To help strengthen the mental health care workforce and meet a growing demand for mental health care, Kaiser Permanente Northern California is currently recruiting for its Mental Health Training Program.
The Mental Health Training Program provides comprehensive clinical training in adult and child behavioral health, chemical dependency treatment, and multiple specialty training tracks to more than 250 doctoral and-master level trainees in 21 Northern California medical centers.
Trainees are taught clinical skills that support cutting-edge treatment protocols and follow evidence-based guidelines. They receive supervised training needed to graduate and become licensed clinical psychologists and therapists, which are in high demand throughout the United States.
A recent survey by the American Psychological Association found that six in 10 psychologists reported they are unable to accept new patients right now because of the demand for care. The survey also found that nearly half (46%) said they have been unable to meet the high numbers of patients seeking treatment, and nearly three-quarters (72%) have longer wait lists than before the pandemic.
As part of an ongoing commitment to expand the mental health workforce and increase diversity and representation, Kaiser Permanente Northern California Community Health is supporting the Mental Health Training Program.
As part of the program, Kaiser Permanente mental health trainees also work in the community, providing mental health education, mentoring, and resources to local schools and community organizations.
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The high demand is because Newsom has given free health care to the millions of illegals in California. It’s gonna get worse, folks.
Yep. That is why I left my job at the county. It was crazy. But these folks are bleeding over into other hospital systems now too.
Sign Newsom up ASAP – he needs as much training as possible. 🙂
There has always been a high demand Kaiser never met. They have never funded mental health programs or had one that even worked til they got sued last year although I’ve paid my premium for like 50yrs. It has NOTHING to do with illegal aliens and EVERYTHING to do with not making mental health a priority like every other healthcare system. They don’t have enough Drs and therapists to serve LEGAL CITIZENS who are patients and paying for it already, nevermind anyone else. But nice try blaming people that have NOTHING to do with our mental health problem in America cuz we’ve never had a successful mental health programs in America EVER.
I know quite a few people that used Kaiser’s mental health facilities and programs in the past and it worked very well for them.
The majority that complain like you never had a clue, and we’re ignorant how to go about making it work.
I agree. This illegal alien rhetoric is at best delusion.
Kaiser’s stipends are MINIMAL for associates and 9/10 people I’ve spoken to who utilize Kaiser MH services say they’re terrible. A systemic issue for sure, but hopefully that stipend gets bumped up because other places are paying 70-80,000 to hire associates.
My family needed Kaiser MH 10 years ago. They were severely rationing care back then. The therapists even went on strike because they sucked so bad. The whole time I never saw a help wanted sign. It took the lawsuit to motivate change at Kaiser
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