Coastline Community College / Acquired Brain Injury Program
Special Programs and Services for the Disabled
1515 Monrovia Ave
Newport Beach, CA 92663
Contact: James Pasino, Ph.D.
Telephone: (714) 241-6214
Fax: (714) 431-3602
Email: jpasino@coastline.edu
Website: http://coastline.edu/ABI
Site Info Last Updated: 11/10/2014
Description of Services and Population Served
The Coastline Acquired Brain Injury Program (ABI) is unique in that it provides long term brain
injury rehabilitation that is embedded within an educational setting. The program is a stand-alone
curriculum. To be eligible, the individual must present with a medically diagnosed acquired brain
injury resulting in total or partial loss of psychological and practical functioning.
The goal of Coastline’s ABI Program is to provide neurocognitive rehabilitation and psychological
services that will provide a student with brain injury the opportunity to maximize her/his abilities,
regain independence, and pursue personal, academic and vocational goals. The one to two year
ABI Program consists of a curriculum focused on four core areas: cognitive retraining, psychosocial
adjustment, applied technology, and vocational preparation. Students come from a wide range of
ethnic backgrounds and are between the ages of 18 and 80.
Psychological services provided by the practicum student are neuroeducational/neuropsychological
assessment and consultation, and individual, family, and couples psychotherapy. There is an
opportunity for the practicum student to develop social skills group, or start a group based on
his/her background and experience. Research opportunity is available. The practicum student is
afforded an opportunity to gain experience into the logistics and practical aspects of providing
psychological services.
Practicum students review medical records and write comprehensive neuroeducational and
neuropsychological examination reports. Practicum students take part in placement meetings and
provide testing feedback to the student and his/her family. The practicum student has the
opportunity to engage an individual in psychotherapy for the duration of their placement.
The training is rigorous, intellectually challenging, and personally demanding. This practicum may
appeal to students with interest in the specialty fields of Rehabilitation, Medical psychology, and
Neuropsychology.
Each practicum student is provided a private work space with a desktop and laptop computer, email address, and psychology scoring software. There is an excellent library of assessment
instruments. There are four private consultation rooms dedicated to psychological assessment and
treatment. The campus is a new, state of the art facility located on the coast in Newport Beach near
Hoag Memorial Medical Center.
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Supervision
Licensed Psychologist: Practicum students are provided one hour of individual supervision and one
hour of group supervision per week. Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist: Practicum
students are provided one hour of individual supervision and one hour of group supervision per
week.
Application Procedure: Please submit to jpasino@coastline.edu the following documents: 1)
resume with cover letter stating interest; 2) two letters of recommendation, faculty or one faculty
and one training supervisor; 3) writing sample which may be an assessment report or therapy case
summary (deidentified). For questions, contact Dr. James Pasino at Coastline Community College
ABI at jpasino@coastline.edu or (714) 241-6214. Electronic submission of materials is
encouraged.
Application Due Date: Second Monday in February. Interviews are scheduled in early March.
Uniform Notification Day: Yes, will make offers 2nd Monday in April, 9 to 11 AM
Positions Available: 4
Beginning & Ending dates with hours expected per week: July 1 through June 30, 15 to 20 hours
per week, Monday through Thursday. No services are provided after 5 pm.
Ratio of services provided: 50% Psychological Assessment and Consultation, 50% Psychotherapy.