Trainings & Professional Development

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Continuing education and professional development are important parts of my clinical work. I regularly participate in trainings, workshops, and psychology conferences to strengthen my ability to support clients using evidence-based and trauma-informed approaches.

• EMDR-informed therapy training  
• Attachment-based therapy 
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
• Motivational Interviewing (MI)  
• Trauma-informed care 
• Anxiety and stress treatment 
• Gottman Couples Therapy  
• Addiction and behavioral health topics
• SBIRT (Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment) for Adolescents

Military & Veteran-Informed Care

Jose Luna has completed specialized graduate-level clinical training at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work focused on working with military service members and veterans in 2017. This training included simulation-based clinical interviews with standardized veteran patients presenting with combat-related trauma, providing advanced experience in assessment, engagement, and trauma-informed care

As a psychology educator and clinician, I value staying connected to both current research and practical therapeutic approaches.

• Western Psychological Association Annual Conference (2022, 2023, 2025, 2026) 
• Psychonomic Society Annual Meeting (2024) 
• Eastern Psychological Association Annual Conference (2022, 2023) 
• Hawaii Addictions Conference 2026

I value ongoing professional development and regularly attend psychology and mental health conferences focused on research, clinical practice, trauma-informed care, and psychology education.

Jose Luna also teaches psychology at the college level, including courses related to human behavior, research methods, abnormal psychology, developmental psychology, and statistics.

• Victor Valley College- Full Time Instructor, Department Chair- Psychology, SLO Assessment Coordinator, IRB Member & Psi Beta National Honors Society for Psychology Advisor. (2022-Present) 
• East Los Angeles College- Adjunct Instructor- Psychology (2019-Present) 
• Bakersfield College- Adjunct Instructor- Psychology (2022-Present) 
• San Bernardino Valley College- Adjunct Instructor- Psychology (2024-Present)