Pre-Masters Mental
Health Internship

The Department of Psychiatry in Richmond is committed to culturally- and linguistically-responsive patient care and is continuously working to improve the ways we can best serve our community.

The Richmond clinic has a strong morale, and staff provide ongoing support to one other, embracing an “open door policy” which offers opportunity for regular consultation and support. The training team is passionate about teaching new clinicians both clinical skills and practices to integrate their own intersecting cultural identities into their work to facilitate the development of a sustainable mental health career.

The Department of Psychiatry provides individual and group treatments to adults, children, and families. There are specialties in depression, anxiety, PTSD and trauma.

Below is a list of some of the innovative programs housed in the Richmond Psychiatry department that our interns have been involved with:

• The Clinical Case Management (CCM) program provides four-day-a-week intensive treatment to patients struggling with psychotic spectrum disorders, with a focus on early intervention and evidence-based and person-centered practices.
• Kaiser’s first comprehensive Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) Program aimed at reducing high risk behaviors and increasing quality of life for patients with severe emotion regulation problems.
• The La Clínica program is a multi-disciplinary team of clinicians who provide culturally and linguistically client-centered mental health care for Latinx-identified clients, centering culture and the needs of both our clients and providers through advocacy, innovation, and collaboration.
• The first Affirmations For Your Ancestors (AFYA) program creates a safe therapeutic space that honors the unique contributions, wisdom, knowledge and experiences of people in the African Diaspora.
• The Queer and Trans Coalition (QTC) offers a community to LBGTQ+ providers for support, consultation, and connection in order to build culturally-affirming care for patients.
• The Collective Health For Asians (CHA) program exists to develop and provide culturally-responsive care for members of the diverse Asian diaspora through Kaiser and our local communities.

• Individual Psychotherapy
• Group Therapy and Psychoeducation Classes
• Clinical Consultation

We are seeking interns who are organized, flexible, have good time management skills, can work independently but also enjoy being part of a team, who are eager to learn and are willing to be challenged.

We will have 1 adult track intern position

We are seeking interns who are organized, flexible, have good time management skills, can work independently but also enjoy being part of a team, who are eager to learn and are willing to be challenged.

We will have 2 Clinical Case Management intern positions

The Perinatal Wellness Program (PWP) offers individual and group therapy to Kaiser’s community of birthing people, a weekly consultation for the PWP clinicians, and fosters collaborative relationships with other Kaiser providers who work with this population.

Didactic trainings are 1 hour per week and may include the following:

• Critical Race Theory
• Perinatal Mental Health
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis
• Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
• PTSD Assessment and Treatment
• Decolonizing Mental Health Care
• Incorporating Sex and Sexuality in Therapy
• Transgender Affirming Assessment and Care
• Interpersonal Therapy