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St. Cloud Hospital/CentraCare is pleased to invite interested candidates to apply for a 12-month fellowship position in Integrated Behavioral Health. 

St. Cloud Hospital provides family-centered care for patients of all ages. As the largest behavioral health service provider in the geographical area, our clinic receives a variety of referrals for patients of all ages with a wide range of presenting concerns. As part of a larger health organization, behavioral health providers also have the opportunity to work closely with medical specialists including pediatricians, family practice providers, psychiatrists, and rehabilitation therapists, among other providers. The Fellowship program is designed to provide clinical experiences necessary to support independent practice in clinical psychology. We aim to tailor the training experience to meet the individual training needs and interests of the Fellow. We offer a flexible rotation selection to provide for breadth of experiences, as well as specialization with populations of interests. Supervision plans are created to support a Fellow in their individual training needs, as well as ensuring that they meet all professional competencies needed for licensure requirements in the State of MN. 

As part of this Fellowship, Fellows will receive specialized clinical training in primary care behavioral health (PCBH) or health psychology, working with patients with a wide variety of clinical presentations within a collaborative team based environment.  Fellows will engage in integrated behavioral health services within primary care or specialty medical clinics. The focus will be on an immediate, flexible format (brief intervention), and close collaboration with the medical providers. The Fellow will see a wide variety of clinical presentations (chemical dependency, severe and persistent mental health, depression, anxiety, smoking cessation, behavior change related to medical conditions). Treatment modalities such as Motivational Interviewing (MI), Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (fACT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Mindful Self-Compassion, Solution Focused, and Trauma care will be emphasized. Fellows will be responsible for up to 7 scheduled patient times a day in addition to warm hand offs and provider to provider consults to support the behavioral health needs of all patients of the clinic. They also may be involved in the education of family medicine residents about behavioral health issues. Fellows will be an integral part of a multidisciplinary team and will have an opportunity to be fully immersed in a PCBH role. In addition, Fellows will have opportunities to do screenings and targeted assessments to support the medical teams (i.e., risk assessments, depression). The Fellow may have opportunities to do comprehensive psychological assessments; candidates interested in psychological testing are encouraged to speak to this interest in their application.

Fellows will have the opportunity to work with different supervisors to obtain diverse clinical skills while obtaining hours necessary for licensure, and will participate in individual supervision, group supervision/consultation, and participate in specialized consultation groups (I.e., assessment, multi-cultural, trauma). Fellows will have the opportunity to participate in monthly didactics on a wide range of topics. Additional educational opportunities are also provided through the hospital/clinic and our family medicine residency program. There is an expectation for preparation of one professional presentation (oral or written) to the health care community during the year.

CentraCare has made a commitment to diversity in its workforce. All individuals including, but not limited to, individuals with disabilities, are encouraged to apply. CentraCare is an EEO/AA employer.