Denver Health Adult Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Research
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Denver Health
Denver, Colorado
Starts on Monday, September 9, 2024
Applications due Friday, January 5, 2024
This program has chosen to follow the APPIC Postdoctoral Selection Guidelines.
This listing is not an APPIC Member program and is not APA Accredited. Applicants should be aware that this program has not undergone formal external quality review process.
The Psychology Training Program in the Department of Behavioral Health at Denver Health and Hospitals is accepting applications for one twelve-month postdoctoral psychology fellowships focused on clinical work and research with adults adversely impacted by opioid and other substance use disorders (OUDs and SUDs).The fellowship position is largely funded through a grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to increase the psychology workforce trained and competent to help persons with OUDs and SUDs, especially those in high impact sites. The fellow will be part of an integrated safety net health care system that primarily serves a traditionally underserved, low income and ethnically diverse population.
Responsibilities for this position will be divided between clinical work (60%), program development or research (25%), teaching/supervision (10%) and didactics (5%). Clinical services are primarily in outpatient behavioral health, but may include, depending on need and on the person selected, the inpatient Addiction Consult Liaison Service or Correctional Psychology. The Postdoctoral Fellow will provide evidence-based individual treatment for those with OUDs and SUDs in the context of Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) and comorbid PTSD, major depression and other mental health and medical disorders. The Fellow is expected to facilitate expansion of group psychotherapy appropriate to the populations.
Program development and research will focus on increasing the knowledge base about the characteristics of individuals and families being impacted by high levels of SUDs as well as on methods to engage and retain patients in treatment. The Fellow will be actively engaged in supervision and mentoring of psychology interns in association with Denver Health’s APA-accredited psychology internship program.
Additional Information
- Agency Type
- Private/General Hospital
- APPIC Membership
- No
- APA Accredited
- No
- Other Emphasis
- Substance Use Disorders
- Research Time
- Less than 25%
- Training Director
- Jennifer Peraza, PsyD, ABPP
- Contact Email
- Jennifer.Peraza@dhha.org
- Contact Phone
- 303-602-4837
- Virtual Interviews
- Virtual Only
- Duration in Months
- 12
- Hours Per Week
- 40
- # of Licensed Supervisors
- 5
- Number of Positions
- 1
- Applications recieved last year
- 4
- Stipend
- $55,000
- Will follow APPIC Selection Standards
- Yes
- Estimated offer date
- Friday, February 9 2024
- Created Date
- Tuesday, March 8 2022
- Unfilled Positions
- 0
- Fringe Benefits
- Excellent employee benefits include seven paid holidays and twenty days per year of paid time off (PTO) used for both vacation and sick leave. PTO may be restricted in the first ninety days (leave time is generally granted for Thanksgiving), and may only be used as it is accrued. Other benefits include several medical health insurance coverage options at competitive rates, with family coverage available. Dental coverage and a range of other benefits (including a free pass for the public transportation system) are also provided. Professional liability coverage is provided under an organizational self-insurance plan paid for by Denver Health.
- Research opportunities
- Program development and research will focus on increasing the knowledge base about the characteristics of individuals and families being impacted by high levels of SUDs as well as on methods to engage and retain patients in treatment.
- Additional Comments
- We are pleased that funding has been confirmed. The position is grant-funded by an existing training grant with funding anticipated for the 2024-2025.
- Application Instructions
- Application Requirements: 1) Completion of APA-accredited doctoral psychology internship by start of fellowship, 2) Completion of APA-accredited doctoral psychology program requirements (including dissertation defense, if applicable) by August 31, 2024, 3) Clinical experience working with underserved populations and work with addictions preferred.
In order for your application materials to be considered, the following application materials should be sent to Dr. Peraza in one pdf document at Jennifer.Peraza@dhha.org by 1/5/2024: 1) Cover letter (one cover letter for each track to which you are applying) including: What interests you in this fellowship (and the specific position you are applying to)? What training experiences have prepared you for this fellowship? How would you hope to grow professionally and/or clinically through this fellowship? How does this fellowship fit with your long-term career goals? Please highlight any interests you might have in working with diverse populations and issues of social justice. Date that you will complete your dissertation and graduation date. 2) Curriculum vitae, 3) Two letters of reference. Letter writers may send directly to Dr. Peraza if preferred
This record was last updated on Monday, October 23, 2023
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