Florida International University Counseling and Psychological Services
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Florida International University
Miami, Florida
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
There is 1 available PD position with a generalist focus. FIU's Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) is housed on two campuses: one on the bay (BBC), the other in southwest Miami (MMC). FIU is a large, dynamic, urban, multicultural, and multi-ethnic Research 1 University with approximately 56,000 students, 10% of whom are international students. The fellow has the opportunity to provide individual and group therapy as well as crisis intervention services. Additional opportunities include consultation, psychological assessment, workshops, and other outreach programming. CAPS offers time-limited, focused psychotherapy with individualized treatment plans reflecting identity and developmental needs of registered FIU students.
CAPS maintains a strong commitment to training. The post-doctoral fellowship is designed to reflect APPIC guidelines. Our supervision approach is developmental and competency-based. Goals are individualized to integrate the fellow's strengths and interests with CAPS' needs. CAPS emphasizes treatment within the matrix of identity differences. The full-time professional staff is comprised of psychologists from diverse backgrounds who maintain a wide spectrum of theoretical and psychotherapeutic approaches. See our website for application information.
Additional Information
- Agency Type
- University Counseling Center
- APPIC Membership
- Yes
- APA Accredited
- No
- Recognized Specialty
- Clinical Psychology
- Other Emphasis
- Generalist
- Research Time
- No research time
- Training Director
- Priya Kirpalani, Psy.D., CGP
- Contact Email
- pkirpala@fiu.edu
- Contact Phone
- 305-348-2277
- Duration in Months
- 12
- Hours Per Week
- 40
- # of Licensed Supervisors
- 10
- Number of Positions
- 1
- Applications recieved last year
- 7
- Accepts Int'l Students
- Stipend
- $47520
- Will follow APPIC Selection Standards
- Unfilled Positions
- 1
- Fringe Benefits
- Overtime eligible; health Insurance; licensing exam release time; professional development time
- Additional Comments
- PDs engage in individual and group therapy, crisis response and consultation, supervision, psychological assessments, staff meetings, committee work, liaison work, workshops, outreach, and the like.
- Application Instructions
- Please submit all application materials via APPA CAS. Additionally, please submit an application to www.careers.fiu.edu.
The Post-Doctoral Fellow must have completed a doctoral degree in clinical or counseling psychology from an APA-accredited program. By the start of the Post-Doctoral Fellowship, trainees must have completed all graduate program requirements, including an internship meeting APPIC standards. Only complete applications received by time of review are considered for interview. Application review will be begin on December 6th, 2023. The application due date is December 6th, 2024. Interviews will be held virtually between January 27th, 2025 to January 31st, 2025. Any questions regarding the fellowship or application process should be directed to Priya Kirpalani, PsyD, CGP by calling (305) 348-2277 or via e-mail: pkirpala@fiu.edu.
Florida International University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Access/Equal Opportunity Employer. The FIU non-discriminatory and equal opportunity policies are enforced in the selection process.
The Post-Doctoral Fellow is required to show proof of professional liability insurance.
This record was last updated on Monday, November 4, 2024
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