EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN TEXAS
PSYCHOLOGY POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP
BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
SECTION OF ADOLESCENT MEDICINE and SPORTS MEDICINE
TEXAS CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL ADOLESCENT MEDICINE SERVICE
Baylor College of Medicine (BCM), Department of Pediatrics, Section of Adolescent Medicine and Sports Medicine at Texas Children’s Hospital is accepting applications for their Clinical Psychology Post-Doctoral Fellowship. The fellowship is part of the Leadership Education in Adolescent Health (LEAH) training program, one of only seven nation-wide post-doctoral training programs funded by Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB)/Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) specifically for training emerging leaders in adolescent health. The purpose of LEAH is to provide interdisciplinary leadership education for six professional disciplines at the graduate and post-graduate levels: psychology, medicine, nursing, social work, nutrition, and public health. Training is emphasized in the following five areas: Clinical Service, Research, Teaching, Administration, and Public Health. The intent of the LEAH program is to provide trainees with the necessary skills to become leaders in the advancement of adolescent health, as many BCM LEAH fellows have done over the past 12 years.
The Adolescent Medicine Psychology Post-Doctoral Fellowship is a full-time, two-year appointment that is 50% clinical and 50% research. Clinical responsibilities include providing diagnostic intake, assessment, individual therapy, family therapy, group therapy, and consultation to pre-adolescents, adolescents, and young adults who range in age from 10 - 25 years and their families. The clinical sites include the: 1) Texas Children’s Hospital Adolescent Unit and Inpatient Consultation Services; 2) Texas Children’s Hospital Adolescent Medicine Clinic; and 3) Texas Children’s Hospital Allergy and Immunology Clinic.
On the Adolescent Unit and Inpatient Consultation Services, the post-doctoral fellow will provide clinical services to patients hospitalized for the resulting medical complications of an eating disorder. Patients admitted to the Adolescent Medicine Inpatient Eating Disorder Program (see program description: http://www.bcm.edu/pediatrics/documents/eatingdisorders.pdf) are seen for individual therapy 3 times/week and often present with co-morbid disorders. This rotation affords the post-doctoral fellow the opportunity to follow patients throughout the course of their hospitalization. In the Adolescent Medicine Clinic, clinical services are provided to patients who present with diagnoses such as eating disorders, obesity, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, somatoform disorders, chronic illness, substance use/abuse, school problems, medication adherence, grief/loss, and family conflict. In the Allergy and Immunology Clinic, clinical services are provided to patients diagnosed with HIV-infection who often present with co-morbid disorders. All clinical services are provided within the context of an interdisciplinary team, involving faculty, fellows and trainees and are supervised by our Clinical Psychology Faculty.
Research responsibilities include developing and completing an original research project, participation in ongoing research programming, submission of at least one paper to a peer-reviewed journal, and at least one presentation to a local, regional or national conference. All research activities are supervised by our Research Psychology Faculty.
Interested applicants for the 2009-2011 fellowship beginning September 2009 are encouraged to submit a letter of intent, CV and three letters of recommendation to Jean S. Doak, Ph.D., 6621 Fannin Street, CC1710.00, Houston, TX 77030-2399, Fax (832) 825-3689. Deadline for submission is June 15, 2009.
The Psychology Discipline of North Texas State Hospital (NTSH) has several vacancies for Psychological Assistants (post-docs eligible for licensure supervision), Associate Psychologists, staff doctoral Psychologists and a Chief Psychologist on one of our Programs. Our treatment programs are individualized and structured to meet psychosocial needs within a social learning frame, and are uniquely behavioral in orientation with populations ranging from child to geriatric and forensic to general psychiatry. Heavy emphasis is placed on conducting assessments to determine treatment needs, and recommendations assist multidisciplinary teams with treatment and disposition planning. Individual, group and family psychotherapies assist with treatment objectives. Developmental theory, systems theory, and cognitive-behavioral approaches influence play and process psychotherapies as well as permeate the inpatient milieu and programming. Post-doc Supervisors are licensed psychologists with considerable training and experience and structure supervision to surpass state licensure requirements with didactic and other learning opportunities. Competitive salary and excellent benefits. Doctoral Applicants must hold Ph.D. or Psy.D. from an APA-accredited program. Along with a completed application, please submit a Curriculum Vitae , three sanitized work samples, and a copy of education transcript. Electronic applications for all posted psychologists positions may be obtained at https:// rm.accesshr.hhsc.state.tx.us. For additional information or assistance with the application process, contact: Pat Wilson, Psychology Discipline, North Texas State Hospital, P. O .Box 2231 , Vernon , Texas 76384, 940-552-4140 940-552-4140, patricia.wilson@dshs.state.tx.us.