Updated July 11, 2024
INTRODUCTION
The first cohort of Psychology Postdoctoral Fellows began in September 2008. Our program received full re-accreditation in 2019 and our next site visit will be in 2029. The Postdoctoral Fellowship in Clinical Neuropsychology was granted specialty accreditation in 2018 and the next site visit will be in 2028. The Postdoctoral Fellowship in Rehabilitation Psychology was granted specialty accreditation in 2020 and the next site visit will be in 2028. The VALBHCS is part of a national network of medical centers and clinics operated by the Department of Veterans Affairs, with the mission of providing comprehensive health care to men and women who have served in the Armed Forces. The VALBHCS is responding to many sweeping national changes in the presentation of syndromes suffered by our returning Veterans. Our training program will continuously refine our assessment and intervention techniques to address the needs of our many returning Veterans of Operation Enduring Freedon (OEF), Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation New Dawn (OND), while at the same time attending to the needs of our aging Veterans. Psychology operates in a collegial fashion with other disciplines, and practicum students, interns and postdoctoral fellows all obtain much of their training and clinical experience in the context of multidisciplinary teamwork. The majority of supervisors in the Psychology Training Program are members of the Mental Health Care Group, and there are approximately 50 psychologists on our staff. In addition to the Medical, Surgical, and Mental Health Care programs, VALBHCS has a variety of specialized regional programs including a national Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Center and a Blind Rehabilitation Center (BRC). The Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship at the VA Long Beach Healthcare System (VALBHCS) was awarded full re-accreditation in 2019. The Postdoctoral Fellowship in Clinical Neuropsychology was granted specialty accreditation in 2018 and the Postdoctoral Fellowship in Rehabilitation Psychology was granted specialty accreditation in 2020.
Our Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship Program will offer training in five areas for the 2025-2026 year:
1. Advanced Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program Emphasis Two positions open with a 1-year duration
2. Women’s Mental Health & Trauma Emphasis One position open with a 1-year duration
3. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Emphasis One position open with a 1-year duration
4. Rehabilitation Psychology One position open with a 2-year duration
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