Postdocs in Clinical Child Psychology at UC Davis Medical Center

POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS IN CLINICAL CHILD PSYCHOLOGY

The University of California, Davis Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences announces two child positions for the 2014-2015 academic year. Our APPIC-accredited program provides advanced clinical training opportunities in individual, family, and group therapy (clinic- and field-based); psychological assessment (independent and multidisciplinary team evaluations); and consultation within the county and with outside providers. All services are provided through a Sacramento County Behavioral Health affiliated outpatient community mental health clinic that meets the needs of children and adolescents who qualify for Medi-Cal coverage. The clinic is staffed by full-time UC Davis faculty psychologists and psychiatrists and is also a primary training site for UC Davis child and adolescent psychiatry fellows. Medical students and psychiatry residents also complete rotations at the clinic. Within our training site, there is a strong collaborative atmosphere and emphasis on interdisciplinary teamwork.  Our fellows develop positive working relationships with a number of professionals within the community that last beyond their training year.

During the training year, fellows will receive three hours of individual supervision per week with core faculty members, biweekly group supervision with our program director, as well as weekly seminars with core and volunteer faculty. In addition, fellows will have the opportunity to attend and present at Departmental Grand Rounds and to teach a psychiatric interviewing class to second year medical students. For more information about the fellowship program and to obtain application materials, please visit: www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/psychiatry/psychology andhttp://appic.org/directory/program_cache/1072.html.  

Sacramento is located in the heart of the Central Valley between the Coast Range to the west and the Sierra Nevada mountain range to the east. It takes about two hours to drive either to the San Francisco Bay Area or to the Lake Tahoe region. Sacramento, California’s capital city, is a vibrant and diverse community that boasts large parks, a 26-mile river parkway and bike trail, historic neighborhoods, and a wide range of cultural attractions.

Application Deadline: January 10, 2014

Interview Dates: Monday, February 3, 2014 and Friday, February 7, 2014

Notification Date: Our notification process will begin on Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Fellowship Start Date: September 15, 2014

Annual Stipend: $42,000

Benefits: Fellows are eligible for comprehensive and competitive benefit package which includes a variety of medical plans, dental and vision coverage (full premium paid by university), life and disability insurance, flexible spending accounts, and additional university plans. Over the course of the training year fellows will receive twelve paid holidays and will also accrue approximately 13 Paid Time Off days and five Extended Sick Leave days.

The University of California, Davis Medical Center, is an equal opportunity employer Please note that we can only accept applicants who are students in good standing in an APA-accredited clinical or counseling psychology doctoral program. Prior to the fellowship start date, applicants must have successfully completed all of their doctoral degree requirements, including completion of an APA-accredited psychology internship.

Application packets and questions can be directed to our program director, Dr. Stacey Peerson:

Stacey Peerson, Ph.D.
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
UC Davis Health System
2230 Stockton Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95817-1419
E-mail: stacey.peerson@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu