2025-2026 Training Year January 1, 2025: Applications begin to be submitted January-March 2025: Interviews February 21, 2025: SCAPTP schools application deadline
January 25, 2025: LDI-hosted Q&A Session with our current trainees February 8, 2025: LDI-hosted Q&A Session with our current trainees February 28, 2025: non-SCAPTP schools application deadline April 7, 2025: SCAPTP Practicum Match Day
August 11-15, 2025: Training Year Begins – Orientation August 7, 2026: End of training year
LDI-hosted Q&A Sessions with our current trainees
In January and February, we host Q&A sessions with our current trainees, without supervisors present. Accordingly, these sessions serve as an opportunity to hear about our training program directly from our trainees, receive responses to candid questions, and help students determine if training at Learning Dynamics is a good fit for their professional goals. Additionally, each session is one hour and interested students are welcome to “drop-in” to the session of their choice to learn more or ask questions. All interested students are welcome. However, registration is required.
Saturday, January 25, 2025 from 12:00pm-1:00pm
Registration Link: Will post here in December
Saturday, February 8, 2025 from 12:00pm-1:00pm
Registration Link: Will post here in December
Job Summary:
Under the supervision of a licensed clinician, our clinical psychology practicum position provides individual therapeutic services to clients in our counseling, Brain Bootcamp, and College Connection programs. This position allows delivery of services to clients virtually for the training year, with no in-person client contact hours required by our agency. However, trainees must meet expectations of their individual school programs. Optional: Trainees may choose to see clients in-person in any of our office locations (Woodland Hills, Simi Valley, and/or Bakersfield).
Benefits of Training at Learning Dynamics:
Staff and trainees at Learning Dynamics work closely together as a collaborative, strength-based team. Trainees work with a diverse range of clients with different presenting problems in a supportive setting. For example, our population includes prenatal and postpartum issues, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, developmental disabilities, learning disabilities, work stress, relationship challenges, and adjustment disorders. Furthermore, students at our agency have a unique opportunity to learn therapeutic interventions targeted at strengthening executive functioning skills that are beneficial to a range of clients with unique learning styles. In addition to live supervision, client consent forms include permission to video tape sessions to provide enhanced supervision and training abilities.
Position Type and Expected Hours of Work:
Individual work schedules vary depending on the needs of the program(s) served. Allocation of hours must remain consistent with agency policies. Practicum positions require an average of 12-16 hours weekly; this includes a minimum of 5 (masters-level trainee) or 10 (doctoral-level trainee) client contact hours each week. Trainees’ regular schedules will include having the availability to meet with clients on at least two weekday evenings (till 8:00pm) or on Saturdays. Psychology trainees have flexibility in adjusting their own schedules; provided their schedule does not conflict with expected attendance at meetings and trainings.
Required attendance activities include weekly didactics (Wednesdays at 9am), case conference (Fridays at 9am), and supervision (typically Mondays and Wednesdays). Additionally, trainees must attend orientation from 9am-3pm daily from 8/11/2025-8/15/2025, with part of this orientation occurring in-person and part virtually. Furthermore, trainees must attend in-person quarterly staff development events. This is a one-year, part-time, unpaid position (08/11/2025-08/07/2026). In addition to agency holidays, trainees receive 5 days of sick leave and one personal day.
Required Education and Experience:
Must be a current master’s or doctoral student in psychology, social work, or related discipline from an accredited college or university
Must be practicum eligible, and completed at least one year of clinical practicum
Preferred Education and Experience:
Minimum of two years of experience working in community mental health
Minimum of one year of experience conducting therapeutic interventions in Spanish
Additional Eligibility Qualifications:
Interns are responsible for fingerprinting costs and must maintain and provide a copy of current malpractice insurance coverage.
Trainee must have and maintain a valid driver’s license and automobile insurance coverage
Proof of current COVID vaccination.
Application Procedures:
Send CV, cover letter, unofficial transcript, and three letters of recommendation (at least one from clinical supervisor) to: Human Resources, Attn: Lizeth Lopez, M.S., Psy.D. at hr@learningdynamicsinc.org.
Submit all application materials by February 21, 2025 (SCAPTP schools) or February 28, 2025 (non-SCAPTP schools). Please note that we must receive all of your materials before the deadline for your application to be reviewed by our team. Virtual Interviews will be on select dates in January, February, and March 2025.
Questions:
Please call (310) 855-3276 or email hr@learningdynamicsinc.org with any questions you have about our training program.
