La Clínica Behavioral Health Training Center (LCBHTC)

Over the years, the LCBHTC has expanded their internship opportunities to provide undergraduate and graduate students with paid internships that support them on their behavioral health career journeys. Our internship programs feature culturally responsive training, mentorship, direct practice, and valuable learning experiences. The LCBHTC training emphasizes the knowledge and skills required for culturally responsive, evidence-based, recovery-oriented, and trauma-informed practice in the Latinx community. The LCBHTC is committed to providing students with the skills and experience necessary for their development and providing equitable compensation for their services.

In addition to its training mission, the center (LCBHTC) seeks to capture and disseminate the model of culturally responsive behavioral health services provided by La Clínica such that it becomes part of the canon of community defined evidence. The LCBHTC seeks to inform disparity reduction efforts for Latinos by firmly building upon existing empirical and community defined evidence as well as the collective professional and lived experiences of La Clínica clinicians.

• Programs
• Current Opportunities
• Resources
• Center Faculty
• Academic Partnerships
• External Sources of Support
• Selected Publications
• Research Incubator
• Culturally Responsive Professional Development

La Clínica offers supervised internship placements for undergraduate and graduate students across all three counties and in various behavioral health programs.

• Open to all Juniors, Seniors or recent graduates, our internships are a great entry level opportunity for students who are new to the field of behavioral health or want to develop their skills further.
• Participate in trainings like Mental Health First Aid, historical and intergenerational trauma, traditional healing, and many more.
• Observe, shadow, and support our case managers, health educators and clinicians, and lead special projects that serve our community and link patients with resources.
• Engage in mentorship opportunities and career development activities.
• Internship sites:
  • Cultura y Bienestar
  • Integrated Behavioral Health
  • Casa del Sol (Summer only)
• Requirements:
  • Majoring in Social Work, Psychology, Public Health, Ethnic Studies or related areas
  • Fluent in English and Spanish
• Commitment:
  • Semester long internships offered in Spring, Summer and Fall
  • Spring and Fall internships are 14 weeks long and Summer internships are 10 weeks
  • Must be available 2 full days a week Monday-Friday (16 hours/week) or 5 full days Monday-Friday (40 hours/week) during the summer for some programs
• Stipends:
  • Bachelor level students receive $20/hour
  • If students complete their full-time commitment they will receive:
    • $4,480 for Spring and Fall interns
    • $3,200 for Summer interns
  • We also provide travel stipends to help cover the cost of transportation to and from the internship site

• Offers supervis Internshipsed practicum placements to students pursuing their Master of Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy or related graduate level program.
• Extensive onboarding training and individual and group supervision provided by LCSWs, and LMFTs.
• A comprehensive range of weekly didactic sessions taught by seasoned clinicians, co-located UC Berkeley and Stanford University faculty, as well as indigenous healers. Weekly sessions emphasize cultural considerations of care for working with Latinx communities. Sessions include: Stages of Treatment, Building Rapport, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Skills, Trauma-informed Therapies and more.
• Participate in mentorship opportunities and career development activities.
• Internship Sites:
  • Integrated Behavioral Health- school based and primary care clinics
  • Casa del Sol – specialty mental health clinic
• Requirements:
  • Enrollment in an MSW, MFT, or related master level program
  • Fluent in English and Spanish
• Commitment:
  • Yearlong internship from Fall-Spring
  • 28 weeks long
  • 1st year students must be available full time Wednesday-Thursday and part time one more day Monday-Friday (20 hours/week)
  • 2nd year students must be available full time Wednesday-Friday (24 hours/week)
• Stipends:
  • Master level interns receive $23/hour for 1st year students and $23.81/hour for 2nd year students
  • If students complete their full time commitment they will receive
    • $12,880 for 1st year students
    • $16,000 for 2nd year students
    • We also provide travel stipends to help cover the cost of transportation to and from the internship site

• First and second year psychiatric nurse practitioner trainees.
• Extensive onboarding training, individual and group supervision provided by LCSWs, LMFTs, Licensed Psychologists, a Board Certified Psychiatrist, and a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner.
• A comprehensive range of weekly didactic sessions taught by seasoned clinicians, co-located UC Berkeley and Stanford University faculty, as well as indigenous healers.
• Internship Sites:
  • Casa del Sol – specialty mental health clinic
• Requirements:
  • Accredited psychiatric nurse practitioner program
  • Fluent in English and Spanish
• Commitment:
  • Yearlong internship from Fall-Spring
  • 30 weeks long
  • 1st year students must be available full day Fridays (8 hours/week)
  • 2nd year students must be available full time Thursday-Friday and part time one other day Monday-Friday (20 hours/week)
• Stipends:
  • Master level interns receive $23/hour for 1st year students and $25/hour for 2nd year students
  • If students complete their full-time commitment they will receive:
    • $5,520 for 1st year students
    • $15,000 for 2nd year students
    • We also provide travel stipends to help cover the cost of transportation to and from the internship site

Bachelor Level Internship:
Applications for the Summer ’24 Internship and the Case Manger Fellowship are now open until April 3rd. Apply Here:

BH Summer ’24 Internship.pdf

CM Fellowship ’24.pdf

Master Level Internship:
Application for ‘24-’25 is currently closed.

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Internship:
Application for ‘24-’25 is currently closed.

• BH Brochure (coming soon)
• Info Session Recordings (coming soon)
• Loan Repayment Information
• CEU and Training Content (Under Construction)

Joseph Perales, L.C.S.W., DrPH
Specialty Behavioral Health

Erica Gomes, L.C.S.W.
Integrated Behavioral Health

Adeline Boye, PhD
Specialty Behavioral Health

Megan Tan, M.D.
Director of Psychiatric Training

Aurora Ortiz, R.N., PMHNP
Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing

Ricardo Lozano, M.D., M.S.
Psychiatry and Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing

Peter Manoleas, L.C.S.W.
Curriculum and Clinical Pedagogy

Nancy Facher, L.C.S.W., MPH

• Alameda County Behavioral Healthcare Services Workforce Program
• OSHPHD – MHSA Workforce support via a subagreement with Stanford University
• Contra Costa County Behavioral Health Workforce Development
• The Leslie Preston Memorial Scholarship Fund is established in the memory of Leslie Preston, L.C.S.W., whose nineteen year service to La Clínica and the community included serving as Behavioral Health Director, and demonstrating a deep commitment to the Casa del Sol training program as a vehicle for developing the future culturally responsive workforce needed by our community. The fund provides support to graduate interns in the program as they face ever-raising educational costs and student debt. Contribute to the Preston Fund.
  Please direct your donation to: Leslie Preston Memorial Fund

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https://achealthyschools.org/wpcontent/uploads/2021/03/InformingourPracticeLCDLR_UIYReport2021.pdf

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Manoleas, P., & Garcia, B. (2003) Clinical algorithms as tools for psychotherapy with Latino Clients. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. 73(2), 154-166

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The LCBHTC works towards integrating clinical training with best treatment practices for the Latinx community. In addition, the Center engages in research projects which focus on practice improvement for our community. Samples of current research include:

• Psychiatry Improvement Protocols
• Community Health Workers and Behavioral Change
• Indigenous Healers incorporated into Complimentary Care Medical Services
• Cultural Adaptations of Evidence-Based Practices

Under development. We will be seeking CME and CEU provider numbers to provide trainings on the most contemporary topics, techniques, and research related to culturally responsive behavioral health care for the Latinx community.