Postdoctoral Fellowship
East Towson Psychological Services in Towson specializing in providing culturally competent care to clients of Color, sexual minority, and gender diverse clients is looking for exceptional postdoctoral fellows!
Opportunity:
The 52-week fellowship is a 40-hour per week experience commencing on August 31, 2020 and ending August 27, 2021. The overlapping foci of the fellowship are: 1) acquiring the requisite 1500 postdoctoral hours for psychologist licensure in Maryland; 2) enhancing competencies in working with the unique psychological issues faced by people of Color, sexual minorities, and trans/gender expansive people within a North American context; 3) developing the requisite skills for a successful private practice career by the end of the fellowship.
Goals:
- Integrating best practices into contemporary private practice work
- Incorporating regular assessment into treatment
- Increasing facility with working with LGBTQIA clients
- Expanding facility with working with clients of color
- Exposure to contemporary and foundational literature in relational psychodynamic psychotherapy
Commitment:
On average, fellows will spend 65% of their time engaged in direct clinical service with individuals, couples, and groups. The remaining time will be spent in supervision, professional development activities, and completing clinical administrative duties. Fellows will work at least two mornings (8am or 9am), at least two evenings (until 8pm or 9pm), and a portion of one weekend day (i.e., Saturday or Sunday).
Training:
Fellows will receive three hours of supervision weekly, to include two hours of individual supervision focused on clinical work and one hour of group or individual supervision focused on professional development (research, practice mentorship, training/outreach presentations, board certification), selected readings in psychodynamic psychotherapy, case conference, or supervision of supervision.
Fellows should possess:
- A successfully completed APA-accredited or APPIC-approved predoctoral internship by start date
- Appreciation for and experience with the unique needs of marginalized clients of color
- Understanding of and interest in relational or interpersonal psychodynamic therapies and practice
- Interest in expanding social justice and decolonization practices into case conceptualization skills
- Intellectual curiosity, openness, and commitment to learning about the nuances of work in private practice
- Commitment to discussing issues of identity, privilege, and oppression in the context of their work with clients and in supervision
- Ability to work both independently and under supervision
Compensation:
Fellows will receive an annual stipend of $42,000 paid monthly. Additionally, fellows will accrue 12 days of leave during the year (i.e., one day/month).
To apply, please submit the following for consideration to david@thegoodedoctor.com:
- Statement of interest (no more than 500 words) explaining your interest in this opportunity and how it relates to your professional goals
- Detailed curriculum vita/resume, including a summary of previous clinical experience
- Academic transcript of graduate work (unofficial is acceptable)
- Sample of your clinical work (e.g., case summary and conceptualization, integrated report)
- Sample of academic work, if available (e.g., peer-reviewed article, book chapter, etc.)
- Three letters of recommendation, including one from a current supervisor
Doctoral Extern/Psychology Associate
East Towson Psychological Services in Towson specializing in providing culturally competent care to clients of color, sexual minority, and gender diverse clients is looking for two psychology associates to provide psychotherapy!
Opportunity:
This is a paid training opportunity in which advanced doctoral students in clinical and counseling psychology will provide psychotherapy to adult and adolescent clients. Therapy sessions will be recorded, providing externs the opportunity to receive focused supervision to improve their clinical skill and better understand interpersonal dynamics in the therapeutic relationship. Externs will also enhance their skills by continually monitoring treatment outcomes and progress through formal and informal assessment measures to ensure they are providing clients with the highest quality of care.
Commitment:
The 10-month externship will entail about 10 hours weekly to include up to 8 client hours and one hours of individual supervision provided by a licensed psychologist. Externs will work at least one evening (until 8pm) per week and schedule about 8 sessions weekly.
Goals:
- Integrating best practices into contemporary private practice work
- Incorporating periodic assessment into treatment
- Expanding facility with working with LGBTQIA clients
- Expanding facility with working with clients of color
- Exposure to contemporary and foundational literature in relational psychodynamic psychotherapy
Potential externs should:
- Have at least three years of clinical experience and three years of doctoral training in counseling or clinical psychology by the start of the externship
- Have appreciation for and experience with the unique needs of marginalized clients of color
- Demonstrate understanding of and interest in relational or interpersonal psychodynamic therapies and practice
- Be interested in expanding social justice and decolonization practices into case conceptualization skills
- Be intellectually curious, open, and committed to learning about the nuances of work in private practice
- Be committed to discussing issues of identity, privilege, and oppression in the context of their work with clients and in supervision
- Demonstrate ability to work both independently and under supervision
To apply, please submit the following for consideration to david@thegoodedoctor.com:
- Statement of interest (no more than 500 words) explaining your interest in this opportunity and how it relates to your professional goals
- Detailed curriculum vita/resume, including a summary of previous clinical experience
- Academic transcript of graduate work (unofficial is acceptable)
- Sample of your clinical work (e.g., case summary and conceptualization, integrated report)
- Two letters of recommendation, including one from a current supervisor
Applications received by March 13, 2020 will receive best consideration.
Tentative start date: June 27, 2020 (negotiable)