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Children's Hopsital of the King's Daughters (CHKD) Pediatric Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship

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Children's Specialty Group/CHKD
Norfolk, Virginia

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

The Postdoctoral Fellowship Program in Pediatric Psychology will provide opportunities for fellows to develop the clinical skills necessary to provide care for diverse pediatric populations and to obtain a position in a pediatric healthcare setting or university-based training program. Fellows will participate in a range of clinical assessment and intervention experiences, supported by ongoing formal and informal didactics. A major emphasis during the training year is developing the clinical and professional skillset required to work independently in healthcare settings. This includes participation on interdisciplinary teams and providing mental health training to other health care professionals. Fellows will also have opportunities to supervise practicum students and other trainees, collaborate in interdisciplinary treatment teams, and participating in care that is coordinated across multiple specialty services. In addition to direct service, which constitutes more than 50% of the fellows’ time, fellows are expected to gain exposure to programmatic care and development of programs and systems of care.

The fellow will be an integral part of the interprofessional Consultation-Liaison service working alongside psychiatrists, licensed professional counselors, and social workers to deliver comprehensive mental health care to patients admitted to the medical units.  As a component of this work, the fellow will participate in daily interprofessional rounds to offer consultation and support to our medical teams. We work closely with a variety of inpatient services including pediatric intensive care, hematology/oncology, gastroenterology, trauma/surgery, rehabilitation, and general hospitalist. Assessment and interventions on the Consult-Liaison team will focus on behavioral planning and support during medical inpatient admissions, adjustment to diagnosis, pain and stress management, adherence to medical regimens, feeding, and extended hospitalizations. Our innovative med-psych unit opened in January 2022 and the fellow will have an opportunity to provide leadership in clinical care in this setting .

With respect to outpatient care, the majority of referrals for outpatient therapy are from physicians in our healthcare network. This provides a unique opportunity to coordinate with a patient’s larger healthcare team through the electronic health record. The fellow will conduct clinical intake evaluations and develop/deliver treatment plans rooted in evidence-based therapies for children with mental health diagnoses and, potentially, co-occurring acute or chronic illness, trauma, or disability. Additionally, the fellow will conduct psychological testing to evaluate domains related to cognitive, achievement, executive functioning, social communication and emotional/behavioral functioning. Integration of data from various sources, development of diagnostic conceptualizations and tailored treatment recommendations will culminate in a comprehensive evaluation report and therapeutic delivery of feedback.

Additionally, the fellow may select an elective experience (4-8 hours/week) within a specialty area to cultivate a niche skillset. current postdoctoral experience requirements in most states. Previous examples of elective experiences have included rotations with Sleep Medicine, Pain and Palliative Care, and General Academic Pediatrics/Primary Care, which have involved assessment and consultation of mental health needs and brief treatment if indicated, integrated with the medical providers.

Weekly didactics with our psychiatry fellows present an opportunity for interprofessional learning (2 hours).   In addition, a variety of serialized and one-off training opportunities such as seminars and didactics are regularly available to the fellow and co-occur with other trainees and other health system staff (PCIT, ADOS assessment, Motivational Interviewing, CBIT have been offered in the past). Fellows have the opportunity to attend weekly didactics are held in conjunction with EVMS Psychiatry Residents regarding a variety of mental health topics presented by EVMS Department of Pediatrics and Department of Psychiatry faculty. Topics are varied and may include presentations regarding social determinants of health, child development, specific evidence-based interventions and/or medication management approaches, psychological assessment, or specific conditions such as Somatoform Disorders, to name a few.

The fellow receives a minimum of three hours of supervision from psychology faculty members each week focused on developing clinical skills, as well as "supervision of supervision" and professional identity and development. The fellow will also provide clinical supervision to practicum students in clinical psychology. The supervision and clinical experiences provided are designed to meet the


Additional Information

Agency Type
Childrens Hospital
APPIC Membership
No
APA Accredited
No
Recognized Specialty
Clinical Child Psychology
Emphasis or focus area
Child/Adolescent
Other Emphasis
Pediatric Psychology
Research Time
Less than 25%
Training Director
Lynn Page, Ph.D., ABPP
Contact Email
lynn.page@chkd.org
Contact Phone
757-668-8657
Duration in Months
12
Hours Per Week
40
# of Licensed Supervisors
3
Number of Positions
2
Applications recieved last year
8
Accepts Int'l Students
Stipend
$55,000
Will follow APPIC Selection Standards
Created Date
Wednesday, October 23 2019
Unfilled Positions
0
Fringe Benefits
Generous moving stipend (up to $5,000), health insurance, life insurance, long-term disability and short-term disability benefits, 401K; Stipend differential for licensure ($5000, prorated by month).
Research opportunities
Participation in research will be designated pending the interest of the fellow selected and available ongoing projects. Current ongoing projects within our division include NICU QI project, exploration of patient and family satisfaction with telehealth, delivering school-based interventions in a public elementary school setting, and supporting attachment/dyadic functioning and resiliency in primary care.
Additional Comments
Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters (CHKD) is a 206-bed free-standing children's hospital and Level 1 pediatric trauma center in Norfolk, Virginia. Located in the center of a thriving medical campus that includes Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS), and the Norfolk Public Health Department, CHKD has a large on-campus ambulatory care center, as well as numerous satellites throughout the region.
Application Instructions
To apply to the CHKD Pediatric Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship, applicants are asked to submit the following application materials to lynn.page@chkd.org: 1. vita, 2. letter of interest, 3. three letters of recommendation, 4. a deidentified sample treatment summary or psychological evaluation demonstrating the integration of multiple sources of data.

This record was last updated on Friday, August 9, 2024

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