SUPERVISORS AND ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF LISTING Postdoctoral Residency Program Kaiser Permanente Northern California South East Bay Consortium 2014/2015 Training Year Training Program Administrators Dawn Barbic, Psy,D. 510-675-3255 dawn.e.barbic@kp.org I am the Training Director for the Chemical Dependency Recovery Program as well as a primary supervisor in the post doctoral program. I completed my predoctoral internship at the Veteran s Affair s Hospital in New York. I currently work with both the adult and adolescent population in the Chemical Dependency Department. Our goal is to ensure that the post doctoral resident in the CDRP has a valuable training experience that allows the resident to work with adults, adolescents and their families. Our training year is tailored to each resident s interests along with providing a rich training experience that allows the resident to participate in all aspects of services offered in our department. I was a post-doctoral resident myself in this clinic in 2007 and I can relate to the challenges and rewards of the post-doctoral year. As a supervisor, my approach is to create a collaborative and flexible environment that is tailored to the individual needs of the supervisee. On of my area of interests is in professional development which includes assisting residents in getting ready for the EPPP and licensure, resume writing, interview skills and job searches. Seth Goldberg, Psy,D. 510-675-2136 seth.b.goldberg@kp.org Hello, my name is Seth Goldberg, and I m a psychologist and a resident supervisor at Kaiser s Department of Child Psychiatry in Union City. I received my doctorate in clinical psychology from the Wright institute in 2006. I completed my postdoctoral residency here in Union City, working in both the Child/Family and Adult Psychiatry Departments and have been a full time staff psychologist since 2008. In addition to providing individual and family therapy, some of my clinical responsibilities include facilitating a social development group for nine to twelve year olds, a DBT-informed group for teens, as well as providing crisis coverage one day a week. While my initial training in graduate school was primarily psychodynamic, my experiences at Kaiser have allowed me to take a more eclectic approach to psychotherapy including CBT, structural family systems, and solution focused interventions. As a supervisor, I believe in creating a collaborative, consultative environment where each resident can continue to develop their own individual approach to the work. As a fairly recent post doc myself, I will help you to 1
navigate the excitements and challenges of the residency year with an eye towards you soon becoming a licensed, independent psychologist. Training Staff Fremont and Hayward/Union City Adult Services and Child/Adolescent Services Briana Carr, Psy.D. 510-675-4899 Briana.E.Carr@kp.org Hello, my name is Dr. Briana Carr and I am a licensed psychologist in the San Francisco Bay Area. I received my doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the CSPP in 2005. I completed my pre-doctoral internship at UCSF/San Francisco General Hospital Psychosocial Medicine Clinic and my post-doctoral residency at Kaiser Union City working in both Child/Family and Adult Psychiatry Departments. I have been working as a staff therapist in Adult Psychiatry since 2006. I provide individual therapy and facilitate our DBT group as well as an Adjustment to Disability support group. I also work as the on-call emergency consultant for Hayward and Fremont emergency departments responding to requests made by attending physicians for 5150 evaluations. My orientation is integrative, primarily informed by DBT and CBT principles. My specialties include mindfulness/dbt skills for depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder and personality disorders. I am also part of a committee that plans and co-facilitates our therapist and psychiatrist departmental meetings. I have worked as a group supervisor for the past 2 years and I very much enjoy the opportunity to facilitate group supervision. I was a post-doctoral resident myself in this clinic in 2006 and I can relate to the experiences of professional growth, challenges and rewards of the post-doctoral year. My approach to group supervision is to provide a supportive environment where we can collaboratively dialogue and reflect about clinical, legal, ethical, professional and diversity issues that arise in our work. Group supervision can be a dynamic and fun experience and I look forward to the opportunity to share this with you. Laura Cayan, Psy.D. 510-675-3360 Laura.M.Cayan@kp.org Dr. Cayan earned in her B.A. in Psychology and Spanish at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and her doctoral degree from the The Wright Institute in Berkeley. She completed her pre-doctoral residency at an APA accredited internship at Lincoln Hospital in New York, and her post-doctoral fellowship at Children s Hospital, Oakland where she focused on working with children and adults in both outpatient and inpatient medical and psychiatric hospital settings. Dr. Cayan also has a joint health psychology private practice in San Francisco 2
