Training Programs | UC Davis CAARE Diagnostic and Treatment Center | UC Davis Children's Hospital

The CAARE Center, through the PCIT Training Center, offers standardized curriculum and training programs for mental health treatment centers, community-based agencies, county mental health departments, and home visiting programs. The goal is to increase the number of trained and qualified mental health providers with expertise in PCIT, a proven parent-child treatment program for parents who have children with behavioral problems.

The Parent-Child Care (PC-CARE) training at UC Davis provides free, grant-based and paid training web courses and resources for providers, trainers, caregivers and paraprofessionals who want to pursue PC-CARE training in order to support families in practicing skills at home, or support other PC-CARE providers and program development for their agencies. The program is  administered in two training phases and also offers training for providers to become certified PC-CARE trainers.

PC-CARE Training Model Outline (PDF)

The mission of the Trauma Training Academy program is to reduce long-term traumatic effects in children, youth, and their families exposed to violence and abuse by educating mental health professionals and support staff in evidence-based trauma-sensitive interventions through specialized trainings and consultations. 

The Clinical Psychology Training Program offers a one-year, APA-accredited internship opportunity for students who have attended APA-accredited clinical or counseling psychology programs. The program currently offers four internships including a CAARE Center internship, a trauma-adolescent mental illness internship, a child maltreatment and neurodevelopmental track, and a juvenile justice and forensic psychiatry track.