Psychology Training Program at Salud Family Health Centers

Program Description
Director
Katrin Seifert, Psy.D.
Director of Integrated Services and Psychology Training

Organization Description
Salud Family Health Centers is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) with nine clinics dedicated to providing primary health services to all the residents of a defined catchment area, covering parts of Weld, Boulder, Adams, Larimer, Morgan and Logan Counties, Colorado. The Salud system follows an integrated model of care that aims to ensure high-quality, comprehensive, culturally competent, primary medical, dental, and behavioral health services to traditionally underserved populations, thus reducing barriers to care. Salud promotes prevention and early intervention in an effort to reduce unnecessary medical concerns, utilization, and costs.

For more information about Behavioral Health at Salud, please see visit our Behaviorial Health section here.

Training Program Description
The psychology training program at Salud includes opportunities for graduate-level practicum students, pre-doctoral interns, and postdoctoral residents. We aim to develop culturally-competent primary care psychologists who are prepared to work in integrated safety net settings as clinicians, educators, and administrators. Our goal is to provide trainees with clinical, consultative, and educational experiences that will inform their view of health and the healthcare system and impact their approach to patient care. As a trainee you will have the opportunity to practice in one of the top integrated primary care settings while learning about policy, organizational, and management issues that professional psychologists working in medical settings need to understand.

Philosophy:
The philosophy of the program is guided by the Local Clinical Scientist Model as described by Stricker and Trierweiler (American Psychologist, 1995), which emphasizes utilizing observation skills, imbued with a scientific approach and attitude, to address clinical problems, all with an appreciation of the importance of context. The primary purpose of the training is to help trainees utilize and expand on their existing competencies in a primary care setting. Trainees must exhibit strong critical thinking, case conceptualization, and hypothesis testing abilities, awareness of personal biases, and cultural competency.

Competencies:

• Professional conduct, ethics, legal considerations
• Individual and cultural diversity
• Theories and methods of psychological diagnosis and assessment in primary care
• Intervention skills appropriate to primary care
• Psychopharmacology and behavioral medicine knowledge base
• Scholarly inquiry and application of current scientific knowledge to practice
• Professional consultation skills
• Supervision
• Team and collaboration orientation with an emphasis on wellness and prevention
• Familiarity with the public behavioral health system

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Psychology
For psychologist candidates with an interest in Integrated Primary Care psychology.

The fellowship is a one-year salaried with benefits position in integrated primary care psychology. Fellows function as an integral part of the larger behavioral health team, consisting of psychologists, social workers, counselors, and graduate-level trainees. Primary job duties include conducting mental health screenings and diagnostic evaluations, providing consultation services and brief interventions as requested by primary care providers, and providing individual, family, and/or group psychotherapy. In addition, the fellow conducts psychological assessments as requested by the treating team, including cognitive and personality. The fellow provides supervision, under the supervision of a licensed psychologist, to graduate practicum students, as available. There are various opportunities for teaching, research, and becoming involved in management and administration as they arise and are consistent with the fellow’s interest.

Duties

• Act independently as a part of the Behavioral Health team
• Provide supervision to practicum student(s), as available
• Bi-weekly postdoc meetings at Salud (case conference, didactics)
• Quarterly Behavioral Health meetings
• Participation in Denver-area postdoctoral meetings
• Involvement in the groundbreaking work that is constantly happening in Integrated Primary Care (research, articles, presentations)

Requirements

Application Process: Please submit inquiries and/or cover letter, CV, and two letters of recommendation via email to Dr. Katrin Seifert at kseifert@saludclinic.org or 303-833-2050 x4726. The application deadline is January 15.

Practicum Opportunity
For psychology graduate students in with an interest in Integrated Primary Care psychology

Duties include health and behavior Screenings, consultation-based services, psychotherapy, testing/assessment, and attendance at monthly meetings for case conferences and didactic seminars. Supervision is provided by a licensed psychologist, a licensed clinical social worker, or a postdoctoral fellow working under the supervision of a licensed psychologist.

Number of psychology trainees: Varies. Number of hours/week trainee works: Minimum 12 per week.

Qualifications: Cultural sensitivity; ability to communicate in Spanish preferred; ability to function in a fast-paced medical environment requiring quick assessment and intervention; strong communication skills. Advanced students only (with minimum 2 years clinical experience).

Pay: None

Application Process: We accept applications in February/March and begin interviews in mid-March. Please submit inquiries and/or cover letter and CV to Dr. Katrin Seifert at kseifert@saludclinic.org> or 303-833-2050 x4726.