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VA Palo Alto Health Care System - Clinical Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship (PTSD focus)

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VA Palo Alto Health Care System
Palo Alto, California

Starts on Monday, September 8, 2025

Applications due Monday, December 23, 2024

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

Please see VA Palo Alto Psychology Training Program website for more information.

Additional Information

Agency Type
VA Medical Center
APPIC Membership
Yes
APA Accredited
Yes
Emphasis or focus area
PTSD (Trauma)
Research Time
Less than 25%
Training Director
Jessica Lohnberg, PhD (Training Director), William Faustman, PhD (Postdoctoral Coordinator)
Contact Email
William.Faustman@va.gov
Contact Phone
650-493-5000, x64950
Virtual Interviews
Virtual Only
Duration in Months
12
Hours Per Week
40
# of Licensed Supervisors
14
Number of Positions
2
Applications recieved last year
15
Stipend
$66,387
Will follow APPIC Selection Standards
Yes
Estimated offer date
Friday, February 14 2025
Created Date
Friday, November 4 2016
Unfilled Positions
0
Fringe Benefits
11 Federal holidays; 13 annual leave days; 13 sick leave days; postdoctoral fellows can choose from among several federal health benefits plans. Professional leave granted for conference attendance and job interviews. Up to $1000 can be approved for reimbursement of conference attendance registration and other educational course fees. Free parking and available public transit subsidy benefit. Malpractice claims are covered; no additional professional insurance needs to be obtained.
Research opportunities
Multiple opportunities available with researchers at the National Center for PTSD
Application Instructions
Applications are due by 11:59PM Eastern/ 8:59PM Pacific on December 23, 2024. Please see the Training Program website at https://www.va.gov/palo-alto-health-care/work-with-us/internships-and-fellowships/psychology-training-program/

This record was last updated on Tuesday, October 29, 2024

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