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Member Site Information
APPIC Member Number: 9063
NOTE: The APPIC Member Number is different from the program code number(s) used in the APPIC Match.
Program Type: Postdoctoral
Last Modified by Member: 6/25/2010 7:37:54 AM
Institution: Institute of Living/ Hartford Hospital
Department: Psychology
Address: 200 Retreat Avenue
Hartford, CT  06106
Country: United States
Metro Area: --None--
Distance from Major City:
Phone: (860) 545-7167
Fax: (860) 545-7222
Email: jdegiov@harthosp.org
Web Address: www.instituteofliving.org
Primary Agency Type: Private Psychiatric Hospital
Additional Agency Types: Private Psychiatric Hospital
Child/Adolescent Psychiatric or Pediatrics
Private General Hospital

Accreditation
APA Accreditation: Accredited
CPA Accreditation: Not Accredited

Staff / Faculty Information
Training Director: James  C.  DeGiovanni, Ph.D.
Director of Training
Chief Psychologist: Leslie  M.  Lothstein, Ph.D., ABPP
Director of Psychology
No. of Full-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty: 19
No. of Part-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty: 6
No. of Non-Psychologist Staff/Faculty who Supervise Post-docs: 3

Position Information
Start Date: August 30, 2011
No. of slots expected next class:
  Funded Unfunded
Full Time 5 0
Part Time 0 0
Annual Stipend ranges for next class:
  Low Stipend High Stipend
Full Time 34000 35000
Part Time

Stipend values are in US Dollars
Fringe Benefits: Health Insurance
Disability Insurance
Vacation
Sick Leave
Licensing Exam Release Time
Professional Development Time
Other Fringe Benefits:
(not indicated above)
Medical/Health benefits (after 2 months); Dental benefits - (start of 2nd Year); 15 days paid time off; professional conference attendance.

Application Process
Application Due Date(s): January 26, 2011 for Neuropsychology; February 15, 2011 for others
How to obtain application info: Website, phone
Preferred method of contacting the program: Email

Applicant Requirements
Applicant Requirements:
US Citizenship RequiredNo
Canadian Citizenship RequiredNo
This institution, department, internship, or postdoctoral program requires trainees to sign a statement about personal behavior and/or religious beliefs as a condition of admission and/or retention in the program. No
How to obtain text of statement: N/A

Program Description
Program Description:
The Institute of Living offers Postdoctoral residency positions in the following areas of emphasis:(1) Clinical Neuropsychology (available for 2012), (2)Adult Inpatient Psychiatry, (3) Schizophrenia Rehabilitation/ Persistent Mental Illness, (4) Anxiety Disorders (available 2012), (5) Child and Adolescent school-based treatment and assessment and outpatient therapy, (6) Health Psychology/ Behavioral Medicine (2012), (7) Child/Adolescent inpatient psychiatry, (8) Pediatric Consultation/Liaison . We offer a 2-year postdoctoral program in clinical neuropsychology. The first year is primarily spent in a psychiatric setting (Institute of Living), whereas the second year is primarily in a general medical/rehabilitative setting. Our program complies with APA Division 40, INS, and Houston Conference guidelines. In addition, we have residency positions in the following areas: one position in our Schizophrenia Rehabilitation Program/persistent mental illness, using cognitive rehabilitation models and functional MRI, and inpatient treatment; one position in Adult Inpatient Psychiatry providing psychodynamically-informed brief individual, group, and family therapy and case-management; two positions in our behavioral/exposure-based Anxiety Disorders Clinic; one position in combined school-based individual and group therapies, assessment of children and adolescents, and in outpatient treatment of urban children and adolescents. Health Psychology/Behavioral Medicine position includes inpatient consultation, cognitive assessment, and outpatient psychotherapy. Child/adolescent inpatient psychiatry involves advanced training in brief acute individual, group, and family therapies. Pediatric Clinical Psychology providing consultation/liaison services to Connecticut Children's Medical Center. The department is led by senior Psychologists who adhere to a scholar-practitioner model that actively integrates contemporary psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioral models.

Training Opportunities
Populations
X Children
X Adolescents
X Adults
X Older Adults
X Inpatients
X Outpatients
Gay/lesbian/bisexual/ transgend.
X Ethnic minorities
  
X Spanish-speaking
French-speaking
Deaf/Hearing-impaired
X Students
International students
Rural
X Urban
X Low income
Homeless

Treatment Modalities
X Individual therapy
X Couples therapy
X Family therapy
X Group therapy
X Community Intervention
  
X Consultation/Liaison
Crisis intervention
X Brief psychotherapy
X Long-term psychotherapy
X Cognitive rehabilitation

Experience
X Health Psychology
X Primary Care
X Women's Health
HIV/AIDS
Eating disorders
X Sexual Disorders
Sports Psychology
X Rehabilitation Psychology
Physical Disabilities
X Learning Disabilities
X Developmental Disabilities
X Assessment
X Neuropsychology - Adult
X Neuropsychology - Child
X Serious mental illness
X Anxiety Disorders
X Trauma/PTSD
  
Sexual abuse
Substance use disorders
X Forensics/Corrections
X Sexual offenders
X Geropsychology
X Pediatrics
X School
Counseling
Vocational/Career Devel.
X Multicultural Therapy
Feminist Therapy
Religion/Spirituality
X Empirically-supported treatments
Public Policy/Advocacy
Program Devel./Evaluation
X Supervision
X Research
Administration

Additional information about training opportunities:
Psychological Assessment, including advanced projective interpretation and report writing. Forensic assessment of sexual disorders and paraphilias. Residents will receive beginning supervisory experience with interns and practicum students. Completion of a scholarly project is also required.

Summary of the Characteristics of the Specified Post-Doc Class
2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011
Number of Completed Applications 30 22 40

Where Did Former Postdoctoral Fellows Go?
2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009
Still a Postdoctoral Fellow 3 0 4
Community Mental Health Center 1 2 2
Health Maintenance Organization
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Military Medical Center
Private General Hospital 1
General Hospital 1 1
Other Medical Center 2 1
Private Psychiatric Hospital 1 1 3
State/County/other Public Hospital 3
Correctional Facility
School District/System
University Counseling Center 1
University Teaching Faculty 1
2 or 4 year Undergraduate Teaching Position
Medical School
Academic Non-Teaching Position
Research Position
Independent Practice 1 1
Other (e.g., consulting) 1 1
Not currently employed 3
Changed to other career field
Unknown
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