Kennedy Krieger Institute - Pediatric Developmental Disorders/Autism
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Kennedy Krieger Institute
Baltimore, Maryland
Elements of quality clinically focused postdoctoral training
This training experience is a planned and programmed sequence of training that aims to ensure preparation for advanced practice rather than one that is focused on providing supervised hours for licensure.
Yes
This training experience ensures that training takes precedence over service delivery regarding the nature, content, volume, and quality of the postdoc’s activities.
Yes
This training experience ensures that postdocs receive at least two hours of individual supervision per week for the duration oof the experience.
Yes
This training experience is administered by a doctoral-level licensed psychologist who directs and organizes the training experience and its resources, is responsible for the selection of postdocs, and monitors and evaluates the goals and activities of the experience.
Yes
This training experience has two or more doctoral-level licensed psychologists who have sufficient time to provide quality supervision and training.
Yes
This training experience includes regularly scheduled structured educational activities that help postdocs its defined goals. These activities may include didactics, seminars, case conferences, and/or research activities.
Yes
This training experience has written Due Process and Grievance procedures.
Yes
This training experience has the stable and necessary financial (e.g., stipend) and physical resources (e.g., computers, physical space) needed for effective training.
Yes
The goal of this fellowship in the Pediatric Developmental Disorders (PDD) Clinic at Kennedy Krieger Institute and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is to enhance training for future psychologists in behavioral assessment and intervention for toddlers, children, and adolescents with diagnosed or suspected neurodevelopmental disorders who also have challenging behaviors. Fellows will receive training in assessment and intervention via didactic instruction and supervised and independent practice. Fellows will develop a broad array of relevant clinical skills which will prepare them to apply for jobs within the field of neurodevelopmental disorders. Logistically, Fellows will have a full year of training in the Pediatric Developmental Disorders Clinic. They will also participate in a minor rotation described below. Positions in each minor rotation are limited and will be determined by candidate interests, availability, and training background.
Qualified candidates for the PDD fellowship program will have received their doctoral degrees in School, Counseling, or Clinical Psychology and have successfully completed an APA-accredited internship program.
Additional Information
- Agency Type
- Childrens Hospital
- APPIC Membership
- Yes
- APA Accredited
- No
- Recognized Specialty
- Clinical Child Psychology
- Emphasis or focus area
- Child/Adolescent
- Other Emphasis
- Autism
- Research Time
- Less than 25%
- Training Director
- Valerie Paasch
- Contact Email
- psychology@kennedykrieger.org
- Contact Phone
- 443-923-7533
- Duration in Months
- 12
- Hours Per Week
- 40
- # of Licensed Supervisors
- 4
- Number of Positions
- 5
- Applications recieved last year
- 15
- Accepts Int'l Students
- Stipend
- $62,132
- Will follow APPIC Selection Standards
- Unfilled Positions
- 0
- Fringe Benefits
- Individual health, vision, dental, and life insurance covered by the department. Two-party and family coverage available for a fee. Additionally, postdoctoral fellows receive 15 PTO days, 8 institute holidays, 1 school of medicine holiday, and 5 professional days.
- Application Instructions
- Interested applicants may apply through APPA CAS (APPIC Psychology Postdoctoral Application). Once you log into APPA CAS, after you search "Kennedy Krieger Institute", applicants should select "Behavioral Psychology Postdoctoral Training Program". You will then be able to view and select from our (8) clinics offering postdoctoral fellowships.
The following materials must be uploaded to APPA CAS in order for your application to be reviewed: Letter of interest, curriculum vitae, degree verification, three letters of recommendation (uploaded by letter writers) and official graduate transcript (transmitted directly from the University).
Alternately, applicants can send materials directly via email. Please submit a cover letter, CV, degree verification form (see Behavioral Psychology website link above for copy of letter template and additional information), 3 letters of reference, and original transcript to: psychology@kennedykrieger.org. Application review will begin as soon as CV and cover letter are received. Application deadline is Decembe5 15, 2024.
This record was last updated on Thursday, October 10, 2024
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