Clinical and Pediatric Psychology Fellowships- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
30 Oct 2023
The Department of Child and Adolescent Psychology and Behavioral Sciences (DCAPBS) at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has openings for several clinically focused postdoctoral fellowships beginning in Summer of 2024. The goal is to prepare fellows for careers as scientist-practitioners in pediatric psychology and clinical-child focused work. The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has consistently been ranked one of the top hospitals on U.S. News & World Report’s Honor Roll of the nation's Best Children’s Hospitals. It was the first hospital in the US devoted exclusively to the care of children.
Currently, we have openings for clinically focused positions with focus in the following areas:
Pediatric Psychology- Focus in Pediatric Feeding Disorders*
Pediatric Psychology- Focus in Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition*
Pediatric Psychology- Focus in Transplant Psychology*
Pediatric Psychology- Perinatal Mental Health and Early Childhood
Child Clinical/Integrated Primary Care
These positions are designed to have 65-70 percent time devoted to clinical activities and 30-35 percent time devoted to research, training, didactics, and program development activities. A brief description of each position is included below. More information about each position is available on the Universal Post-Doctoral Directory (UPPD) website which can be found here Universal Psychology Postdoctoral Directory (appic.org)
*New this year: Our Feeding Psychology, GI Psychology and Transplant Psychology fellows will have the opportunity to elect minor rotations in other areas of pediatric psychology. Potential minor rotations include Plastic Surgery, Cardiology, Epilepsy & Tic Disorders, Endocrinology, Cancer Center, AMPS Program, inpatient consultation (BHIP), and our Pediatric Health and Behavior (PHAB) clinic. If interested, applicants are asked to indicate 2-3 minor rotations at the time they apply. Please see our website or UPPD lists for more information.
We plan to host virtual open house sessions in November to provide potential candidates the opportunity to meet the supervisors and learn more about the different fellowships. Stayed tuned for an announcement about the dates for the virtual open houses!
Pediatric Psychology- Focus in Pediatric Feeding Disorders:
Our fellowship provides an opportunity for advanced clinical practice as part of an interdisciplinary feeding team comprised of physicians, nurse practitioners, dietitians, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, social workers, psychologists, feeding therapists, and child life specialists. Feeding Center psychology fellows work collaboratively with these team members to conduct comprehensive assessments and follow up consultations for a wide array of feeding problems in our diverse patient population (e.g., children dependent on supplemental nutrition, children with complex medical and developmental conditions, etc.). As well, Feeding Center psychology fellows will work with supervisors to manage care for patients receiving treatment in our intensive feeding therapy program (Day Hospital intervention program). Fellows will also participate in program development to expand the psychosocial services provided within the Center, clinical research, and may supervise and mentor trainees from multiple disciplines rotating through the program, as available. This fellowship is ideal for candidates interested in specializing in early childhood, caregiver teaching, and/or working with individuals with developmental disabilities.
For more information, please email Colleen Taylor Lukens, PhD. (lukens@chop.edu)
Pediatric Psychology- Focus in Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition:
Our fellowship provides an opportunity for advanced clinical practice in providing pediatric psychology services as part of the interdisciplinary team within the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition. The GI interdisciplinary team is comprised of medicine, nursing, nutrition, social work, child life, and psychology. A team of 10 full-time GI Psychologists and trainees provide integrated clinical services and work collaboratively with interdisciplinary team members engaging in patient care, program development, quality improvement projects and scholarly research. The GI Psychology Fellows will have ample opportunities for shoulder-to-shoulder care within our various interdisciplinary clinics across the Division. This will include outpatient consultation, assessment, and intervention for children and adolescents at the Main Campus. Fellows may also be involved in group interventions, support groups, and Patient and Family Education days. GI presentations include chronic GI conditions (e.g. inflammatory bowel disease, celiac disease, eosinophilic esophagitis), disorders of gut-brain interaction, constipation with and without encopresis, gastroparesis, vomiting, and rumination.
