Requirements and Benefits

Important Dates and Requirements:

The Training Year will start on the first Monday in August. Doctoral Interns and Post-Doctoral Fellows will participate in a 54 week Training Year. For Practicum Students, the training year is either 52 weeks for those working 20 hours per week or 44 weeks for those working 24 hours per week in school-based settings.

To start the training year, new trainees plus all staff and continuing trainees are required to participate in the:

• All-day Welcome Retreat, generally on the first Monday of August.
• Orientation Week(s): orientations for each program assignment are conducted during the first two weeks of the training year

All important training year dates and requirements will be confirmed once accepted in your Letter of Understanding.

Weekly Requirements:

• Doctoral Interns, Post-Doctoral Fellows, and Masters Associates: During the training year, these positions spend a minimum of 40 hours/week in one Clinic (Concord, Fremont, Antioch, Pleasanton, or Richmond) and in the community. Doctoral Interns participate in a weekly all-agency didactic seminar for their training level.
• Masters and Doctoral Practicum Students: During the training year, half-time trainees spend a minimum of 20 hours/week in one clinic and in the community. They also participate in a weekly all-agency didactic seminar for their training level.
• Meeting requirements will depend on the schedule at your assigned clinic. Group supervision runs for two hours a week.
• All practicum students, doctoral interns, masters associates, and post-doctoral fellows will spend at least 25% of their time in face-to-face psychological services to patients/clients. Doctoral Interns are assigned approximately 21 hours of direct service.
• Active and professional participation in didactics is expected. Didactic seminars run for two hours a week for Doctoral Interns 1 hour per week for Practicum Students
• Full and proactive use of supervision is expected. Practicum students receive one hour weekly, doctoral interns receive two hours weekly, and post-graduates receive one hour weekly.

Benefits

Trainees will receive:

• Three (3) weeks of Personal Time Off, 12 Holidays, and 1 Cultural Holiday
• Reimbursements for mileage.
• Practicum students receive a volunteer reimbursement of $500 per month worked at Hume Center.
• Doctoral Interns start off at $28.70/hour as a Mental Health Specialist until they have become registered with the California Board of Psychology as Registered Psychological Associates and waivered with the State of California as Waivered Psychologists. Once registered and waivered, their pay is increased to $30.14/hour. Therefore, if the Doctoral Intern acheives these statuses by the first day of the Internship, their estimated annual pay would be approximately $62,691.00, depending on actual hours worked. Doctoral Interns will begin working on onboarding and credentialing immediately upon matching with the Hume Center in February and March.Doctoral Interns start off at $28.70/hour as a Mental Health Specialist until they have become registered with the California Board of Psychology as Registered Psychological Associates and waivered with the State of California as Waivered Psychologists. Once registered and waivered, their pay is increased to $30.14/hour. Therefore, if the Doctoral Intern acheives these statuses by the first day of the Internship, their estimated annual pay would be approximately $62,691.00, depending on actual hours worked. Doctoral Interns will begin working on onboarding and credentialing immediately upon matching with the Hume Center in February and March.
• Doctoral Interns and Post-graduates are hired as temporary employees and receive temporary employment benefits, including access to health, dental, and vision insurance, paid jury duty (up to 5 days) and bereavement time off, and other benefits. Vision insurance and $25,000 group life insurance are provided without cost to employees, including Doctoral Interns and Post-Doctoral Fellows.