JOBS: Milwaukee VA Postdoctoral Fellowship in Geropsychology

GEROPsychology Post-Doctoral Fellowship –

MILWAUKEE VA

The Milwaukee VA will be offering a post-doctoral fellowship in geropsychology beginning August 17, 2009. This is a full-time position for one year and carries an annual stipend of $41,880. The fellowship program is fully accredited by the American Psychological Association.

The Geropsychology fellow will be prepared for psychological practice with older adults. The fellowship is organized around a core of clinical experiences, but allows some flexibility in pursuing individual goals. While there may be opportunities to conduct research during the fellowship year, the major emphasis is on clinical practice. Clinical experience is provided within the Community Living Center , the Geriatric Evaluation and Management Unit, the Adult Day Health Care Program, and the Geropsychiatry clinic. The fellow has the opportunity to conduct psychological and/or neuropsychological assessments, to provide individual and group therapy, to assist with interdisciplinary team planning and training, to consult with staff and families, to evaluate decisional capacity, to develop and implement care management programs, and to provide supervision to psychology practicum students. A program description is available at http://www.psychologytraining.va.gov/.

A candidate for a fellowship must be a U.S. citizen who, by the beginning of the fellowship year, will have completed an APA-approved doctoral program in clinical or counseling psychology and an APA-approved pre-doctoral internship program. This VA Center in its commitment to Equal Opportunity Employment and Affirmative Action encourages applications by minorities, women and handicapped persons.

The application deadline is January 15, 2009. The following application material is required: a curriculum vita, a brief statement of your major interests and career objectives, including any particular areas you would wish to emphasize during the fellowship year, three letters of recommendation from people familiar with your clinical work, and a graduate transcript. If this transcript does not show the granting of the doctorate, a letter from the graduate program will be required attesting that all degree requirements will be completed prior to the fellowship.

Offers will be made on or about February 26, 2009.

For further information, contact:

James D. Hart, Ph.D.

Director, Psychology Training Program

Mental Health Division

VA Medical Center (695/MH-Admin)

Milwaukee, WI 53295

Telephone: 414- 384-2000, extension 41672 Fax: 414-382-5379

e-mail: Jim.Hart@va.gov

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