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Fuller School of Psychology & Marriage and Family Therapy - Fuller Psychological and Family Services
Pasadena, California

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 Fuller School of Psychology & Marriage & Family Therapy (SOPMFT) Postdoctoral Fellowship Program aims to further develop the competency and professional growth of its fellows & prepare them for independent practice as a psychologist. Fellows will carry out their primary job duties at Fuller Psychological & Family Services (FPFS), the clinical training & community mental health outreach arm of Fuller SOPMFT. The Fellowship program offers a General Track program.

The General Track is designed for individuals interested in providing psychotherapy to individuals (children, adolescents, & adults), couples, families, & groups, as well as supervising the psychotherapy activities of practicum students accruing training hours at the clinic.

Fellows will engage in outreach activities to diverse student & community populations. Depending on the Fellow’s interest and class availability, there may be opportunities to teach or assist in teaching one SOPMFT class as an Adjunct Professor. Fellows will participate in FPFS supervisor & management meetings & may be asked to lead projects that contribute to the growth of the clinic. The Postdoctoral Fellows will report to, & receive weekly supervision from, at least two licensed clinical psychologists employed by FPFS. This is a full-time 12 month, 2000-hour fellowship that will meet or exceed California state requirements for licensure as a Psychologist.

Essential Functions of Postdoctoral Fellows:

1. Supervise FPFS practicum students who provide psychotherapy services to a diverse population both via telehealth & in-person.

2. Receive four hours of weekly supervision from at least two licensed clinical psychologists, including supervision-of-supervision for practicum students.

3. Opportunity to participate in weekly in-service training opportunities & lead an in-service training for student clinicians.

4. Contribute to the management of FPFS through participation in regular FPFS supervisor/staff meetings.

5. Engage in one project that contributes to the growth of the clinic and exercises program development,  program evaluation, and/or program implementation skills.

6. Engage in outreach efforts by connecting with local schools, non-profits, churches, & community organizations.

7. For bilingual students: opportunity to provide therapy & receive supervision in additional languages (i.e., Korean, Mandarin, Spanish).

8. If interested, teach a Fuller SOPMFT class (as available; type and timing TBD).

9. Provide 10-15 hours per week of professional psychological service (usually psychotherapy). If the fellow speaks Spanish, Mandarin, or Korean, there will be opportunities to provide psychotherapy services in one of those languages, as well as receive supervision from a licensed clinician in that language.

Knowledge, Skills, and Attributes Required:

  • Must have completed all requirements for a PhD or PsyD degree in psychology from an APA-accredited program prior to beginning the postdoctoral fellowship, and have their PhD or PsyD degree officially posted on their transcript
  • Applicants must complete an internship that meets APPIC standards
  • Must have a personal commitment to clinical practice, training and supervision
  • Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Must possess excellent time management and interpersonal skills

Additional Information

Agency Type
Community Mental Health Center
APPIC Membership
Yes
APA Accredited
No
Recognized Specialty
Clinical Psychology
Emphasis or focus area
Health Psychology
Other Emphasis
Supervision; Psychotherapy
Research Time
No research time
Training Director
Sean Love
Contact Email
seanlove@fuller.edu
Contact Phone
626-584-5593
Duration in Months
12
Hours Per Week
40
# of Licensed Supervisors
5
Number of Positions
3
Applications recieved last year
15
Accepts Int'l Students
Stipend
$60,000
Will follow APPIC Selection Standards
Created Date
Monday, January 2 2017
Unfilled Positions
3
Fringe Benefits
Pay and Benefits: The stipend for this position is $54,080. Fuller’s current full-time benefits package includes: Health insurance (eligible first of month following or concurrent with date of hire) Dental insurance Vision insurance Life insurance (one-and-one-half times annual salary), accidental death and dismemberment insurance (one-and-one-half times annual salary), and long term disability insurance (60% of annual salary) Voluntary accidental death and dismemberment insurance Voluntary life insurance Flexible spending program for unreimbursed medical expenses or dependent care expenses Retirement plan employer contribution (eligible upon meeting quarterly/yearly minimum hours requirement) Retirement plan employee contribution (eligible first of month) Tuition remission (eligible for 40 hour/week eligible employees for eligible courses) Flex vacation policy Sick leave 12+ holidays a year Additional voluntary benefit options
Additional Comments
Fellows will be required to work 1 evening shift per week (5pm-9pm).
Application Instructions
Please submit your CV and Cover Letter via email to both of the following: Ted Cosse, Executive Director, Fuller Psychological and Family Services (email: tedcosse@fuller.edu), and Kelly Aguirre, FPFS Director of Training, Fuller Psychological & Family Services (email: kellyaguirre@fuller.edu). The cover letter should focus on your interest in our postdoctoral fellow position and how you feel your qualifications match with what the position offers. Additionally, please have three letters of recommendation sent to the above email addresses, at least one from your primary supervisor at your internship site.

This record was last updated on Thursday, October 10, 2024

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