APA Accredited Postdoctoral Fellowships in Clinical Psychology - University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

APA ACCREDITED POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY

UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER

Applications are currently being accepted for an APA accredited postdoctoral fellowship program at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. Positions in two areas of emphasis are available: (1) Pediatric Psychology and (2) Child Abuse and Neglect. Based on the scientist/practitioner model, the OUHSC program emphasizes the training and development of psychologists who can assume leadership roles in clinical service delivery, research, and teaching.  As such, all fellows receive innovative training in service delivery and engage in active research programs.  Fellows are required to spend at least 51% of their time in clinical activities, and can spend the remaining time in research activities if so desired.  Fellows typically join ongoing faculty projects, but opportunities for independent research exist as well.  Grant writing opportunities are available and strongly encouraged. Seminars and didactics are required and funding opportunities to attend conferences are available.  Please contact Dr. Carisa Wilsie (carisa-wilsie@ouhsc.edu) for more information. 

POSITIONS

Pediatric Psychology – General (2 positions anticipated):  Therapy, assessment, and consultation opportunities are available for fellows in pediatric psychology in a variety of clinics and inpatient services including hematology/oncology, pediatric transplant, and a hospital-wide consultation-liaison service. Specialty outpatient clinic rotations include pain management, behavioral sleep medicine, obesity, kidney transplant, liver transplant, assessment clinic, sickle cell disease, hemophilia, and pediatric cancer, including brain tumor clinic and a late effects clinic for children and adolescents who have completed cancer treatment. Outpatient primary care services are available in a general pediatrics clinic, Fostering Hope Clinic for children and adolescents in foster care placements, and a Latino outreach clinic. Fellows provide services as part of a hospital-wide inpatient consultation-liaison service, working with the families of children and adolescents with a variety of acute and chronic medical conditions. Trainees have the opportunity to consult for various medical specialties, participate as a member of multidisciplinary treatment teams, attend didactics regarding pediatrics and primary care, and participate in research projects and/or grant-writing. Training takes place primarily at the Children’s Hospital at the University of Oklahoma Medical Center. More information about this program can be found at http://www.oumedicine.com/pediatrics/department-sections/general-community-pediatrics/pediatric-psychology-emphasis/postdoctoral-fellowship-pediatric-psychology.   Please contact Dr. Stephen Gillaspy (Stephen-Gillaspy@ouhsc.edu) for more information. 

Pediatric Psychology – Primary Care (1 position anticipated):  Therapy, assessment, and consultation opportunities are available for fellows in pediatric primary care psychology.  Outpatient primary care services are available in a general pediatrics clinic, Fostering Hope Clinic for children and adolescents in foster care placements, and the Latino Clinic which is an off-site clinic located within a community center.   Additionally, the fellow will have the opportunity to work in specialty clinics that focus on addressing issues that frequently present in primary care.  These specialty clinics include: pain management, behavioral sleep medicine, obesity, and primary care assessment clinic.  Fellows will spend approximately 60% of their time in clinical training activities and 40% in research activities.  A new collaborative partnership has been established with the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH), which will allow the fellow to engage in research activities at the OSDH.  Fellows will have access to existing OSDH datasets, the ability to work with OSDH statisticians and epidemiologists, and assist OSDH in analyzing and reporting data for OSDH initiatives and policy.  Clinical training takes place primarily at the Children’s Hospital at the University of Oklahoma Medical Center and research training will take place at the Children’s Hospital at the University of Oklahoma Medical Center and OSDH.  More information about this program can be found at http://www.oumedicine.com/pediatrics/department-sections/general-community-pediatrics/pediatric-psychology-emphasis/postdoctoral-fellowship-pediatric-psychology. Please contact Dr. Stephen Gillaspy (Stephen-Gillaspy@ouhsc.edu) for more information. 

Pediatric Psychology – Hematology/Oncology (1 position anticipated dependent on funding):  OUHSC will be offering a fellowship in pediatric psychology, with an opportunity to specialize in pediatric hematology/oncology at the Jimmy Everest Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders in Children. Specialty outpatient clinic rotations include pediatric sickle cell disease, hemophilia, brain tumor clinic, and a pediatric cancer survivorship clinic. Fellows will work with children and adolescents with cancer or blood disorders in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Fellows will work as a part of the medical treatment team and will have opportunities for multidisciplinary collaboration, attendance at didactic activities, and participation in research projects and grant-writing. Training takes place primarily at the Jimmy Everest Center at OU Children’s Physicians and the Children’s Hospital at the University of Oklahoma Medical Center. Please refer to the Pediatric Psychology Emphasis Brochure on the website for additional information: http://www.oumedicine.com/pediatrics/department-sections/general-community-pediatrics/pediatric-psychology-emphasis/postdoctoral-fellowship-pediatric-psychology. Please contact Dr. Stephen Gillaspy (Stephen-Gillaspy@ouhsc.edu) for more information. 

