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Match #263713 – Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic Traditional Track
About Our Site
Our Mission: Together we transform our communities through compassionate, individualized care, eliminating barriers to health and well-being.
YVFWC serves nearly 200,000 people each year with a focus on providing care to those who may not have access to other forms of behavioral health services. Within Yakima, WA multiple medical clinics and three specialty behavioral health locations comprise therapy for this our patient population. During the training year, interns will spend time each week providing outpatient therapy services for patients. Through intakes, treatment planning, and conducting ongoing therapy, interns will be learning from supervisors to deepen their understanding of mental health conditions and specific interventions used within this setting. Interns will also have opportunities to collaborate with staff members to enhance team-based care for patients. Interns will see patients for depression, anxiety, as well as addressing various forms of trauma. Additionally, interns will also have opportunities to work with patients families and best understand and address systemic concerns.
At Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic (YVFWC), future psychologists are trained in mental health services across treatment for kids, teenagers, and adults. YVFWC provides healthcare for patients in Yakima County through patient centered health homes as well as specialty behavioral health locations. Patients often represent many social determinants of health based on income, language, work settings, and access/transportation. Operating as a therapist in our Behavioral Health department, doctoral interns will provide outpatient therapy and work alongside a variety of additional professionals such as psychiatry and peers while also facilitating communication between patient’s medical teams and/or schools.
Training Opportunities
Positions: 1
Setting
Outpatient
Services Provided by Interns
YVFWC will train interns in an onsite, practitioner-scholar model to build their skills. Interns will learn assessment, intervention, and ongoing treatment of a mental health population. We encourage interns to apply their scholarship to practice and learn through the sequential, gradual development of the clinical and professional skills necessary to become strong, generalist professionals.
Interns will gradually be exposed to intake, diagnosis, and treatment planning with our outpatient therapy team and continue to practice therapy skills with ongoing support, supervision, and training to treat a wide range of presentations and provide access to an underserved population.
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).
Clerical and Technical Support
YVFWC has internal IS helpdesk that provides technical support in regards to managing difficulties with computer, video, and electronic health record systems. Additionally, YVFWC has a professional training department to facilitate materials and digital learning modules.
Training Materials and Equipment
We have access to computers with a shared intranet (Firstsource) as well as a shared drive containing a variety of resources for staff.
Schedule
Each intern’s schedule may vary according to special interests and needs of the training site.
Site Training Director
Phillip Hawley, Psy.D.
Dr. Hawley is a licensed clinical psychologist and has worked as a Primary Care Behavioral Health Consultant since 2014. He graduated from Forest Institute of Professional Psychology in Springfield, MO, and completed his post-doctoral internship with Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic with an emphasis in Primary Care Behavioral Health. Within this field, he has additional experience with treating patients with chronic pain. His research interests include chronic pain, program development, and patients with comorbid medical conditions.
Primary Supervisors
James Maxson Psy.D.
Dr. Maxson has been trained with a specialty in children and adolescents and have supervised several licensed therapists at YVFWC for the past several years. Dr. Maxson also has provided supervision for several psychological residents in the state of Montana seeking licensure. Dr. Maxson has been trained in providing psychological assessments and was administering full battery’s at Shodair Children’s Hospital in Montana for several years before starting at YVFWC.
Example treatment modalities (as listed by APPIC):
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Assessment
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Exposure (1% to 20%) |
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Individual Intervention
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Major Area (50%+) |
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Couples Intervention
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Exposure (1% to 20%) |
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Family Intervention
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Experience (21% to 30%) |
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Group Intervention
|
Experience (21% to 30%) |
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Community Intervention
|
Experience (21% to 30%) |
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Consultation/Liaison
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Exposure (1% to 20%) |
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Crisis Intervention
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Experience (21% to 30%) |
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Brief Intervention
|
Exposure (1% to 20%) |
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Long-Term Intervention
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Emphasis (31% to 49%) |
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Cognitive Rehabilitation
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N/A |
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Primary Care
|
Exposure (1% to 20%) |
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Supervision of Prac. Students
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Exposure (1% to 20%) |
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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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Exposure (1% to 20%) |
Supervisors will meet with Interns weekly to review ongoing cases and provide support for learning and professional growth. Our patient population reflects the community of Yakima and represents higher percentages of Latinx heritage and many Spanish-speaking clients/families. Depression, Anxiety, and Trauma are often presenting problems with significant presentations of behavioral issues and family difficulties. Interns will be working with clients and also facilitating team based care, and navigating family and other systems to address and provide evidence based care for these conditions.
