POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS

Contingent upon funding availability, 1-2 fellowships are available each year in Developmental Disabilities Psychology, 1-4 fellowships are available in Administration & Evaluation Psychology and 1 fellowship is available in Psychosocial Oncology. These programs are advanced, professional specialty training and are not considered as supplements to basic clinical internship training.

The current training staff for the UCHSC Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship Program includes the following faculty members:

Robert Baldwin, Ph.D. (2002) Gallaudet University
Susan Hepburn, Ph.D. (2000) Vanderbilt University
Hal Lewis, Ph.D. (1984) University of Denver
Terry Katz, Ph.D. (1992) University of Denver
Chad Morris, Ph.D (1998) Colorado State University
Judith Reaven, Ph.D. (1985) University of Missouri
Cordelia Robinson, Ph.D. (1972) Vanderbilt University
Steven Rosenberg, Ph.D. (1972) Vanderbilt University
Teri Simoneau, Ph.D. (1995) University of Colorado
Laetitia Thompson, Ph.D. (1980) University of Kansas

In addition, post-doctoral fellows may receive supervision and/or mentorship from clinical faculty and psychologists at rotation sites where both clinical and consultative work takes place.

All post-doctoral fellows are provided with office space and supplies, computers, and computer support (technical support, network access, internet access, software). Fellows are also provided with office supplies, training supplies, and secretarial support. Fellows have access to a wide variety of quality training experiences available on the UCHSC campus in addition to their core training.

Each fellow receives feedback on an ongoing basis regarding their performance and is encouraged to provide feedback to the faculty and training coordinators regarding their learning needs, training priorities, and career plans. A structured evaluation process takes place 3 months into the year and again at the end of the year. In the event a fellow has a grievance, due process procedures are in place and are documented in an orientation manual that each fellow receives at the beginning of the fellowship year.

Current statutes in Colorado require psychology "candidates for licensure" to have one year of supervised post-doctoral experience (which includes 1,500 hours of experience practicing psychology under supervision) before taking the Colorado examination for licensure. Fellows are expected to meet these requirements during the post-doctoral fellowship year.

Administration and Evaluation Psychology: Depending on the site characteristics, each fellow rotates through either one agency for 4 days or two agencies for 2 days/week for one year. Significant on-site supervision with each director/training mentor will take place weekly as well as one hour per week for university-based supervision. In each placement site, opportunities for administrative (e.g., policy, planning, budget-making and programming) and program evaluation training exists. Individual programs for each fellow will be developed, based on each agency's and fellow's needs and interests. Participation in the weekly seminar series, Programs for Public Psychiatry, will be mandatory, as will a discipline-specific case conference and supervision. Additional access to other electives is encouraged. Supervised clinical work is offered in the Outpatient Division to balance the program.

Developmental Disabilities Psychology: JFK Partners: The University Center of Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) is the major training facility for the Developmental Disabilities Program. The training emphasizes an interdisciplinary approach to research, assessment, and intervention, family support, service coordination, and community integration to meet the needs of persons with developmental disabilities. Development of disciplinary and interdisciplinary expertise, leadership and consultation skills and research as well as clinical growth are the goals of the postdoctoral training program. The fellow participates in interdisciplinary evaluations, interventions and consultation with a wide range of persons with developmental disabilities of various types and severity levels. The fellow also attends seminars offered at JFK Partners, in the Division of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry, and in the Department of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, and is expected to pursue a research project in developmental disabilities.

Psychosocial Oncology: This fellowship is in the Blood and Marrow Transplant Program at Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers. As a regional center for transplants, this program conducts over 115 transplants per year. The training follows a developmental model, with close supervision from the BMT psychologist, where fellows take on more responsibility and independence as they become more experienced. Responsibilities include conducting pre-transplant psychosocial assessments, providing individual and/or family treatment to transplant patients and their family members, group work, and the potential for doing research. A core component of the postdoctoral experience is the opportunity to work with a large and collaborative multidisciplinary team. The goals of the training program are to obtain advanced training in the provision of services to patients with life-threatening diseases, to understand the ethical issues that arise in a medical setting, and to prepare for a position in the field of psycho-oncology or medical psychology. Seminars offered at JFK Partners, in the Division of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry, and in the Department of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics are open to the fellow.

Application Procedures: The stipend level for the training year is expected to be approximately $32,000-$34,000 with full house staff benefits package. Applicants for any of our postdoctoral fellowship programs must have a doctorate from an APA-accredited Clinical, Counseling or Professional Psychology program and a one-year APA-accredited internship. The deadline for applications is March 1, 2006 for the Administration and Evaluation Psychology Fellowship, the Developmental Disabilities Psychology Fellowship, and the Psychosocial Oncology Fellowship.

For information or application for the Developmental Disabilities postdoctoral fellowship, please call or write Dr. Hal Lewis, Box C258-48, 4200 E. 9th Ave., Denver CO 80262 (Tel#303-315-8607) (e-mail: hal.lewis@uchsc.edu).

For information or application for the Administration and Evaluation Psychology postdoctoral fellowship, please call or write Dr. Chad Morris, Box A011-11, 4200 E. 9th Ave., Denver, CO 80262 (Tel#303-315-9472) (e-mail: chad.morris@uchsc.edu). 

For information or application for the Psychosocial Oncology postdoctoral fellowship, please call, write or email Dr. Teri Simoneau, Rocky Mountain Cancer Center, 1800 Williams St., Denver, CO 80218 (Tel#303-285-5082) (e-mail: teresa.simoneau@usoncology.com).