Job Description
The postdoctoral fellowship is a temporary period of mentored or supervised training to acquire skills to be a full-fledged child psychologist in Illinois. Supervision will be done by a licensed clinical psychologist for one year and will consist of three hours per week of face to face supervision. The postdoctoral supervision is required for the provider to solidify core child competencies in psychological assessment, psychotherapy delivery, professionalism, evidence-based practices, and supervision. It will also allow the psychologist to be mentored in the culture of Carle Foundation Hospital. Special opportunities exist for advanced supervision in psychodynamic and cognitive behavioral approaches to child treatment and participation in a multidisciplinary Child Diagnostic Clinic.
EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Doctorate Psychology
CERTIFICATION & LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS
Must be eligible for entrance into a Post Doctoral Program.
EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
- Successful completion of a Psychology internship leading to a PhD or DPsych.
- Experience with a pediatric population
Essential Functions:
- Performs initial diagnostic evaluations on patients
- Develops treatment plans based on initial evaluations
- Performs therapeutic modalities to improved behavioral/emotional functioning
- Documents evaluations and treatment sessions effectively
- Refers as needed to appropriate providers based on needs of the patient
About Carle
Recognized as a Great Place to Work®, Carle Health is a vertically integrated system based in Urbana, IL, with nearly 16,500 team members and over 1,300 physicians and APPs in its eight hospitals, physician groups and health businesses. Carle Foundation Hospital, Carle BroMenn Medical Center, Carle Health Methodist Hospital and Carle Health Proctor Hospital hold Magnet® designations- the nation's highest nursing honor. Carle Foundation Hospital also ranks as one of America's 50 Best Hospitals™ by Healthgrades®. The system includes Methodist College and Carle Illinois College of Medicine, the world's first engineering-based medical school, as well as Health Alliance™ and FirstCarolinaCare health insurance plans. Carle Health is dedicated to being a trusted healthcare partner for the communities it serves.