where she works with people of all ages, and works as a contractor and consultant for UCSF s Integrative Pediatric Medicine department. At Kaiser, Dr.Cayan is a Bilingual Psychologist in the Child and Family Psychiatry department and the Postdoctoral Child and Adolescent Assessment Supervisor. She also is the department representative for the Kaiser Grass Roots committee. Dr. Cayan facilitates individual and family therapy, as well as an ASD Teen group and Spanish parenting classes. Walter E. Christian, Jr., Ph.D. 510-675-4291 Walter.E.Christian@kp.org Welcome, I am a licensed psychologist, who has been working at Kaiser for ten years. My current position is that of Chief of the Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP), where I support, supervise and manage a culturally diverse staff of highly trained clinicians. Prior to coming to Kaiser, I worked as a Neuropsychologist Psychologist at several hospitals in the Bay Area. My training, has allowed me to acquire specific knowledge regarding the treatment of a myriad of medical and psychological conditions, as well as the process of supervision. I attained my doctorate from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, in Counseling Psychology, with a minor in Psychological and Cultural Studies. It is my belief that the supervisee must have a consistent and accurate way of conceptualizing the client s problems. In addition, he or she also needs to be familiar with several models of psychotherapy, as each model distinctively predicts how change will occur. Ultimately, the supervisee must possess sound psychotherapeutic strategies and techniques to become an effective clinician. The approach that I believe offers the best results is to initiate supervision based on what is needed to supplement preexisting knowledge. This must includes psychosocial and cultural variables e.g. gender roles, cultural values, social class variables and their impact on the therapeutic process. I have developed a passion for working with complex and challenging cases, which has allowed me to expand and sharpen my clinical skills. I would appreciate working with you regardless of your passion. Danielle Doan, Ph.D 510-248-3223 Danielle.Doan@kp.org Dr. Danielle J. Doan obtained her doctorate degree from the California School of Professional Psychology - Alameda/San Francisco Campus. As a pre-doctoral intern she worked at University of California, Davis in the department of Family and Community Medicine. She began working at Kaiser Permanente, Santa Clara Medical Center, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in 2005. She completed her post-doctoral residency in the department, was then hired as a psychologist to co-lead the teen and middle school Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) for youth returning from a psychiatric hospital stay, and eventually 3
became the clinical manger of the department for the Santa Clara, Milpitas, and Campbell locations. She continued to co-lead IOP for nearly 9 years, and while at Santa Clara, she developed a dual diagnosis program in collaboration with the Chemical Dependency Recovery Program (CDRP) for teens in the IOP program. Also, she co-lead process groups for teens, and skill building groups focused on anxiety, depression, autism, and parenting. She was a member and manager of the triage and emergency consult team, and developed a liaison position, separate from a Behavioral Medicine Specialist, that provided consultation to pediatricians and on-sight psychiatric services to families in the Department of Pediatrics. During that time, she held various roles in the post doctoral program as a Supervisor, Training Director, and Site Director. After stepping away from administration and returning solely to clinical work, she began working at Kaiser Permanente Fremont, in Department of Psychiatry, in 2013. She continues to focus her work with children, teens, and families. She is a co-leader of a teen group heavily influenced by Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills. On occasion she participates in telephone triage, and is part of the on-call rotation of staff that provide consultation to physicians on 5150 and 5585 evaluations in the Emergency Department at the San Leandro and Fremont Hospital. She continues to have a special focus on gender non-conforming youth, dually diagnosed patients, and other high need patient populations. She approaches much of her work from a Narratively informed practice. Katalin Galasi, PsyD 510-248-3691 Katalin.Galasi@kp.org (Fremont Adult and Child/Adolescent Services, Individual Supervisor) Dr. Kalalin Galasi obtained her doctorate degree from the California School of Professional