation & Quality Improvement (EQI) Lab is a psychology lab focused on implementing and evaluating evidence‑based practices within Kaiser Permanente medical centers. By bringing together trainees and clinicians, the lab assesses patient outcomes, strengthens the delivery of evidence‑based treatments, and develops practical solutions to expand access to high‑quality behavioral healthcare.
Meet our team
Find out more about the individuals who take mental health training to the next level. Our team is comprised of dedicated staff who are passionate about our programs. We take pride in our shared vision to make the Kaiser Permanente Northern California Mental Health Training Program and Counseling Centers the best place to train.
Equity, inclusion and diversity
The Kaiser Permanente Mental Health Training Program trains the next generation of healthcare leaders within a large multidisciplinary setting. Our nationally recognized program utilizes innovative, cutting-edge approaches with a highly diverse patient population.
Kaiser Permanente mission statement
Kaiser Permanente’s mission is to provide efficient, high-quality, evidence-based, integrated health care while supporting innovation and continuous quality improvement. KP identifies this objective in its official mission statement, “to provide high quality, affordable health care services and to improve the health of our members and the communities we serve”.
The Mental Health Training Program is committed to training within an integrated health care system to prepare trainees for dynamic roles as practicing licensed professionals in the health care system of the future.
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