Additionally, if you have a question about training at Learning Dynamics that you would like answered by a current trainee, please use the subject “Question for Trainee” in your email.
Clinical Psychology Practicum
Clinical psychology practicum positions are available for master’s and doctoral psychology students.
2024-2025 Training Year
All positions have been filled. Training year runs 8/12/24-8/8/25.
2025-2026 Training Year
January 1, 2025: Applications begin to be submitted
January-March 2025: Interviews
February 21, 2025: SCAPTP schools application deadline
January 25, 2025: LDI-hosted Q&A Session with our current trainees
February 8, 2025: LDI-hosted Q&A Session with our current trainees
February 28, 2025: non-SCAPTP schools application deadline
April 7, 2025: SCAPTP Practicum Match Day
August 11-15, 2025: Training Year Begins – Orientation
August 7, 2026: End of training year
LDI-hosted Q&A Sessions with our current trainees
In January and February, we host Q&A sessions with our current trainees, without supervisors present. Accordingly, these sessions serve as an opportunity to hear about our training program directly from our trainees, receive responses to candid questions, and help students determine if training at Learning Dynamics is a good fit for their professional goals. Additionally, each session is one hour and interested students are welcome to “drop-in” to the session of their choice to learn more or ask questions. All interested students are welcome. However, registration is required.
Saturday, January 25, 2025 from 12:00pm-1:00pm
Registration Link: Will post here in December
Saturday, February 8, 2025 from 12:00pm-1:00pm
Registration Link: Will post here in December
Job Summary:
Under the supervision of a licensed clinician, our clinical psychology practicum position provides individual therapeutic services to clients in our counseling, Brain Bootcamp, and College Connection programs. This position allows delivery of services to clients virtually for the training year, with no in-person client contact hours required by our agency. However, trainees must meet expectations of their individual school programs. Optional: Trainees may choose to see clients in-person in any of our office locations (Woodland Hills, Simi Valley, and/or Bakersfield).
Benefits of Training at Learning Dynamics:
Staff and trainees at Learning Dynamics work closely together as a collaborative, strength-based team. Trainees work with a diverse range of clients with different presenting problems in a supportive setting. For example, our population includes prenatal and postpartum issues, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, developmental disabilities, learning disabilities, work stress, relationship challenges, and adjustment disorders. Furthermore, students at our agency have a unique opportunity to learn therapeutic interventions targeted at strengthening executive functioning skills that are beneficial to a range of clients with unique learning styles. In addition to live supervision, client consent forms include permission to video tape sessions to provide enhanced supervision and training abilities.
Position Type and Expected Hours of Work:
Individual work schedules vary depending on the needs of the program(s) served. Allocation of hours must remain consistent with agency policies. Practicum positions require an average of 12-16 hours weekly; this includes a minimum of 5 (masters-level trainee) or 10 (doctoral-level trainee) client contact hours each week. Trainees’ regular schedules will include having the availability to meet with clients on at least two weekday evenings (till 8:00pm) or on Saturdays. Psychology trainees have flexibility in adjusting their own schedules; provided their schedule does not conflict with expected attendance at meetings and trainings.
Required attendance activities include weekly didactics (Wednesdays at 9am), case conference (Fridays at 9am), and supervision (typically Mondays and Wednesdays). Additionally, trainees must attend orientation from 9am-3pm daily from 8/11/2025-8/15/2025, with part of this orientation occurring in-person and part virtually. Furthermore, trainees must attend in-person quarterly staff development events. This is a one-year, part-time, unpaid position (08/11/2025-08/07/2026). In addition to agency holidays, trainees receive 5 days of sick leave and one personal day.
Required Education and Experience:
Preferred Education and Experience:
Additional Eligibility Qualifications:
Application Procedures:
Send CV, cover letter, unofficial transcript, and three letters of recommendation (at least one from clinical supervisor) to: Human Resources, Attn: Lizeth Lopez, M.S., Psy.D. at hr@learningdynamicsinc.org.
Submit all application materials by February 21, 2025 (SCAPTP schools) or February 28, 2025 (non-SCAPTP schools). Please note that we must receive all of your materials before the deadline for your application to be reviewed by our team. Virtual Interviews will be on select dates in January, February, and March 2025.
Questions:
Please call (310) 855-3276 or email hr@learningdynamicsinc.org with any questions you have about our training program.
Additionally, if you have a question about training at Learning Dynamics that you would like answered by a current trainee, please use the subject “Question for Trainee” in your email.