Psychology - Alameda Campus in 2004. As a pre-doctoral intern she worked for two years at the Community Institute for Psychotherapy, a nonprofit agency in Marin County serving a culturally and economically diverse population. She completed two post-doctoral residencies at Kaiser, first in San Rafael s Department of Psychiatry, and then at the Chemical Dependency Services in Union City, where she was later hired as a psychologist working with substance abusing adults and adolescents and their families. She has been working at Kaiser Fremont s Department of Psychiatry since February, 2008. Dr. Galasi works with individual adults patients as well as adolescents and their families. She is a co-leader of the Dialectical Behavior Skills Training Group and runs a relaxation group. As a member of the Immediate Service Team, she provides resources and initial screenings for patients as well as crisis intervention services. She has a special interest in mindfulness and meditation. Nancy Hoffman PsyD 510-675-4550 Nancy.A.Hoffman@kp.org 4
(Union City- Adult Services, Assessment Supervisor) Dr. Hoffman received her BA in Liberal Arts from Dominican University in San Rafael, California. She completed her PsyD at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco. She spent two years at Kaiser in Vallejo in a predoctoral internship with an emphasis on the Intensive Outpatient Program where she lead groups and provided psychological assessment of patients. She then completed a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in neuropsychology at Kaiser in San Francisco. Her training has followed the Houston Conference Guidelines on Specialty Education and Training in Clinical Neuropsychology. She is currently pursuing board certification in neuropsychology. Dr. Hoffman has been working as the staff neuropsychologist at Kaiser in Union City since 2006. She also supervises the postdoctoral residents in psychological and neuropsychological assessment. In addition to her work at Kaiser, Dr. Hoffman maintains a private practice in San Rafael where she specializes in forensic geriatric assessment and psychotherapy. She has lectured on brain health, dementia, and issues of capacity and undue influence in older adults. She is the past president of the Northern California Neuropsychology Forum and is currently the chair of Division VIII (Neuropsychology) of the California Psychological Association. As a supervisor, her goal is to help the postdoctoral residents understand how assessment is used effectively and efficiently in a medical setting. David Kerner, Psy.D., MSW. 510-675-4538 David.J.Kerner@kp.org I have been a supervisor in the Chemical Dependency Recovery Program (CDRP) for the last 7 years, and I serve as the Assistant Director of the CDRP. The fellowship here in the CDRP is an exciting one, where fellows work with a demanding client population, as our clients present with addictive disorders, often alongside other psychiatric conditions. As a result, our clinic is incredibly busy and challenging, which requires our team to work very closely with each other, as we all treat all the clinic s patients. This milieu approach includes daily case conferences, and each staff member is often integrally involved, in one way or another, with every patient in our clinic. We are in a unique position here in the CDRP, as we are afforded the opportunity to help people make dramatic changes in their lives, often in a relatively short period of time. Our Post-Docs become a member of our team, and as such are treated as equals and valued for their input every step of the way. As a supervisor, my focus is to help Post-Docs further consolidate their repertoire of clinical approaches, as well as their burgeoning professional identity. This is the last step in your training process: one where, for the last time in your careers, you ll receive intensive supervision, support and guidance. In our work together, I will encourage you to try different things, challenge assumptions, make mistakes, learn from your mistakes, and keep moving 5
forward. If you throw yourself into this process, and soak it in, I have no doubt that this next year will be an exciting one. Charlene Laffaye, Ph.D. 510-248-3624 Charlene.X.Laffaye@kp.org (Fremont Adult Services, Program Evaluation Supervisor) Dr. Charlene Laffaye received her B.A. in Psychology at UC, Berkeley in 1996 and her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from San Diego State University/University of California, San Diego in 2006. Dr. Laffaye completed an APA approved predoctoral internship at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System in 2005 and a postdoctoral research residency at the VA Palo Alto and Stanford University in 2008. Dr. Laffaye has worked at Kaiser Psychiatry in Fremont since 2009 and has served as a supervisor for the postdoctoral program since 2011. She is a therapist on the adult team providing individual and group treatment