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Since the creation of this video, the Training Director for HealthPoint has changed to Robert P. Allred, Ph.D. The rest of the information presented is still accurate.
Match # 204411 – HealthPoint
About Us
HealthPoint is a community-based, community-supported, and community-governed network of non-profit health centers dedicated to providing expert, high-quality care to all who need it, regardless of circumstances. Founded in 1971, we believe that the quality of your health care should not depend on how much money you make, what language you speak, or what your health is. Because everyone deserves great care!
Our healthcare system uses a fully integrated multidisciplinary team approach to help lower healthcare costs, reduce overuse of urgent care and/or emergency room visits, lower rates of hospitalization, and ultimately support a healthier patient and community.
The mission of the clinical psychology doctoral internship is to train future psychologists in the Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH) model of service delivery with a focus on an underserved and culturally diverse patient population.
HealthPoint clinics are located in some of the most culturally and economically diverse communities in King County, Washington. We offer medical, dental, pharmacy, and behavioral healthcare to everyone, regardless of their circumstances. For over 50 years, we have served the needs of the uninsured and medically underserved populations in King County, Washington. We still maintain the single vision we started in 1971 – to be the provider of choice in the communities we serve.
Our Behavioral Health team consists of 26 full-time Behavioral Health Consultants (BHCs) who are licensed or license-eligible psychologists and 4 Behavioral Health Care Coordinators (often licensed clinical social workers) across our primary care clinics and school-based clinics. We use a “consultant” model to augment usual primary care by ensuring a well-rounded biopsychosocial treatment plan. We provide individual, group, couple, and family interventions, and work in close collaboration with primary care providers (PCPs) and our healthcare teams in a fast-paced multidisciplinary setting. We practice the Primary Care Behavioral Health Model (PCBH), which is a population-based care approach to providing behavioral health consultation and services. Typically, patients are seen by a BHC for an average of two to three visits, with some patients seeing a BHC less and some utilizing BHC services more. We believe behavioral health care, like primary care, is a longitudinal relationship. Patient care can be episodic in nature with patients presenting for various behavioral health needs over time and engaging us in services when needed or when a primary care provider requests a consultation. There are multiple barriers and stigmas that prevent our patients from seeking mental health or behavioral health care outside of our clinics, so we strive to destigmatize behavioral healthcare and provide access for all. We do not provide traditional psychotherapy, nor traditional neuropsychological or personality assessments.
HealthPoint has a lot of diverse opportunities for interns during the training year beyond our model of care and the population we serve. For example:
- Collaboration with other training programs (Medical Residency, Dental Residency, Nurse Practitioner Residency, and others)
- WIC program
- Suboxone treatment for opioid addiction
- Refugee clinics
- School-based health centers
Training Opportunities
Positions: 8
Setting
Health center
Services Provided by Interns
Interns will be involved with brief patient assessments, developing a treatment plan and coordinating that plan with the primary care provider. We also engage in preventive activities such as parenting education and stress management classes. At HealthPoint, unique learning opportunities/training include learning our PCBH model, a 4 to 6 week rotation (one day/week) on one of our school-based health centers or our stand-alone urgent care clinic, learning to consult with medical team members, consultations with psychiatrists about medication concerns, conducting brief neurocognitive assessments (ADHD, childhood ASD for example), and chronic pain evaluations, as well as learning much more about medical and psychiatric conditions, medications, natural medicine, and nutrition from providers across these disciplines.
Interns are required to complete six integrated reports during the internship training year. The integrated reports will help provide training to our interns in how to conduct brief assessments to assist in patient care and treatment outcomes within a primary care, population-based care model using brief screeners and assessment tools relevant to the primary care setting.
Schedule Considerations
Travel between clinic locations may be required or offered throughout the internship for meetings, training, and supervision.
Didactics
Didactic trainings are typically held the second Friday of each month from 8:30 am - 5:30 pm. The trainings will be hosted at one of the partner agencies throughout the year. Psychology interns are given a schedule of didactic training dates and locations at the beginning of each training year and will be notified in advance via email if the schedule or location has changed. Please email applicant@psychologyinterns.org for access to our current training manual which includes the full didactic training policy (policies subject to change).