For more information about this fellowship, please email Betsy Turner, PhD at turnere1@chop.edu
Pediatric Psychology- Focus in Transplant Psychology:
This fellowship provides an opportunity for advanced direct practice in providing psychological services as part of interdisciplinary solid organ transplant teams (heart, lung, kidney and liver). Psychology services include both inpatient and outpatient services including pre-transplant psychosocial assessment of children and families, inpatient intervention services for children and adolescents awaiting heart and/or lung transplant and their families, consultation with the transplant medical teams around patient and parent coping and family-staff interaction, follow-up of patients through the interdisciplinary outpatient clinic, and opportunities to provide outpatient psychotherapy. This position is designed to have 65 to 70 percent clinical time commitment with the remainder of time dedicated to clinical research activities. Fellowships can be 1 or 2 years, with more time dedicated to research activities for fellows in their second year.
For more information about this fellowship, please email Debra Lefkowitz PhD at lefkowitz@chop.edu
Pediatric Psychology- Focus in Perinatal Mental Health and Early Childhood:
This fellowship focuses on the expansion of psychology services and clinical research within the Richard D. Wood Jr. Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment (CFDT), a multidisciplinary program dedicated to providing specialized services for pregnant patients carrying babies with birth defects. Patients receive comprehensive maternal/fetal assessments, close monitoring and prenatal care, and give birth in the Garbose Family Special Delivery Unit (SDU) at CHOP, the world’s first obstetrics unit housed within a pediatric hospital. These babies immediately transition to either the neonatal/infant or cardiac intensive care units. Clinical practice focuses on parents, as they may experience perinatal mental health challenges often exacerbated when faced with a complication in pregnancy, subsequent neonatal intensive care hospitalization or having to care for a child with complex medical needs. Additional training rotations will be available to support infants and families within the newborn intensive care units (N/IICU, CICU), neurodevelopmental follow-up assessments (Cardiac Kids Developmental Follow-Up Program, High-Risk Developmental Follow-Up Clinic), and other early childhood clinics (PCIT, Young Child Clinic). An individualized training program will be developed to support the unique needs of each fellow and will build clinical competence in four main areas: 1) behavioral health care with expectant and postpartum parents, 2) parental-infant attachment and bonding, 3) perinatal bereavement services, and 4) multidisciplinary team consultation. Opportunities for early childhood neuropsychological assessment are also available.
For more information about this fellowship, please email Joanna Cole, PhD at colej3@chop.edu
Child Clinical/Integrated Primary Care:
The fellow in this track will focus their clinical training in both an outpatient behavioral health practice and integrated behavioral health in one or more primary care centers located within the City of Philadelphia. Both clinical programs are part of our multidisciplinary department of child and adolescent psychiatrists, psychologists, nurse practitioners, and licensed clinical social workers. Psychologists and psychology trainees provide clinical services and work collaboratively with interdisciplinary team members for patient care, program development, and quality improvement projects. Clinical training in the Division of Outpatient Behavioral Health (75% of clinical experience) will include rotations with a specialty clinical service (e.g., ADHD, mood disorders, eating disorders), diagnostic evaluations through a new patient clinic, and delivery of group intervention (e.g., behavioral parent training). Clinical training in the Division of Community Care and Wellness (25% of clinical experience) will occur through the Healthy Minds, Healthy Kids integrated primary care program (https://www.chop.edu/centers-programs/healthy-minds-healthy-kids-integrated-care-program). Services include a combination of intervention and consultation, plus teaching with pediatrics residents and primary care providers. Finally, the fellow will be assigned a research/QI mentor, and the project will be designed based on fellow interests. Projects can align with/expand upon existing work occurring within the Healthy Minds, Healthy Kids program or Division of Outpatient Behavioral Health.
For more information about this fellowship, please email Cherie Gerstadt, PhD at gerstadtc@chop.edu
Benefits:
Fellows are eligible for benefits package through the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and receive a salary commensurate of $65,000 in year 1, $1,000 stipend for professional development/conference travel, paid time off, and eight announced holidays. More information about benefits are listed on the UPPD website.
Applicants:
Applications for each individual fellowship are accepted through the APPA-CAS portal. Specific application requirements for each track are included in the portal. APPA CAS | Applicant Login Page Section (liaisoncas.com)
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