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Our Mission

The mission of the Psychology Division at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center is to provide quality, patient-centered care, education, and training.

Fostering a learning and training environment steeped in the Scientist-Practitioner model, the Psychology Division utilizes best practices for conducting and disseminating cutting-edge interventions and scholarly products within an environment characterized by collaborative learning, scholarship, and an emphasis on diversity, equity, and inclusivity.

The Psychology Division is deeply committed to building and maintaining a climate of inclusion and equity for all individuals.  In addition to institutional policies put into place by Los Angeles County to ensure an inclusive and equitable climate, the Harbor-UCLA postdoctoral training program has convened a special Intersectional Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity Accountability (IIDEA) work group to guide programmatic efforts in systematically recruiting and retaining diverse residents, staff, and faculty into the program.  The IIDEA work group (comprised of both program faculty and psychology fellows/residents) meets monthly to assess and discuss ways to improve programmatic climate with respect to inclusion and equity.

For more information about the IIDEA workshop and programmatic initiatives being implemented, please refer to the work group’s Mission, Vision, and Values statement and Key Driver Diagram (which outlines the continuous quality improvement plan for developing and maintaining an inclusive and equitable climate for program trainees, staff, and faculty).