EDUCATION

 

 If you have a doctorate degree in clinical or counseling psychology from an APA accredited program and are interested in a post-doctoral fellowship to obtain training hours for state licensing, please submit a cover letter and resume via the contact page.

Program Description

We are dedicated to advancing science and integrating this foremost mission with those of clinical innovation, educational excellence, community engagement and commitment, and professionalism and leadership development.

The Clinical Psychology Fellowship at WMI serves as the culmination of training in psychology and is guided by the scientist-practitioner model. Residents are offered diverse clinical experiences in assessment and treatment utilizing evidence-based treatments, rich didactics based on current empirical literature, opportunities for scholarly inquiry, and supervision by faculty.

The mission of the Fellowship Program is to train highly skilled, ethical psychologists who contribute to the field of psychology through clinical work, research and/or education.

Program Goals and Competencies

The primary goal of the program is to provide advanced training in the areas of clinical service, integration of science and practice, professionalism and ethical decision-making. The program design is based on seven core competencies, including:

  1. Integration of Science and Practice
  2. Ethics and Legal Matters
  3. Individual and Cultural Diversity
  4. Theories and Methods of Diagnosis and Assessment
  5. Theories and Methods of Effective Psychotherapeutic Intervention
  6. Professional Conduct and Interpersonal Relationships
  7. Dissemination Beyond Clinical Care (research, supervision, and/or teaching)

Clinical Training

Fellows are trained in evaluation, assessment, and treatment. Fellows spend approximately 20 hours a week in direct patient care. The remaining fellowship hours are spent in supervision, didactics, and indirect patient care activities.

Didactics

WMI is a rich learning environment and, as such, fellows participate in many didactic opportunities throughout the year. Below is a list of general didactics offered through the fellowship, followed by program specific didactics:

  • Professional Issues Workshop
  • Ethics and Legal Issues
    • Supervision Training Seminar
    • Subspecialty Clinic Meetings
    • Group Supervision
    • Supervision Training Experience
    • Professional peer-support meetings
    • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion-focused case consultation and meetings
    • Professional Issues Workshop
    • Ethics and Legal Issues

     

    Supervision

    Fellows receive a minimum of four hours of supervision each week, including a minimum of two hours of individual supervision. Supervision is primarily conducted by attending psychologists in the clinic or unit in which the fellow is seeing patients.

     

    Duration

    The Clinical Psychology Fellowship is a one year position. It starts on September 1st of each year and ends on August 31st of the following year.

     When available based on research funding, two-year clinical research fellowship positions are offered in Adult and Adolescent Psychology. At least 50% of time in the fellowship is dedicated to clinical service provision and training, with the remaining time supported by research funding. These positions are associated with specific clinical research initiatives and identified on our website when they are available.