Child Abuse and Neglect (1 position anticipated): The Child Abuse and Neglect post-doctoral fellow will train at the Center on Child Abuse and Neglect (CCAN) located in the OUHSC Department of Pediatrics.  The fellow will design their post-doctoral fellowship experience with their primary supervisor by selecting from a variety of research, training, and clinical opportunities. The CCAN has active research programs in services outcome, implementation, and dissemination, funded by federal grants (e.g., NIMH, NIAAA, Fogarty International Center, CDC, HRSA, OJJDP, and Children’s Bureau), state contracts, and foundation grants.  Fellows have the opportunity to join research teams on ongoing projects, access archival data, and initiate research.  Information about the faculty and research programs can be found at http://www.oumedicine.com/pediatrics/department-sections/developmental-behavioral-pediatrics/faculty and http://www.oumedicine.com/pediatrics/department-sections/developmental-behavioral-pediatrics/center-on-child-abuse-and-neglect/research. Advanced clinical training experiences in evidence-based treatments of Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavior Therapy, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy, Treatment for Children with Problematic Sexual Behavior, and Adolescent with Illegal Sexual Behavior programs are available through CCAN clinics, as well as training in SafeCare for child neglect through research programs.  Fellows will participate in a two-semester Interdisciplinary Training Program in Child Abuse and Neglect (ITP) for advanced students in psychology, medicine, dentistry, occupational therapy/physical therapy, law, social work, education, public health, nursing, sociology, and related disciplines (see http://www.oumedicine.com/itp ). Established in 1987, the ITP provides specialized training in clinical practice, prevention, policy formation, child advocacy, research, and administration in the field of child abuse and neglect.  Additional training opportunities are available through CCAN’s Native American Programs including Project Making Medicine http://www.oumedicine.com/pediatrics/department-sections/developmental-behavioral-pediatrics/center-on-child-abuse-and-neglect/programs-and-clinical-services/native-american-programs.

HOW TO APPLY

A doctorate from an APA approved clinical or counseling psychology program and completion of an APA accredited one-year clinical internship are required.  Our postdoc brochure has all the information on exactly how to submit an application and what to submit in a PDF file and what to submit by US mail. The postdoc brochure can be accessed at the following website address:http://www.oumedicine.com/psychiatry/training-programs/fellowship-in-clinical-psychology

Application Process

Each applicant is to submit a complete set of application materials which includes two different components. The first component is a PDF file attachment and the second part is sent by mail.

The PDF file should include the following:

1.      A letter of interest, including a discussion of career goals.

2.      A completed copy of our program's application form.

3.      A copy of your curriculum vitae containing background information, academic and clinical experience.

4.      If available, a copy of the standard APPIC form used to apply for internship. (If you have not already completed the APPIC form, or if it is not available there is no need to do so).

5.      If you have not completed your dissertation at the time of this application, have your dissertation chair sign the attached form concerning your dissertation status.

All of this material should be included in a single pdf file and sent to the following email address:  demaree-states@ouhsc.edu. In order for us to identify this file please use your name as the file name.

In addition to the single pdf file, please send the following in a single packet via mail:

1.      Three letters of recommendation sealed with signature of the writer across the flap.

2.      An official graduate transcript of all graduate academic work plus one copy of the official graduate transcript.

Mail the packet to:

James G. Scott, Ph.D., ABPP-CN ( c/o Demaree States)
Director, Clinical Psychology Fellowship Program
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
920 Stanton L. Young Blvd., Room WP-3440
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104-5036

Applications are currently being accepted.  Completed applications will begin being reviewed November 14, 2014; however, applications will be accepted until positions are filled.  These are all one year positions with the option of a second year and are to begin September 1, 2015.  Benefits are included and salary is competitive.  The OUHSC is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to diversity.

THE SETTING

The Clinical Psychology Postdoctoral Training Program is offered through the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences on the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center campus, located at 920 Stanton L. Young Blvd., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Consortium agencies include OU Medical Center (Children's Hospital and its clinics, Everett Tower, Presbyterian Hospital) the Child Study Center, and Veteran's Affairs Medical Center. Consortium agencies are located together in a large medical complex.

The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences has approximately 48 full-time faculty members, including approximately 20 psychiatrists, 25 psychologists, and 3 psychiatric social workers. In addition, there are five part-time faculty, and other supporting staff such as psychometrists and psychiatric nurses. Faculty members from other academic departments teach and provide supervision. There are 18 psychologists in the Department of Pediatrics, and one psychologist in the Department of Neurology. All psychologists are on campus and most in full time positions. All together, 43 psychologists participate in our postdoctoral training programs.

The educational programs of the department include the two separately accredited postdoctoral programs discussed above, a psychiatric residency, a predoctoral clinical psychology internship, and undergraduate medical education. The department offers all students, whether they be psychology fellows, psychiatric residents, or medical students, repeated and intense exposure to all the disciplines in the mental health field; thus, the Fellows will receive most of their supervision from psychologists, as well as some supervision from psychiatrists and social workers. Oklahoma City is a friendly city with much to see and do.  We enjoy a range of seasons, diverse cultural offerings, including innovative art and theater, professional and collegiate sporting events, and exceptional music venues.  The low cost of living adds to the advantages found in the metro area and helps create a wonderful place to live and work.  OUHSC was named one of the Top 4 Places to work in Academia by The Scientist magazine in October 2009.