Universal Psychology Postdoctoral Directory

This is one of three distinct postdoctoral fellowship positions at Primary Children's Hospital. The other positions are listed as: Primary Children's Hospital - Pediatric Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship and Primary Children's Hospital – Child and Adolescent Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship. 

Located in the foothills of the Wasatch Mountains, Primary Children’s Hospital is the children’s hospital for Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada, and Montana. Primary Children’s Hospital is owned by Intermountain Health and is the pediatric specialty teaching hospital for the University of Utah School of Medicine. Most of Primary Children’s behavioral health service line is located on Wasatch Canyons Campus, approximately 20 miles southwest of the hospital. On Wasatch Canyons Campus are the inpatient/acute care unit, partial hospitalization program, child and adolescent day treatment programs, child and adolescent intensive outpatient (IOP) programs, and the outpatient clinic. 

This is a full-time, benefits eligible, child and adolescent psychology postdoctoral fellowship position within intensive services with a stipend of $55,000. This is a one-year position that includes completing psychological evaluations with patients and facilitating psychotherapeutic interventions in the day treatment setting. The fellowship therefore provides opportunity for further development of psychological testing skills with complex presentations; these assessments focus on diagnostic clarification and treatment planning--ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder and other developmental conditions, behavioral disturbance, cognitive/learning problems, case conceptualization. The fellow will also carry day treatment patients on their caseload, providing individual and family therapy for these patients, as well as case management and consultation. The fellow will also be involved in process groups and/or skills groups. As a member of the psychology team, the psychology fellow’s duties also include: completing new patient assessments, attending rounds, participating in treatment team meetings, and consulting with other treatment team members. Telehealth will likely remain a component of the program for a portion of psychotherapy cases, although this is subject to change per COVID-19 developments.

There is also a possibility to provide psychological services to other levels of care, such as on the inpatient unit or within the partial hospitalization or intensive outpatient programs, as well as program development and consultation. The fellow will be involved in didactic trainings and seminars, and there are also opportunities to participate in various training activities associated with our APA-accredited internship program. 

Minimum Qualifications 

· Completion of all PhD or PsyD requirements from an APA- approved clinical or counseling graduate program by the start of the fellowship 

· Completion of an APPIC-approved predoctoral internship program with specialized training and experience in child and adolescent psychology 

· Psychology resident license from the Utah Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing (DOPL) by the start of the fellowship