Universal Psychology Postdoctoral Directory Entry

Georgetown University Counseling and Psychiatric Service (CAPS)

Georgetown University
Washington DC, WashingtonDC

This training experience is not an APPIC Member program and is not APA Accredited. Applicants should be aware that this training experience has not undergone a formal external quality review process.

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

Georgetown University’s Counseling and Psychiatric Service (CAPS) will offer a 12-month, 40-hour/week (2,080-hour) postdoctoral fellowship program from August 18, 2025 to August 14, 2026. We have openings for four postdoctoral fellows (known as Psychology Associates in the District of Columbia) for the 2025-2026 academic year. Two fellows will be based on the main campus, one fellow will be based at the Law Center campus, and one fellow will be based in Georgetown Athletics. All fellows must register as Psychology Associates in the District of Columbia prior to beginning their fellowship. Our training faculty represent a broad range of theoretical orientations, from psychodynamic and humanistic traditions to cognitive-behavioral, dialectical-behavioral and multicultural approaches. Georgetown CAPS employs 28 staff members across three campuses, including 13 psychologists, two sports psychologists, four clinical social workers, seven psychology trainees (three postdoctoral fellows and four predoctoral externs), three psychiatrists, one PGY-4 psychiatry resident, and two administrative professionals. Our program is designed to foster the growth of clinicians from post-internship to postdoctoral practice and beyond. We have a special focus on preparation for careers in university counseling. In pursuit of that goal, we provide advanced training in college mental health, with a particular focus on short-term therapy models (both individual and group). Postdoctoral fellows may carry a limited number of long-term therapy cases as well. Our training emphasizes integrative and evidence-based approaches. Fellows participate in all functions of the counseling center and are considered an integral part of the staff. Fellows’ responsibilities include: individual and group therapy, intake and triage, crisis intervention and emergency services, consultation to students, parents, faculty, and university staff, and outreach to the campus community. Beyond these duties, we offer opportunities for program development, co-leading skills training or process groups, supervising predoctoral externs, and teaching Georgetown undergraduates as an Engelhard Health Professional Fellow.

https://studenthealth.georgetown.edu/mental-health/training-opportunities

Additional Information

Agency Type: University Counseling Center
APPIC Membership: No
APA Accredited: No
Recognized Specialty: Clinical Psychology
Research Time: No research time
Training Director: John Loughlin-Presnal, Ph.D.
Contact Email: jl2584@georgetown.edu
Contact Phone: (202) 687-6985
Duration in Months: 12
Hours Per Week: 40
# of Licensed Supervisors: 10
Number of Positions: 4
Applications recieved last year: 20
Accepts Int'l Students
Stipend: $58,000
Will follow APPIC Selection Standards
Created Date: Tuesday, October 10 2017
Unfilled Positions: 0
Fringe Benefits: Postdoctoral fellows are entitled to the same benefits as full-time staff members. These include a choice of comprehensive health insurance plans, 21 paid vacation days, 15 employee holidays, 5 professional development days, sick leave, $2,000 toward professional development expenses/licensing fees, select Georgetown employee discounts, and a generous retirement matching program. Fellows are provided with a private office and computer, and have access to university and library privileges. Parking and use of the campus fitness center are available for additional fees.
Application Instructions: Individuals should apply using the APPIC Psychology Postdoctoral Application system (APPA CAS): https://appicpostdoc.liaisoncas.com/applicant-ux/#/login To apply for our postdoctoral fellowship, the following information must be uploaded in the APPA CAS by Friday, January 3, 2025: (1) A cover letter indicating your specific interests in our program and university mental health (2) Current CV (3) Official graduate school transcript (4) Three letters of recommendation, one of which must be from your internship’s training director or equivalent supervisor (5) A letter from your doctoral program’s Director of Clinical Training attesting that you will have completed all requirements for the doctoral degree (including dissertation) by the fellowship start date. In keeping with guidelines issued by APPIC, we will adhere to a Common Hold Date of Monday, February 24, 2025.

New Search