Supervision
All interns receive at least four hours of supervision per week. The requirement includes at least two hours with a licensed psychologist in individual, face-to-face supervision. The other two hours include secondary supervision with a licensed psychologist and/or ancillary supervisor in a group or individual setting. Please email applicant@psychologyinterns.org for access to our current training manual which includes the full supervision policy (policies subject to change).
PCPs also provide onsite supervision because of the nature of the population and medical clinic setting. In addition, much informal contact and consultation also occurs with other physicians, providers and staff.
Clerical and Technical Support
Office locations have support staff on-site, and a 24-hour support line for IT.
Training Materials and Equipment
At HealthPoint, all interns will be given a HealthPoint issued laptop during their Internship. We use Epic, an Electronic Health Record (EHR) system for patient care and communications so all of our office spaces and exam rooms have computers in them. We have a centralized folder on our SharePoint server that interns have access to with all of our behavioral and medical health training materials, handouts, meeting minutes, etc… , as well as information and policy resources from other departments (e.g, Human Resources) at HealthPoint. Other resources that interns can access are UptoDate and EthnoMed which is a website that contains information about cultural beliefs, medical issues and other related issues pertinent to the health care of recent immigrants to Seattle, many of whom are refugees fleeing war-torn parts of the world.
Schedule
Each intern’s schedule may vary according to special interests and needs of the training site.
Example Schedule
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
| AM | Group Supervision | In Clinic | In Clinic |
BH Meeting Site/Team Meeting |
In Clinic |
| PM | In Clinic | In Clinic |
Journal Review Time 1:1 Supervision |
In Clinic | In Clinic |
Please note that not every experience is identical and site schedules are a general guideline. Interns may be required to make themselves available at other times as needed. What is provided above is an example of what the work week might look like for an intern at this site.
Our Supervisors
While we won’t know your exact supervisor assignments until the internship starts, these are examples of some of the individuals you may work with over the course of your year at the site.
Site Training Director
Robert P. Allred, Ph.D.
Health Centers: Kent and Kent Urgent Care
Dr. Allred is a licensed psychologist, Board Certified in Addiction Psychology, and has worked at HealthPoint since 2012 as a Behavioral Health Consultant (BHC). He received his degree from Nova Southeastern University, College of Psychology. His dissertation was on the spiritual and psychological impacts of clergy perpetrated sexual abuse compared to abuse by family members and strangers. He then completed his internship at HealthPoint at the Kent location. Dr. Allred’s primary interests include substance use disorders, trauma, and gender-affirming care.
Supervisors
Cara Dalbey, Psy.D., DipACLM
Health Centers: Auburn North
Provides Individual and Group Supervision
Dr. Dalbey is a licensed Clinical Health Psychologist who has worked as a BHC with HealthPoint since 2008 and as the Behavioral Science Faculty with HealthPoint’s Family Medicine Residency program since 2015. She is board certified in Lifestyle Medicine and is also a Clinical Instructor for the University of Washington School of Medicine. She received her graduate degree from Argosy University Seattle and completed her internship with Ryther Child Center. Her clinical interests include cognitive behavioral therapy, neuropsychology and lifestyle medicine. Her personal interests include spending time with her husband and 4 kids, distance running and time in the outdoors. She is originally from Montana but is proud to call the Pacific Northwest home!
Anya Zimberoff, Psy.D.
Health Centers: SeaTac
Provides Individual Supervision
Dr. Zimberoff is a licensed psychologist and has worked with HealthPoint since 2009 as a Behavioral Health Consultant. Dr. Zimberoff is the Lead Behavioral Health Consultant at HealthPoint. She received her degree from Argosy University Seattle and completed her internship with HealthPoint. She believes that life stressors have to be taken into consideration when treating or managing care for persons who live in challenging circumstances or who have experienced trauma. She wrote her doctoral dissertation about psychological processes involved in chronic pain disorder and has a special interest in mind-body suffering and treatments. She has collaborated in training and supervising a number of interns and practicum students since 2010, many of whom have become integrated behavioral health professionals. Dr. Zimberoff has a strong understanding of stress physiology, psychopharmacology, as well as life style interventions. ACT, mindfulness, CBT, as well as EMDR and a newer approach called LifeSpan integration are some of her favorite interventions. She is a member of APA and Division 38–Health Psychology. Her research interests include chronic pain, anger management, and integrated primary care.
