Universal Psychology Postdoctoral Directory Entry

FAST Postdoctoral Fellowship in Forensic Psychology

Forensic Assessment Services Team (FAST)
Seattle, Washington

Starts on Wednesday, September 1, 2027

Applications due Friday, January 8, 2027

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 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

FAST is pleased to announce one full-time, 12-month, position for a post-doctoral fellowship training opportunity.

The focus of the post-doctoral fellowship will be on competency, mental state, and mitigation evaluations, with secondary opportunities for civil and immigration-related evaluations based on the fellow’s interest and available referrals. The 2,000-hour training experience will include:

-Completing forensic psychological evaluations of in-custody and community-based litigants under the supervision of a licensed psychologist (including communication with parties related to the case, record reviews, interviews, psychological testing, test scoring and interpretation, and report writing).

- 2 hours of individual supervision weekly.

- 2 hours of additional learning experience weekly (including didactics in ethics, case law, and forensic practice; professional development seminars; and additional supervision).

-Bi-annual formal evaluations of the fellow’s progress in the program, mid-year and end-of-year, with the possibility of more frequent evaluations if deemed necessary by the practice directors/training director or at the request of the fellow.

The fellow will need to be licensed as a Psychological Associate by the Washington State Department of Health.

https://www.fast-psych.com

Additional Information

Agency Type: Private Practice Clinic
APPIC Membership: No
APA Accredited: No
Recognized Specialty: Forensic Psychology
Emphasis or focus area: Assessment
Other Emphasis: Criminal, civil, immigration evaluations
Research Time: No research time
Training Director: Claire Ashbaugh, PhD
Contact Email: fast@fast-psych.com
Contact Phone: (206) 880-0650
Virtual Interviews: Virtual Only
Duration in Months: 12
Hours Per Week: 40
# of Licensed Supervisors: 2
Number of Positions: 1
Applications recieved last year: 0
Accepts Int'l Students
Stipend: $90,400
Will follow APPIC Selection Standards: Yes
Estimated offer date: Monday, February 8 2027
Created Date: Monday, August 3 2026
Fringe Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, and short-term disability insurance. Flexible 20 days of paid leave per year (to include state and federal holidays). Professional development support (stipend). Malpractice insurance. Flexible weekly structure.
Application Instructions: Please send the following to fast@fast-psych.com: (1) A personal statement describing your training interests and goals. (2) Curriculum vitae. (3) Official doctoral program transcript (emailed directly from the university). (4) A statement verifying the date of (anticipated) completion of program requirements (emailed directly by the program director or director of clinical training). (5) Two redacted psychological evaluation reports, preferably related to different forensic referral questions. At least one of the two reports must include psychological testing. (6) Three letters of reference (emailed directly by individuals familiar with your clinical experience). (7) Because this fellowship will require access to controlled environments, applicants should be ready to undergo criminal background checks by detention facilities. No action is needed at the time of the application to the fellowship.

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