Sierra Education & Research Institute

Providing professional, effective, and innovative services with the aid of ongoing research and education for the betterment of our community.

Sierra Education and Research Institute (SERI) is a non-profit institution with 501(c) 3 status. It was founded in 2004, and since this time it has been offering treatment services to both adolescent and adult offenders.

Over the past 3 years, SERI has provided training and internship opportunities to both graduate and undergraduate students that are either seeking a terminal degree (PhD or PsyD) in some field of psychology or are interested in the professional psychological treatment of populations with histories of substance abuse and/or juveniles who have been found delinquent.

Students are trained in the psychology of addiction, substance abuse disorders, psychological assessment, and the administration of different psychotherapeutic approaches for the treatment of populations with a history of substance abuse, and in adolescent psychology, gang membership, and other developmental and social issues pertaining to adult and juvenile in the criminal justice system.