Amanda Foster, Psy.D.
Health Centers: Auburn
Provides Individual Supervision
Dr. Foster is a licensed psychologist and has worked with HealthPoint since 2012 as a Behavioral Health Consultant (BHC). Dr. Foster received her degree from the Washington School of Professional Psychology Seattle and completed her internship with HealthPoint. Her research interests include child and adolescent psychology, multicultural approaches to treatment, health psychology, and diabetes management.
Nidhi Goel, Ph.D.
Health Centers: Auburn
Provides Individual and Group Supervision
Dr. Goel is a licensed psychologist and joined HealthPoint in 2018 as a Behavioral Health Consultant (BHC). Dr. Goel received her degree from University of Missouri-Columbia and completed her internship and post-doctoral fellowship with Texas Child Study Center/Dell Children’s Medical Center in Austin Texas. She specializes in Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), other forms of evidence-based parent training programs, CBT, solution-focused therapy, MI, and mindfulness. Her special interests include behavior problems in children, adolescent development, pediatric obesity, med-coping, lifestyle intervention, and multicultural approaches to treatment.
Chia-Yi “Alice” Lee, Psy.D.
Health Centers: Tukwila
Provides Individual Supervision
Dr. Lee is a licensed psychologist and has worked with HealthPoint since 2018 as a Behavioral Health Consultant (BHC). She received her degree from Pacific University – School of Graduate Psychology. Dr. Lee has a passion for Chronic Pain, ACT, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and health psychology.
Alena Droze, Psy.D.
Health Centers: Evergreen School-Based Campus
Provides Individual Supervision; School-Based Rotation
Dr. Droze is a licensed psychologist and has worked with HealthPoint since 2015 as a Behavioral Health Consultant (BHC). She received her degree from Argosy University Seattle and completed her internship with HealthPoint. She specializes in working with adolescents in primary care and uses solution-focused and brief interventions. She is also a certified nutrition and wellness consultant. Her research interests include obesity and sleep.
Kristin Tiernan, Psy.D.
Health Centers: Kent and Kent Urgent Care
Provides Individual and Group Supervision
Dr. Tiernan is a licensed psychologist and has worked at HealthPoint since 2014 as a Behavioral Health Consultant (BHC). She received her degree from Pacific University’s School of Professional Psychology. After completing her Internship at HealthPoint, she stayed as a Behavioral Health Consultant. Dr. Tiernan has a passion for Primary Care-Behavioral Health models of care, reducing health disparities, and promoting healthy communities.
Ann Wilson, Psy.D.
Health Centers: Federal Way
Provides Individual Supervision
Dr. Wilson is a licensed psychologist and has worked at HealthPoint since 2013 as a Behavioral Health Consultant (BHC). She received her degree from California School of Professional Psychology. After completing her Internship at San Francisco General Hospital/University of California San Francisco, she started at HealthPoint (Federal Way location). Recently, Dr. Wilson graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson University with a postdoctoral MS in Clinical Psychopharmacology in 2023. Dr. Wilson has a passion for the PCBH model of care, psychopharmacology, and reducing barriers to care. Outside of work, she likes to play tennis and run.
Bryan Johnson, Psy.D.
Health Centers: Bothell
Provides Individual Supervision
Dr. Johnson is a licensed psychologist and has worked at HealthPoint since 2019 as a Behavioral Health Consultant (BHC). He received his degree from Pacific University School of Graduate Psychology. He completed a predoctoral residency at the University of Nebraska Medicine in their primary care track with a rotation in Psycho-oncology. He completed his postdoctoral residency at HealthPoint’s Bothell location. His theoretical orientation is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with an emphasis on strength-based and solution-focused work. His clinical interests are in chronic health condition management (chronic pain, oncology, HTN, diabetes, etc..) and Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH). Research interests in Psycho-oncology and management of chronic health conditions.
