* Two hours of direct individual clinical supervision weekly
* Participation in group supervision
* Assignment to a multidisciplinary treatment team


In addition, fellows spend at least two hours a week in:

* Cognitive behavioral therapy training
* Cultural diversity
* Human sexuality
* Child development
* Art therapy
* Dream analysis
* Psychopharmacology
* Psychological testing (see scheduled seminars and conferences)

We have integrated the program into the larger Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health by offering rotations in:

* Partial hospitalization and inpatient psychiatric units
* The Early Childhood and Cheerful Helpers Therapeutic Preschool Centers
* School-based services
* Neuropsychological rehabilitation services
* Co-therapy, group therapy and videotaped supervision

Evaluation Procedures

We conduct fellow evaluations at mid-year and year-end. We evaluate fellows for their competency in initial clinical evaluations and individual treatment. We base them on written evaluations from supervisors and a review by the fellowship director. Fellows not meeting competency requirements are given three months to do so. Should we have to consider termination, we refer the fellow to the Fellowship Steering Committee, offering full access to grievance procedures. The Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Human Resources Policies and Procedures manual outlines the procedure for "Conflict Resolution: Non-Supervisory Employees." Fellows receive copies of the procedure at the start of the internship year.

Resources

Fellows have access to an extensive medical library, an assessment laboratory with computerized test scoring, audio-visual equipment, individual offices, group/conference rooms and administrative support.

Qualifications and Application Procedure

We require qualified candidates to have completed all doctoral degree requirements from a regionally accredited institution of higher education. That includes an internship meeting Association of Psychology Postdoctoral & Internship Centers (APPIC) standards by the first day of the fellowship. Fellowship applicants who have not completed either an American Psychological Association (APA) accredited or APPIC member internship program should submit documentation certifying their internship has met APPIC standards. Please send:

* Curriculum vitae
* Letter of interest
* Three letters of reference (including one from the postdoctoral internship director) all sent directly from the source