at Kaiser Fremont and is a member of our triage team. Dr. Laffaye is the new program evaluation supervisor for our clinic which involves providing guidance and support to residents on completing their program evaluation/research project. She is bilingual in Spanish and English and provides services to our monolingual Latino members. Dr. Laffaye serves as a member of the Kaiser Permanente best practices committee for eating disorders.. Ben Lim, Ph.D. 510-248-3551 Benedict.A.Lim@kp.org (Fremont Adult Services, Group Supervisor) Dr. Ben Lim started in Kaiser Fremont Psychiatry Department in January 2001 as a postdoctoral resident/psychological assistant. He earned his undergraduate degree in 1989 at the University of California, Berkeley majoring in psychology. He completed his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at the University of Massachusetts, Boston in 2000, with an internship at the Harvard Medical School Consortium/Massachusetts Mental Health Center. Since becoming a licensed psychologist in 2002, Dr. Lim has been working with adult patients through individual psychotherapy and group work. He co facilitates DBT Skills Training as well as the Couple Communication Workshop. He completed Level 2 of the Gottman Institute training program and is certified to lead the Gottman 7 Principles Program for couple communication. Wandee Pryor, Psy.D. 510-675-2273 wandee.j.pryor@kp.org Hello, my name is Wandee Pryor. I am a psychologist and a resident supervisor at Kaiser s Child Psychiatry Department in Union City. I have been at Kaiser since 2009, having started as a postdoctoral resident myself. I received my degree from the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco and have worked in a variety of medical, nonprofit and county mental health settings. My 6
theoretical orientation is eclectic, but often incorporates family systems work, and cognitive behavioral interventions/mindfulness-based treatments. At Kaiser I have served on both the Child and Adult Psychiatry Departments and I currently provide individual and family therapy, as well as run anxiety groups for children and teens and educational classes for parents. Three days out of the week I am onsite in the Pediatrics Department as the pedi-psych liaison, providing brief assessment and treatment to children and families seen in Pediatrics. Joe Racklin, Ph.D. 510-675-4787 Joseph.M.Racklin@kp.org My name is Joe Racklin, and I m a psychologist and resident supervisor at Kaiser s Department of Psychiatry in Union City. I have been a primary clinical supervisor for the past three years, and have been with Kaiser since 1998. While my graduate training was primarily psychodynamic in nature, my clinical experiences since graduate school have allowed me to expand my clinical approach to include CBT in my generally eclectic approach to psychotherapy. Most recently, I have been integrating Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). At Kaiser, I am involved in the Regional Best Practice Committee for Anxiety Disorders, and run several anxiety groups at our clinic including OCD, GAD, Panic, and Social Anxiety Group. As a supervisor, my main focus is helping each resident to refine their own style of therapy and to have a meaningful training experience. I do not stress any particular orientation with residents, but do share my perspectives and ask questions in the service of finding effective clinical strategies that are consistent with each resident s individual style. Claire Scott, MSW, PsyD 510-248-3876 (Fremont Adult Services, Community Service Supervisor) Dr. Claire Scott received her B.A. from University of San Francisco, Master of Social Work from California State University, Sacramento, and Doctor of Psychology from California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant University. Dr. Scott completed her pre-doctoral internship at the Counseling Center at San Jose State University and her post-doctoral Residency at Kaiser Permanente South Sacramento. She has been employed at Kaiser Fremont in the Department of Psychiatry since 2013 and is a therapist in the Intensive Outpatient Program. She provides individual and group therapy and case management services. Dr. Scott is responsible for supervising the residents for their community service project. Nancy Solano, Ph.D. 510-248-3535 Nancy.H.Solano@kp.org (Fremont Adult Services, Assessment Supervisor) 7