A. Ianto West, Psy.D.
Health Centers: Kent and Kent Urgent Care
Provides Group and Individual Supervision
Dr. West is a licensed psychologist and has worked at HealthPoint since 2019 as a Behavioral Health Consultant (BHC). Dr. West received a Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University – Seattle in 2019. They completed their predoctoral internship and postdoctoral Residency with HealthPoint at the Kent location. Dr. West’s clinical focus has been on transgender health. Dr. West has also worked extensively with teens and young adults in a variety of settings and has a passion for chronic illnesses, trauma, and neurodivergence.
Mia Bonitto, Ph.D.
Health Centers: Renton High School
Provides School-Based Rotation
Dr. Bonitto is a licensed psychologist and has worked at HealthPoint since 2021 as a Behavioral Health Consultant (BHC). They received their degree from University of Kansas. Their clinical interests include adolescent services, transgender health, cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, school psychology.
Melissa Baker, Ph.D.
Health Centers: Bothell
Provides as-needed supervision
Dr. Baker is a licensed psychologist, Board Certified in Clinical Health Psychology, and has worked with HealthPoint since 2008 as a Behavioral Health Consultant. Dr. Baker is a board certified Clinical Health Psychologist. She received her degree from the Seattle Pacific University and completed her predoctoral internship with Olive Crest Consortium in a pediatric psychology outpatient setting with inpatient rotation. She is also an Adjunctive Professor at Seattle Pacific University and Northwest University teaching Integrated Behavioral Health courses within the clinical and counseling psychology programs. Dr. Baker is an active member of the Collaborative Family Healthcare Association and a part of the leadership team of the Primary Care SIG. She has provided presentations and trainings in integrated behavioral health and acceptance and commitment therapy nationally at conferences. Dr. Baker is also trained in ACT and Focused ACT (FACT), Motivational Interviewing, and other third wave CBT approaches. Her research interests include PCBH model of care, BH program evaluation/quality improvements, brief ACT interventions in primary care, PCP burnout, and pediatrics.
Philippa Thomas, Psy.D.
Health Centers: Redmond
Provides Individual Supervision
Dr. Thomas (she/hers) is a licensed clinical multicultural psychologist who joined HealthPoint in 2023 as a Behavioral Health Consultant (BHC). Dr. Thomas received her degree from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology and completed her pre-doctoral internship at the Alaska Psychological Internship Consortium (AK-PIC) in Nome, AK and post-doctoral fellowship at the Anchorage Neighborhood Health Center in Anchorage, AK. Dr. Thomas’ specialty is multicultural/international psychology working with refugees, asylum seekers, and unaccompanied minors, with subspecialties in pediatrics and suicidology. Dr. Thomas works from an integrated orientation, utilizing an ecological systems framework with various forms of culturally adapted evidence-based interventions including TF-CBT, ACT, Family Systems, Interpersonal and Brief Solution Focused interventions. Dr. Thomas is also interested in pediatric chronic condition management (GI, asthma, obesity, pediatric endocrinology) as well as chronic pain, and after-care post cerebrovascular accident.
