VA BOSTON PSYCHOLOGY POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP

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Philosophy and Mission StatementThe overall goal of the VA Boston Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship TrainingProgram is to produce independently functioning clinical psychologists. Ourpostdoctoral program’s model for training psychologists entails four broad, corecomponents:1. We work to identify, respect, and nurture the unique personal attributesthat the Fellow brings to his or her work with patients, by providing anenvironment with support and guidance through supervision andcollaboration with faculty actively working in the field;2. We encourage and model a scientist-practitioner approach to professionalpsychology, wherein empirically-informed knowledge informs psychologicalassessment and intervention with adults, and wherein questions arisingfrom clinical practice drives research endeavors.3. We provide a range of training settings and experiences that allows Fellowsto develop a breadth of expertise in psychological practice, as well asoptions for developing more specific interest in depth;4. We provide training in multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary careenvironments in which the Fellow develops confidence as a local mentalhealth expert who collaborates effectively with a range of providers in thecontext of a large medical system.Model of TrainingVA Boston Psychology FellowshipThe Postdoctoral Fellowship Training Program is committed to the scientistpractitioner/evidence-basedmodel in the delivery of clinical care, clinicalresearch, and professional teaching. We emphasize and demonstrate respect forthe individual and diversity in the delivery of clinical care, clinical research, andprofessional teaching. We strive to provide Fellows with significant breadth anddepth of experience working with a variety of clinical populations whilesimultaneously applying an approach utilizing scientific information in theconceptualization, assessment, and treatment of clinical problems. This goal isgreatly facilitated by the rich and diverse clinical research setting offered by thetraining sites. VA Boston is home to numerous National Research Centers andCenters of Excellence, with over thirty federally funded grants in the field of MentalHealth and Substance Abuse. This wealth of research resources creates anatmosphere that embodies the scientist-practitioner model and infuses Fellowship5
training with a spirit of clinical empiricism that influences and guides both the staffand the Fellows.Within this context, members of the training staff seek, and often achieve, abalance of scientist and practitioner in their professional lives. This serves as aclinical-academic model for each Fellow. For example, some of the clinicalexperience offered to Fellows in each training program is provided within a programof clinical research. As such, both our training setting and training model provide arich context within which Fellows are invited and encouraged to show clinicalscience mastery in a content area of their choice in preparation for competitive jobsearches in academic, medical center, or clinical settings.We believe that teaching Fellows in clinical service, scholarly thinking, and clinicalresearch design is best received and maintained within a “junior colleague” modelof training. Our commitment to the Fellows’ professional growth and scholasticdevelopment is conveyed in a supportive training atmosphere emphasizingindividual strengths. Fellows are challenged to think critically, and constructivecriticism is offered in a non-threatening manner to encourage the Fellow’s fullcreative participation in all endeavors, scientific and clinical.A guiding principle in all aspects of service delivery and clinical research within theprogram is respect and human dignity for our clients. We emphasize patients’rights, self-determination and the right to choose, including the patient’s right toadequate medical, psychological, educational, recreational and other communityservices; the patient’s right to family participation in treatment; and delivery ofcare with the utmost privacy in the least restrictive environment. We honorcultural, ethnic, sexual orientation and gender differences in our patients anddeliver services accordingly.Finally, we tailor our training to be consistent with the current climate of clinicalpractice and research. As we prepare students for practicing psychology in this newmillennium, we are aware that Fellows must be trained for delivery of brief,empirically defensible treatments with a broad spectrum of patients. TheFellowship Program’s didactics, symposia, and seminars are utilized effectivelytowards this end to inform and support the current model of clinical practice.Fellowship offers a window to the realities of clinical research and practice; trainingthat alerts Fellows to these external economic, social, and political forces isimportant for a successful career.Fellowship Training Brochure | 2013 - 2014 Training Year6
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