CLINICAL GEROPSYCHOLOGY FELLOWSHIP AT THE ZUCKER HILLSIDE HOSPITAL,
NORTH SHORE-LONG ISLAND JEWISH HEALTH SYSTEM
The Geropsychology Fellowship is part of a larger APA-accredited fellowship program. The one year Fellowship includes opportunities for placements in diverse settings where mental health services are provided to older adults who evidence a range of psychiatric difficulties, including psychotic, affective, anxiety, adjustment and personality disorders, as well as Alzheimer's disease and related dementing conditions. The Fellowship offers access to a didactic program of seminars and case conferences. Clinical placements include: geriatric psychiatry clinic, geriatric partial hospital, geriatric medical clinic for the frail elderly, psychological/neuropsychological assessment, and psychological consultation at area nursing home. Emphasis on empirically-supported treatments including CBT and interpersonal psychotherapy. Zucker Hillside Hospital is located in New York City's borough of Queens.
The fellow will have faculty supervisors with whom he or she will meet regularly. Supervision is viewed as an essential component of the Fellowship by enabling the fellow to refine clinical skills and develop a professional identity as a geropsychologist. Core Faculty include: Gregory Hinrichsen, Ph.D., Elisse Kramer, Ph.D., and Leah Siskin, Ph.D.
ELIGIBILITY. Interested applicants must possess clinical experience in psychotherapy and assessment and be interested in specializing in a career in geropsychology. Minimum requirements include completion of Ph.D. or Psy.D. program in applied psychology, a completed one year full-time psychology internship, and eligibility for a New York State limited psychology permit. Preference will be given to applicants who have graduated from an APA-approved clinical or counseling psychology program, completed an APA-approved internship, and show evidence of experience in gerontology or geropsychology. Minority applicants are encouraged to apply. Fellowship begins September 1, 2006.
FELLOWSHIP STIPEND: $30,000 plus benefits
APPLICATION PROCEDURES
DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATION IS FEBRUARY 6, 2006
For information on fellowships go to North Shore - LIJ
website: www.nslij.com/body.cfm?ID=66
E-mail questions to: Gregory Hinrichsen, Ph.D. at : [log in to unmask] or by calling Dr. Hinrichsen at (718) 470-8184
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