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Children's Health Children's Medical Center Dallas - Pediatric Health Psychology Concentration (Pediatric Health Psychology Positions and Foster Care Position)

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Children's Health Children's Medical Center Dallas
Dallas, Texas

Starts on Monday, August 25, 2025

Applications due Monday, December 9, 2024

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 oof 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

The Center for Pediatric Psychiatry at Children’s HealthSM in Dallas, Texas invites applicants for its APA-accredited Postdoctoral Fellowship in Clinical Child Psychology beginning late August, 2025. Six positions will be available within the Pediatric Health Psychology, Outpatient, or Eating Disorders concentrations:

Pediatric Health Psychology Concentration (3 positions total)

Pediatric health psychology/consult-liaison (2 positions)

  • Specialized training experience in pediatric health psychology tailored to fellows’ interests. Flexible rotation selection offers opportunities for breadth of experience, as well as specialization with populations of interest through major rotations (e.g., Oncology, Solid Organ Transplant, Gastroenterology, and others as determined by fellows’ interests and availability).
  • Assessment, intervention, and consultation/liaison (C/L) services on inpatient medical floors and in ambulatory medical clinics with numerous rotation options, including:
    • Cardiology
    • Craniofacial/Plastic Surgery
    • Cystic Fibrosis
    • Epilepsy
    • Gastroenterology
    • Hematology/Sickle Cell
    • Oncology
    • Infant Mental Health
    • Pain Management
    • Sleep Medicine
    • Solid Organ Transplant
    • Weight Management/Bariatric Surgery
  • Fellows in these positions obtain C/L experience throughout the year, with no weekend/evening call.

Foster care position (1 position)

  • Position based in Rees-Jones Center for Foster Care Excellence at Children’s, which serves as primary care provider for children in foster care system
    • Specialization in trauma informed integrated primary care, with opportunities for multidisciplinary assessment, intervention, consultation, and psychoeducation services
    • Focused intervention experience in Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) and Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
    • Trauma informed psychological and developmental assessment
  • Fellows may have opportunities to collaborate on and receive mentorship related to mental health policy and community outreach initiatives
  • Clinical care will be based out of Dallas and Plano clinics

Additional Information:

  • Children’s Health is one of the largest pediatric healthcare providers in the nation and is ranked in all 10 specialties by US News and World Report.
  • Fellows have the opportunity to work with patients who are diverse in age, diagnosis, functioning, family structure, socioeconomic status, religious and cultural background, gender identity and expression, and sexual orientation.
  • Robust professional development programming is integrated into the fellowship, including:
    • Training in supervision and opportunities for umbrella supervision of interns and students
    • Experience with integration of program development and research into clinical care
    • Preparation for licensure/EPPP
    • Early career development
  • Training in delivery of clinical services and group supervision in Spanish

Additional Information

Agency Type
Childrens Hospital
APPIC Membership
Yes
APA Accredited
Yes
Recognized Specialty
Clinical Child Psychology
Emphasis or focus area
Child/Adolescent
Other Emphasis
Pediatric Health Psychology
Research Time
Less than 25%
Training Director
Celia Heppner, PsyD, ABPP (Megan Tierney, PsyD, ABPP, Jenna Oppenheim, PsyD, ABPP, and Kristin Scott, PhD - concentration primary supervisors)
Contact Email
ClinicalChildPsychologyFellowship@childrens.com
Contact Phone
214-456-7000
Virtual Interviews
Strongly Preferred
Duration in Months
12
Hours Per Week
40
# of Licensed Supervisors
40
Number of Positions
3
Applications recieved last year
30
Stipend
$61,008
Will follow APPIC Selection Standards
Yes
Estimated offer date
Wednesday, January 15 2025
Unfilled Positions
0
Fringe Benefits
Our fellows are eligible for an educational allowance of up to $1,000 annually, which may be used for licensure preparation and fees as well as conference attendance. A one-time relocation allotment is provided upon starting the program for fellows who are moving from more than 50 miles away. Fellows receive a comprehensive benefits package, which includes Paid Time Off (at an accrual rate of 7.7 hours/biweekly pay period, or approximately 25 days/year), as well as health insurance, prescription coverage, vision and dental insurance, and retirement savings plans. In addition to regular Paid Time Off, fellows are eligible for up to 10 paid education days per year for conferences, job interviews, taking the EPPP, and other professionally relevant activities. Children’s covers the cost of premiums for basic life insurance, basic AD&D coverage, and short and long-term disability insurance, and matches employee dependent care savings contributions at 25%, up to $1000/year. Fellows are also eligible for other employee savings programs, including discounts on services and products and subsidized regional public transit passes. Children’s covers the cost of professional liability insurance for psychology fellows.
Research opportunities
Opportunities are available for postdoctoral fellows to be involved in program development and research through fellow-directed project integrated into professional development programming.
Additional Comments

Accreditation Status:

The Postdoctoral Fellowship Training Program in Clinical Child Psychology is accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA). Questions related to the program’s accreditation status should be directed to the Commission on Accreditation: Office of Program Consultation & Accreditation, 750 First Street NE, Washington, DC, 20002-4242 (Phone: 202-336-5979).

Non-Discriminatory Hiring, Selection, and Employment:

The success of Children’s Health System of Texas and its affiliates (collectively, Children’s HealthSM) is dependent on the talents of individuals with different experiences, strengths, cultures, and perspectives. As an equal opportunity employer, Children’s Health does not discriminate against employees or applicants because of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, national origin, military status, disability, or genetic information. This applies to all aspects of the employer-employee relationship including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, promotion, transfer, pay, training, discipline, reduction in staff, termination, employee benefits, and activities.

Application Instructions

Applications are due December 9th, 2024 and will be received through the APPA, the Centralized Application System implemented by APPIC. Please go to https://appicpostdoc.liaisoncas.com/applicant-ux/#/login to submit your materials.

Materials required will include:

  1. Cover letter, describing the following:
    • Concentration area and position of interest (each applicant may apply for only one concentration/position)
    • Statement of interest and fit with the position
    • Accreditation status of graduate and internship programs
    • Anticipated date of degree conferral
  2. Curriculum vitae (CV)
  3. Three letters of recommendation
  4. Two de-identified work samples
  5. Degree conferral attestation form, signed by applicant and graduate program advisor or DCT (available on APPA portal)

This record was last updated on Monday, September 23, 2024

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