Dr. Nancy Solano received her B.A. in Psychology at UC, Berkeley in 1994 and her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 2000. During her PhD. Program, Dr. Solano received a Gerontology Research Training Fellowship Award from the APA Minority Fellowship Program. Dr. Solano completed an APA approved pre-doctoral internship at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System in 2000 and a postdoctoral residency at the VA Palo Alto and Stanford University in 2001. Dr. Solano has been at Kaiser Psychiatry in Fremont since 2002 and has served as a supervisor to the postdoctoral program since 2006. Dr. Solano works on the adult team providing individual and group therapy, conducts testing with adult patients, and is a member of our triage team. She is the testing coordinator for our clinic which involves ordering new assessment instruments for the clinic, triaging all testing referrals we receive, and assigning cases to staff members as well as postdocs. She is also an on call consultant for the ER and hospital units. She is bilingual in Spanish and English and provides services to our monolingual Latino members. Dr. Solano serves on the Kaiser Fremont hospital ethics committee and on the Northern California Regional Psychiatry Best Practices committee for Cultural Diversity. Jennifer Staveley, Psy.D. (Child/Adolescent Services, Individual Supervisor) Dr. Jennifer Staveley joined the Kaiser Fremont staff in 1999 after completing her post-doctoral training at Kaiser Santa Rosa s psychiatry department. Dr. Staveley s training has included work in a variety of settings including community clinics, school sites and psychiatry departments in hospital settings. Dr. Staveley s pre-doctoral internship was at California Pacific Medical Center s psychiatry department where Dr. Staveley completed two year long rotations on the child and adult teams respectively. Dr. Staveley then went on to complete her post doctoral training at Kaiser Santa Rosa in their combined child and adult psychiatry post doctoral program. Dr. Staveley serves several roles in the Fremont Psychiatry Clinic. She works primarily on the child and adolescent team but also is a member of the Immediate Services Crisis team, serves as the child team liaison to the Immediate Services crisis team, is a member of the best practices group for Adolescent Eating Disorders and is the eating disorder specialist on the child psychiatry team. Dr. Staveley also co-facilitates the Autism Social Thinking group for children. Dr. Staveley has served as the child team supervisor for the post doctoral residency program since 2006. Alex Wang, Ph.D. (Fremont Adult Services, Individual Supervisor) Dr. Alex Wang started working at Kaiser Fremont in September, 2007 as a Clinical Psychologist in the Department of Psychiatry. He completed his undergraduate work at the University of California, Berkeley majoring in 8
biochemistry in 1989 and has worked in pharmaceutical research, computer programming, and teaching. He completed his doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology-SF Bay Campus in 2006 with a pre-doctoral internship at the San Francisco General Hospital, Psychosocial Medicine Clinic. He completed a post doctoral residency at the Kaiser Vallejo Psychiatry Department in 2007. He is a member of APA. He currently works with individual adult patients and has led groups for treating depression, anger management, positive alternatives to substance use, and the MacFarlane multi family group for patients with Schizophrenia and their family members. He has been supervising postdoctoral residents for several years and also serves as one of the co union stewards. Mark Warner, Psy.D. 510-675-3312 Mark.L.Warner@kp.org My theoretical approach to supervision is grounded in my training from a psychodynamic perspective, and truly I enjoy formulating cases from this vantage point. However, the current real world environment of short-term treatment and focus on evidence-based interventions frequently requires a broader view. This means that even as I formulate many cases in dynamic terms, how I choose to intervene with a client is often much more wide-ranging. I work quite a bit from a CBT perspective, especially with issues such as depression and anxiety, and am happy to work from this perspective in supervision if there is an interest. As far as my approach to the supervision process itself, I try to maintain flexibility. All supervisees are different, so one single approach seems no more appropriate than taking only one approach with all of our patients. This flexibility is needed in both the supervisor and the supervisee. Open-mindedness of the supervisee and ability to respond non-defensively to constructive feedback are important. Each supervisee has different strengths that they can build on and areas they may be interested in shoring up. Some newer providers may be relatively independent in some respects, but may need extra support or feedback in others. Supervision can be a safe place to learn new skills, try out new strategies or techniques, a sounding board, and a place to deal with and normalize unavoidable anxieties related to being a new practitioner. Of course there are basic skills that need to be in place, but otherwise the direction of supervision can (and I believe should) be directed by the needs/interests of the supervisee. I am more interested in helping to develop the professional identity of the supervisee, rather than commandeering that identity. 9