Colette DeMonte, PsyDHealth Centers: Auburn
Provides Individual Supervision
Example treatment modalities (as listed by APPIC):
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Assessment
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Experience (21% to 30%) |
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Individual Intervention
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Major Area (50%+) |
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Couples Intervention
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Experience (21% to 30%) |
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Family Intervention
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Experience (21% to 30%) |
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Group Intervention
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Experience (21% to 30%) |
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Community Intervention
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Experience (21% to 30%) |
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Consultation/Liaison
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Major Area (50%+) |
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Crisis Intervention
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Experience (21% to 30%) |
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Brief Intervention
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Major Area (50%+) |
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Long-Term Intervention
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Experience (21% to 30%) |
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Cognitive Rehabilitation
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N/A |
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Primary Care
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Major Area (50%+) |
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Supervision of Prac. Students
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N/A |
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Evidence-Based Practice
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Major Area (50%+) |
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Evidence-Based Research
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Major Area (50%+) |
- Mental health conditions like PTSD, depression, anxiety, other mood disorders as well as persistent mental illness and substance misuse and abuse
- Chronic diseases like diabetes, hypertension, and chronic pain management and treatment adherence
- Psychosocial distress around homelessness, work stress/loss of job, family stress, end of life, and bereavement
- Childhood struggles such as academic difficulties, sleep, behavioral problems, mental health and parenting
Example supervised experiences (as listed by APPIC):
| Health Psychology | Major Area (50%+) |
Forensics / Corrections
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Exposure (1% to 20%) |
| Women’s Health | Experience (21% to 30%) |
Sexual Offenders
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Exposure (1% to 20%) |
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HIV / AIDS
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Experience (21% to 30%) | Geropsychology | Experience (21% to 30%) |
| Eating Disorders | Experience (21% to 30%) | Pediatrics | Emphasis (31% to 49%) |
| Sexual Disorders | Experience (21% to 30%) | School | Exposure (1% to 20%) |
| Sports Psychology | Experience (21% to 30%) | Counseling | Experience (21% to 30%) |
| Rehabilitation Psychology | Experience (21% to 30%) |
Vocational / Career Development
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Exposure (1% to 20%) |
| Physical Disabilities | Experience (21% to 30%) |
Multicultural Therapy
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Major Area (50%+) |
| Learning Disabilities |
Experience (21% to 30%)
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Feminist Therapy
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Experience (21% to 30%) |
| Developmental Disabilities | Experience (21% to 30%) |
Religion / Spirituality
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Major Area (50%+) |
| Assessment | Experience (21% to 30%) |
Empirically-Supported Treatment
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Major Area (50%+) |
| Neuropsychology – Adult | Experience (21% to 30%) |
Public Policy / Advocacy
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Emphasis (31% to 49%) |
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Neuropsychology – Child
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Experience (21% to 30%) |
Program Development/Evaluation
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Experience (21% to 30%) |
| Serious Mental Illness | Major Area (50%+) | Supervision |
Emphasis (31% to 49%)
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| Anxiety Disorders | Major Area (50%+) | Research | Experience (21% to 30%) |
| Trauma/PTSD | Major Area (50%+) | Administration | Experience (21% to 30%) |
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Sexual Abuse
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Major Area (50%+) |
Integrated Health Care–Primary
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Major Area (50%+) |
| Substance Use Disorders | Major Area (50%+) |
Integrated Health Care–Specialty
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Experience (21% to 30%) |
As of 2022, HealthPoint serves 100,000+ patients spanning five counties in west-central Washington. A breakdown of percentages of patient populations served is provided below:
| Children | 25% |
| Adolescents | 25% |
| Adults | 50% |
| Family | 25% |
| Older Adults | 50% |
| Inpatients | |
| Outpatients | 100% |
| LBGTQIA+ | 25% |
| Ethnic Minorities | 80% |
| Spanish Speaking | 20% |
| French Speaking | 1% |
| Deaf/Hearing Impaired | 10% |
| Students | 10% |
| International Students | 10% |
| Rural | 25% |
| Urban | 75% |
| Low Income | 80% |
| Homeless | 10% |
| Number of Counties Served | 5 |
| Total Number of Clients Served | 100000 |
Annual Pay for the 2025-2026 Training Year: $44,720
Benefits provided at this site include:
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- 112 hours of PTO (vacation / sick leave)
- 24 hours of Professional Development
- Discounted health insurance
- Free vision insurance
- Free dental insurance
- Professional liability insurance (for those not already covered)
- $3,000 relocation bonus to assist with moving/travel costs
HealthPoint observes the following 8 holidays:
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- New Year’s Day
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- Memorial Day
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Friday after Thanksgiving
- Christmas Day
HealthPoint also offers employees three floating holidays. Please note that available benefits and observed holidays are subject to change. Matched interns will receive full benefit orientations at their site which will go over all benefit information for the training year. More information about the Support and Benefits offered in each of our regions can be found here.
