Updated July 11, 2024
Other Benefits (please describe): Authorized Absence (AA) for training may be requested for off-site educational workshops/seminars, conferences, other approved training activities, and license examination. Up to 10 days can be requested by the Fellow throughout the training year. Requests for authorized absence are negotiated on a case-by-case basis between the Fellow, the Director of Postdoctoral Training, Executive Training Committee (ETC), and the Chief Psychologist. Fellows may combine authorized absence with annual leave if they wish.
TRAINING MODEL AND PROGRAM PHILOSOPHY
We endorse the Scientist-Practitioner Model of Psychology, and the postdoctoral training experience is organized accordingly. We are guided both by the original Boulder Model (Raimy,1950) and by the update of the Scientist-Practitioner Model as articulated at the 1991 Gainesville conference (Belar & Perry, 1992). The mission of the VALBHCS Psychology Postdoctoral Fellow Training Program is to train psychologists who meet advanced practice competencies in psychology and can function effectively as professional psychologists in a broad range of multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary settings. Prior to beginning their postdoctoral experience, Fellows are expected to have a solid grounding in generalist psychology training. The primary goal of the Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship Program is for our Fellows to develop the full range of skills required for independent functioning as a psychologist. A second major goal of our Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship Program is to prepare fellows to practice in one of the current high-priority areas of mental health care for Veterans, as illustrated by our Emphasis areas. Through professional activities in these areas, Fellows receive training that facilitates their development of the core general advanced practice competencies. In addition, Fellows develop a depth of knowledge and advanced skills in working with specific populations and treatment settings (i.e., older adult Veterans, Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury, Veterans with physical and sensory disabilities and those living with Postraumatic Stress). For the Postdoctoral Fellowship in Clinical Neuropsychology, high-priority areas include working with Veterans with concussions, mild cognitive impairment, dementia, or other neurological conditions. Note: For the specialty accredited Rehabilitation Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, the goal is to train practitioners in mental health disciplines to partner with integrative rehabilitation treatment teams and Veterans through a participatory, collaborative, and coordinated approach with shared decision making (Canadian Interprofessional Health Collaborative PIS, 2010 as noted in http://www.cihc.ca/files/publications/CIHC_EvalReport0809_May1109.pdf ). The Rehabilitation Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship Program has been developed in accordance with the Guidelines for Postdoctoral Training in Rehabilitation Psychology/Baltimore Guidelines as well as the APA Guidelines for Assessment of and Intervention with Persons with Disabilities.
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