Universal Psychology Postdoctoral Directory Entry

VA Louis Stokes Cleveland VAMC Residencies in Health Psychology

VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center
Cleveland, Ohio

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 of 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

Our specialty-accredited clinical health psychology postdoctoral residency program has open positions in primary care, specialty medicine clinics, and headaches/polytrauma. Opportunities to individualize training plans exist as there are a number of clinics across the hospital where our health psychologists work.

The Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center is the main facility for the VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System. Psychology Service sponsors four APA Accredited Postdoctoral Residency programs with a total of up to 13 resident positions. All four programs were reaccredited for 10 years in 2019. The Clinical Psychology Residency accepts residents who focus on SMI, Addictions, or Trauma Psychology. Clinical Health Psychology offers residencies with a focus in Primary Care, Specialty Medicine, Headaches/TBI, or Geropsychology. Rehabilitation Psychology and Clinical Neuropsychology each have one resident for two-year residencies. The CP, CHP, and RP residencies follow a practitioner-scholar model, providing training for advanced competence in these areas. The Clinical Neuropsychology residency follows a scientist-practitioner training model. All residencies require completion of a scholarly project; please see our brochure for further details. Services are provided in-person, via video session, or by telephone. Applicants to all residencies must have graduated from an APA Accredited program in clinical or counseling psychology and have successfully completed an APA Accredited internship. Candidates must pass a physical exam, background security check, and possible random drug screen (all routine) prior to final appointment. An oath of office is required.

https://https://www.va.gov/northeast-ohio-health-care/work-with-us/internships-and-fellowships/psychology-residency-and-internship/

Additional Information

Agency Type: VA Medical Center
APPIC Membership: Yes
APA Accredited: Yes
Recognized Specialty: Clinical Health Psychology
Emphasis or focus area: Health Psychology
Other Emphasis: Primary Care, Headaches/TBI/Pain, Oncology
Research Time: Less than 25%
Training Director: Laura Roush, Ph.D., ABPP
Contact Email: Laura.Roush@va.gov
Contact Phone: 2167913800 x66822
Duration in Months: 12
Hours Per Week: 40
# of Licensed Supervisors: 10
Number of Positions: 3
Applications recieved last year: 14
Accepts Int'l Students
Stipend: $55008
Will follow APPIC Selection Standards
Fringe Benefits: Residents have access to group health insurance and are given 11 Federal holidays. Leave accrues 4 hours every two weeks, for a total of 108 hours vacation time and 108 hours sick time. We allow up to 8 days for educational conferences or other professional activities such as to attend VA job interviews.
Research opportunities: A scholarly project is required as part of residency and residents are allotted 8 hours per week to work on that project. Please see supervisor research interests in our brochures.
Additional Comments: Prior to the CHD we use APPA-CAS for applications. For positions unfilled after the CHD, or any questions during the application process, contact us directly (Laura.Roush@va.gov). Please see our brochure for detailed instructions.
Application Instructions: Training staff rate application materials on standard criteria and conduct a performance-based interview (PBI). The PBI consists of a standard set of questions for each residency program, with some focus area including additional questions. Typically, we do an open house with information about our site and programs, and time to ask questions of current residents. We then break off into groups by residency program (Clinical, Clinical Health, Rehabilitation, and Neuropsychology) for information specific to that program and a chance to meet several supervisors from that program. Applicants can be put in contact with specific staff on request. Applicants are scheduled for an individual interview with 2-3 supervisors from the program and focus areas to which they have applied. Virtual interviews are our standard and preferred option, with some potential in-person options upon request. Applicants' ratings are not impacted by format of interview. Applicants are then ranked and the top applicant is offered the residency when all interviews for the position have been completed. We use the APPA-CAS application system and follow all APPIC guidelines for application including honoring the Common Hold Date guidelines. An applicant has the best chance of matching with us by having a well-rounded background pertinent to working at the VA, strong justification or experience for the specialty and focus area, attention to diversity issues, and professional presentation of themselves.

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