Psychology
PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of the Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center Psychology Department is to optimize physical and mental well-being by removing barriers and facilitating growth and self-efficacy through compassionate care, education and advocacy.
PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT VISION STATEMENT
We envision a department that maintains the ability to provide high quality psychological assessment and interventions across the lifespan and that include cognitive and neuropsychological assessments. We envision providing psychological services that enhance transdisciplinary collaboration on rehabilitation teams across inpatient and outpatient services to better serve our patients. We envision further development of our training programs to include greater opportunities for assessment, research and advocacy.
INPATIENT PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES
We provide consultation on inpatient services to address pre-existing or acute psychological and cognitive conditions that can affect rehabilitation. We are able to provide all psychological services in both English and Spanish and can offer psychological services with use of interpreters in other languages. We conduct clinical and cognitive assessments and provide psychotherapy for inpatients on the following services:
Adult and Pediatric Brain Injury Rehabilitation
Adult and Pediatric Spine Injury Rehabilitation
Gerontology and Stroke Rehabilitation
Cardiac Rehabilitation
Limb Preservation
Epilepsy Assessment
Neurology and Acute Stroke
Chronic Medicine
Medicine – Community Adaptive Re-Entry
Intensive Care Unit
OUTPATIENT PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES
Psychotherapy
We provide individual psychotherapy for Rancho Los Amigos outpatients in both English and Spanish and can provide services in other languages with assistance of interpreter if appropriate. The Psychology Department welcomes physician referrals for outpatient evaluation and treatment. Patients are encouraged to discuss need for referral to psychology with their primary Rancho physician so that a consultation can be placed.
Assessment
We provide a variety of psychological and neuropsychological assessments in both English and Spanish. Additional information is available in links below:
OTHER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
For more information about our outpatient services please contact the Psychology Department at 562-385-8181.
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY TRAINING PROGRAMS
MEET OUR STAFF
The Rancho Los Amigos Psychology Department is comprised of clinical psychologists that specialize in Rehabilitation Psychology, Neuropsychology, and Health Psychology. Our department is ethnically and culturally diverse and is reflective of the population served.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN PSYCHOLOGY
If you are interested in learning more about career opportunities for psychologists at Rancho Los Amigos, please contact:
Charlotte Sykora, Ph.D., ABPP (RP), QME
Chair of Psychology Department
Psychology Department, OPB Room 2049
Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center
7601 Imperial Hwy., Downey, CA 90242
Office number: 562-385-8181
Fax number: 562-385-6678
You can also go to the Department of Health Services Job Opportunities webpage: