Universal Psychology Postdoctoral Directory Entry

St. Louis Children's Hospital Pediatric Psychology Fellowship

St. Louis Children's Hospital
Saint Louis , Missouri

Starts on Tuesday, September 1, 2026

Applications due Friday, December 19, 2025

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 Psychology Department of St. Louis Children’s Hospital (SLCH) is pleased to recruit for the 2026-2027 training year in the Pediatric Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship program. The training year will begin on September 1, 2026. We are a member of the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC) and adhere to the Common Hold Date. Our application deadline is 12/19/2025.

Rotations. The pediatric psychology fellowship at SLCH can be tailored to an individual’s specific clinical, professional, and training interests, needs, and goals. All fellows participate in a multidisciplinary craniofacial/cleft-palate clinic with opportunity to individualize other training experiences through major or minor rotations listed below:

Hematology / Oncology / Cellular Therapy

Inpatient Medical Consultation and Liaison

Pain and Functional Symptoms

Sleep

Endocrinology / Diabetes

Comprehensive Training. In addition to robust clinical training, fellows participate in a comprehensive set of didactic programming within the department that covers foundational as well as innovative topics, such as clinical intervention, ethics/professional development, case conference, supervision, DEI-B, and QI/research. Opportunities to join institutional rounds such as Schwartz Rounds, Grand Rounds, Early-Bird Rounds, etc and other didactic training within Washington University School of Medicine are also abundant. Fellows are valued members of the Department of Psychology as well as the medical teams with whom they work.

Who do we see and where? Our department provides inpatient and outpatient services to a diverse population of families from urban and rural settings, range of SES, range of ethnic diversity, ages (newborn-young adult), referral concern, and disease presentation. We offer psychology services to patients and families in three locations, including SLCH Main Hospital and two nearby outpatient specialty care centers. Psychology fellows primarily work at the main hospital, with opportunity for one day/week at an outpatient specialty care center.

Salary/Benefits. The position offers an annual stipend of $63,000. As a full-time employee, fellows are eligible for benefits including medical, dental, vision, short term disability, 401k participation and match, and life insurance options. Fellows are eligible for a total of 23 days of paid time off and 3 conference days. Fellows will be given funding towards professional development expenses including provisional licensure feeds.

Application Procedures. A completed application consists of submitting the following materials through the APPA-CAS portal:

A cover letter detailing training, research, and professional interests and experiences. Within the cover letter, please indicate which rotations are of interest to you for the fellowship training year.

A current Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Three letters of recommendation, with one preferably being written from a direct internship supervisor.

Interviews will occur mid- to late-January (exact dates TBD) and will be virtual. Our program follows the APPIC Common Hold Date guidelines.

Requirements. Applicants are required to have completed their training in an APA or CPA accredited PhD or PsyD program in Clinical, Counseling, or School Psychology. Applicants are required to have completed an APA-accredited internship or one that meets APPIC standards. Though prior experience within pediatric psychology and/or clinical child/adolescent psychology is not required, it is strongly encouraged.

We are committed to the recruitment of culturally and ethnically diverse individuals. Candidates from minority and diverse cultural backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.

For more information please see our website: https://www.stlouischildrens.org/conditions-treatments/psychology-services/pediatric-psychology-postdoctoral-fellowship

Please feel free to email the training director with any questions at jennifer.allen@bjc.org.

https://https://www.stlouischildrens.org/conditions-treatments/psychology-services/pediatric-psychology-postdoctoral-fellowship

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: Pediatric Psychology, consultation/liaison
Research Time: Less than 25%
Training Director: Jennifer Allen
Contact Email: jennifer.allen@bjc.org
Contact Phone: 314-454-6069
Virtual Interviews: Virtual Only
Duration in Months: 12
Hours Per Week: 40
# of Licensed Supervisors: 15
Number of Positions: 3
Applications recieved last year: 10
Accepts Int'l Students
Stipend: $63000
Will follow APPIC Selection Standards: Yes
Estimated offer date: Monday, February 2 2026
Created Date: Friday, July 1 2016
Fringe Benefits: Eligible for Health, Dental, and Vision Benefits Term Insurance = 1x’s salary 401k with matching 100% of 1st percent of salary, and 25% match for next 3% of salary Time-off: 23 days of PTO (including scheduled vacation, unscheduled sick days, and holidays) 3 days of time off for attending a relevant conference/training $500 for professional development expenses Paid registration and airfare for a major conference (i.e. SPPAC) Costs for Provisional Licensure in Missouri
Research opportunities: All fellows participate in Quality Improvement / Research Seminar and create a QI project throughout the year (of the fellow's choosing), with guidance of Psychology faculty members
Application Instructions: Interested applicants can submit their application through the APPA CAS portal. A completed application consists of the following materials: • A cover letter detailing training and research experiences, as well as professional interests and goals. Please also indicate areas of major and minor specialization of interest for the training year. • A current Curriculum Vitae (CV) • Three letters of recommendation, with one preferably from a direct internship supervisor Please email the training director with any questions regarding the program or applications. Jennifer Allen, PhD Director, Pediatric Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship St. Louis Children's Hospital Department of Psychology jennifer.allen@bjc.org

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