Employment with HealthPoint is contingent on a satisfactory background check, which, depending on the position at issue and other circumstances, may include review of conviction records, credit histories, and/or driving records. HealthPoint may also re-run background checks for current employees on an annual basis depending on the position.
HealthPoint does not require drug testing on applicants.
A conviction record may, but will not necessarily, bar employment. Investigation of conviction records will be restricted to specified convictions reasonably related to fitness to perform the particular job being applied for, unless we determine that it is not practicable to inquire so narrowly.
Proof of immunity to COVID-19, Hepatitis B, TB QuantiFERON, Tdap, Varicella, Measles, Mumps, and Rubella is a condition of employment. Employees will also be required to receive the annual flu vaccine. Matched Interns and Post-Doctoral Fellows are required to provide proof at least 3 months prior to start date. Reasonable accommodations for vaccine requirements are allowed. If you have any questions about these requirements please contact Chris Schei (cschei@healthpointchc.org).
Our psychologists use an applicant rating form to rate applicants based on their application materials. We choose which applicants to interview based on these ratings (typically 60-80 applicants). Applicants are notified by phone or email regarding whether or not we are inviting them to interview. We hold two open houses in January–one virtual and one in-person. We conduct all interviews virtually over three days in January. During the virtual interview days we offer several optional activities including drop in hours with the training director, and an intern-only Q&A session led by the current Chief Intern. There are two required portions of the virtual interview: the information session, and the panel interview. During the information session we present an overview of our PCBH model and describe the internship. The panel interviews are one-hour (50 minutes) individual interviews with a combination up to 4 psychologists and current interns and post-doctoral fellows present for each interview. The interview panels complete an interview rating form for each interview. Our psychologists meet after the interviews to debrief and make a preliminary rank order list. The Internship Training Director makes and submits the final rank order list based on a review of the application packet, and feedback from the program psychologists.
We are looking for applicants who have a variety of life experiences, independent, open-minded, mature, proactive, and easy to get along with, and who enjoy clinical work in a fast-paced environment. We also want applicants with a demonstrated interest and/or experience in health psychology and primary care as well as an interest in working with a low-income, culturally diverse population. Fluency in additional languages other than English is a plus. Interview factors that contribute to ranking include:
- Ratings of an applicant’s maturity of self-presentation
- Ability to articulate treatment interests and philosophies
- Ability to articulate professional goals
- Capacity for self-reflection
- Quality of patient presentation (if applicable)
- Suitable fit between experiences/interests and HealthPoint.
- Low ratings on these factors would make us less likely to rank an applicant.
Qualified applicants must be currently enrolled in a PhD, PsyD, or EdD program in clinical, counseling, or school psychology and have completed all formal coursework. Due to state billing requirements, applicants must have received a master’s degree in a mental health profession (rather than educational equivalent) in order to be eligible.
Employment with HealthPoint is contingent on a satisfactory background check, which, depending on the position at issue and other circumstances, may include review of conviction records, credit histories, and/or driving records. HealthPoint may also re-run background checks for current employees on an annual basis depending on the position.
A conviction record may, but will not necessarily, bar employment. Investigation of conviction records will be restricted to specified convictions reasonably related to fitness to perform the particular job being applied for, unless we determine that it is not practicable to inquire so narrowly.
Proof of immunity to COVID-19, Hepatitis B, TB QuantiFERON, Tdap, Varicella, Measles, Mumps, and Rubella is a condition of employment. Employees will also be required to receive the annual flu vaccine. Matched Interns and Post-Doctoral Residents are required to provide proof at least 3 months prior to start date. Reasonable accommodations for vaccine requirements are allowed. If you have any questions about these requirements please contact Chris Schei (cschei@healthpointchc.org).
HealthPoint will be hosting virtual Interview Days in January 2026. Interviews will be on Wednesday, January 14th; Thursday, January 15th; and Friday, January 16th.