Example supervised experiences (as listed by APPIC):
| Health Psychology | Experience (21% to 30%) |
Forensics / Corrections
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N/A |
| Women’s Health | Experience (21% to 30%) |
Sexual Offenders
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N/A |
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HIV / AIDS
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Exposure (1% to 20%) | Geropsychology | Exposure (1% to 20%) |
| Eating Disorders | Experience (21% to 30%) | Pediatrics | Experience (21% to 30%) |
| Sexual Disorders | Experience (21% to 30%) | School | Exposure (1% to 20%) |
| Sports Psychology | N/A | Counseling | N/A |
| Rehabilitation Psychology | N/A |
Vocational / Career Development
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N/A |
| Physical Disabilities | Experience (21% to 30%) |
Multicultural Therapy
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Experience (21% to 30%) |
| Learning Disabilities | Experience (21% to 30%) |
Feminist Therapy
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N/A |
| Developmental Disabilities | Experience (21% to 30%) |
Religion / Spirituality
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N/A |
| Assessment | Exposure (1% to 20%) |
Empirically-Supported Treatment
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Major Area (50%+) |
| Neuropsychology – Adult | Exposure (1% to 20%) |
Public Policy / Advocacy
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Experience (21% to 30%) |
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Neuropsychology – Child
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Exposure (1% to 20%) |
Program Development/Evaluation
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Experience (21% to 30%) |
| Serious Mental Illness | Experience (21% to 30%) | Supervision | Exposure (1% to 20%) |
| Anxiety Disorders | Emphasis (31% to 49%) | Research | Exposure (1% to 20%) |
| Trauma/PTSD | Emphasis (31% to 49%) | Administration | Exposure (1% to 20%) |
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Sexual Abuse
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Emphasis (31% to 49%) |
Integrated Health Care–Primary
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Exposure (1% to 20%) |
| Substance Use Disorders | Experience (21% to 30%) |
Integrated Health Care–Specialty
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Exposure (1% to 20%) |
Our client population includes the following breakdown (44.8% Latinx population, 42.7% Caucasian, 2.5% Asian/Pacific Islander, 1.7% Black, and 1.4% Native American). We serve patients across the full lifespan including 46.8% patients 18 younger than 18 years , 46.7 for patients 18-64, and 6.5% who are 65 years or older. In regards in education we serve a large percentage of migrant families who have have a high school degree or less for education attainment.
There is a shortage of behavioral health services in counties served by YVFWC, with a higher unmet need in the Yakima County service area. In addition, there is considerable stigma related to mental health services in our area impacts our population’s desire to pursue treatment.
| Children | 14.7% |
| Adolescents | 10.3% |
| Adults | 63.9% |
| Family | |
| Older Adults | 11.2% |
| Inpatients | 0% |
| Outpatients | 100% |
| LBGTQIA+ | 3% |
| Ethnic Minorities | 44.7% |
| Spanish Speaking | 28.3% |
| French Speaking | 0% |
| Deaf/Hearing Impaired | 1% |
| Students | 0% |
| International Students | 0% |
| Rural | |
| Urban | |
| Low Income | 43.6% |
| Number of Counties Served | 12 |
| Total Number of Clients Served | 171861 |
Annual Pay for the 2025-2026 Training Year: $41,000
Benefits provided at this site include:
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- 112 hours of PTO
- 52 Hours of Sick A (Prorated by date of hire and FTE on 1st day of employment) – Sick Time A will be front loaded at the beginning of the program year (up to a maximum of 52 hours), but will be prorated based off of hire date and FTE at the time of hire.
- 24 hours of Professional Development
- Medical/Vision and Dental – Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic pays the full cost of your medical/vision and dental premium for full-time employees.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including counseling, referrals, and career guidance.
- Retirement Plan
- Life Insurance
- Short/Long-Term Disability
- Jury Duty Leave
- Group Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance.
- Dependent Life Insurance.
- Supplemental Life Insurance.
- Professional liability insurance (for those not already covered)
- $3,000 relocation bonus.
- Cell phone service discounts.
- Gym membership discounts in some locations.
- Employees will have the option to contribute to an employee 403(b) retirement account.
- If an employee meets the age requirement and has worked at least 1,000 hours in the calendar year (Jan-Dec), they are eligible for a Profit Sharing Plan employer contribution.
In an effort to promote self-care, interns are encouraged to utilize all leave time. Vacation and Sick Time A are not eligible for cash-out at any point, or upon program completion. Since Professional Development time is not considered a type of PTO, unused Professional Development will not be paid out upon program completion.
Interns will be assigned laptop computers and trained to access electronic medical records for information about medical conditions and treatment modalities (including medications) based on evidence-based practice.
YVFWC observes the following holidays:
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- New Years Day
- Memorial Day
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Christmas Day
- YVFWC also offers employees up to two floating holidays. (Up to two (2) Floating Holidays: If hired between January-June, Interns will receive two (2) Floating Holidays, if hired between July-December, Interns will receive one (1) Floating Holiday.)
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.
YVFWC believes that hiring qualified individuals to fill positions contributes to the overall strategic success of the organization. Background checks serve as an important part of the selection process at YVFWC. Background checks will be conducted on all candidates hired and a successful internship match is contingent on acceptable results of a background check.
A background check may include a detailed check of a candidate’s criminal records, educational history, credentials, employment verifications, and reference checks. Background information obtained by other sources such as Googling a candidate’s name, looking up a candidate on social media, or calling someone for a reference other than a candidate-provided reference will not be considered part of the official background check.
If any discrepancies come out in the background check, they will be investigated by the recruiter/HR business partner and a determination will be made regarding the intern’s continued match with the site. Please note: An adverse finding on a background check report will not necessarily exclude a candidate. However, any falsification of an employment application, and by extension, on the background-check form, will result in the candidate being ineligible for hire. The following factors will be taken into consideration when reviewing adverse findings:
- The nature and gravity of the offense
- The time that has passed since the offense, conduct and/or completion of sentence
Interns will also have an opportunity to provide additional information regarding adverse findings as needed or appropriate.
All staff (including interns) will be required to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
YVFWC will be offering several virtual interview days. Virtual interview days will consist of individual interviews. In-person tours of facilities may be requested but will not be considered in ranking of applicants.