Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology
Message From the Training Director
Dear Potential Applicant:
Thank you for your interest in our APA Accredited Psychology Internship Program and/or APPIC member Postdoctoral Fellowship Program. Both of our psychology programs provide specialized training in clinical child and adolescent psychology that are committed to serving the Sacramento community in Northern California.
We are committed to training highly qualified professionals in psychology and psychiatry, and promote professional growth and development.
How we support our trainees:
- Prepare interns for independent practice as health service psychologists with specialized experience with diverse and/or underserved child and family populations
- Train interns and fellows who will exercise strong clinical judgment and contribute both to the welfare of society and to the profession
- Support the lifelong learning process and development across competency areas
- Respect our trainees' unique cultural identity that each brings to the team, clinic, and community
- Encourage self-care practices to increase longevity and effective engagement in the field
Our training programs provide advanced and specialized training in the areas of:
- Direct evidence-based, developmentally appropriate, and culturally-sensitive clinical service
- Professional development
- Ethical decision-making
- Scholarly inquiry
Over the years, interns and fellows who have graduated from our program have been highly competitive and gone on to secure employment as postdoctoral fellows, staff psychologists, academic faculty members, and private practitioners.
How we define a successful trainee:
- Actively open to the learning process
- Responsible
- Adaptable
- Flexible
- Culturally curious
- Collaborative
We are pleased to share that our inaugural internship training year was first accredited, on-contingency status, by the American Psychological Association (APA) in 2019, and was successfully fully accredited in 2021. Our current accreditation cycle runs through 2024. For further information, contact APA Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation, 750 First Street, N.E., Washington, DC 20002-4242; (202) 336-5979. Or, visit APA’s Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation website. For other APA matters, call (800) 374-3431 or visit APA’s main website. Our post-doctoral fellowship program is not APA-accredited, but has been an active APPIC member for over 20 years.
I hope that you find this information useful in helping you decide if our site would match your training needs and professional goals. Please contact our program or our administrative training staff via email if you have any questions about our program.
Sincerely,
Lindsey Overstreet, Psy.D.
Training Director
loverstreet@health.ucdavis.edu
Olivia Briceño Contreras, Psy.D.
Associate Training Director
obcontreras@health.ucdavis.edu
Monica Mercado
Training Programs Administrator
mmercado@health.ucdavis.edu