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4) Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Supervisors: Nathaniel Healy, PhD; Aviva Johns, PhD; Daniel Taule-Nadal, PsyD; Melissa Stewart-Buret, PsyD. The multidisciplinary PTSD team includes psychologists, psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, nurse- case managers, social workers, and program support assistants. The clinic serves Veterans from various conflicts, including Vietnam and OEF/OIF/OND, many with co-occurring SUD, TBI, or other disorders. Since 2025, services have expanded beyond combat Veterans. The program uses evidence-based, phase-based approaches tailored to each Veteran’s needs, offering treatments such as psychopharmacology, trauma-focused therapy (individual and group formats), supportive groups, introductory/coping skills groups, relaxation and stress management groups and additional adjunctive therapies. The PTSD Program follows a “whole health” model, with a goal of treating the body and mind following traumatic events. Individual therapy provided by the Postdoctoral Fellow is typically trauma-focused in nature, with emphasis placed on evidence-based treatments including Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) and Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE), and Written Exposure Therapy (WET). Opportunities for individual work on coping skills or substance use reduction may also be available. The PTSD Postdoctoral Fellow will also facilitate or co-facilitate several groups throughout the year, including a CPT group or PTSD/SUD groups. They will also have opportunities to administer, score and interpret a number of self-report measures assessing symptoms of PTSD (e.g., PTSD Checklist (PCL), Combat Exposure Scale, depression (e.g., PHQ), SUD (Brief Addiction Monitor), and suicide risk (CSSRS After completing the Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship year in the PTSD Emphasis area, the Fellow will have acquired advanced knowledge in the treatment of PTSD, including learning how to facilitate coping skills and exposure-based trauma-focused treatments. The Psychology Postdoctoral Fellow in the Emphasis Area of PTSD will be expected to build on skills acquired by co-leading groups earlier in the postdoctoral year by facilitating her or his own group by mid-year. Training Opportunities may include; CBT for SUD, CBT for insomnia, CPT, PE, PTSD. PCT, WET, intake evaluations, Trauma Informed Guilt Reduction (TrIGR), MET, PTSD Coping Skills, and interdisciplinary team consultation Fellows attend bi-monthly PTSD staff meetings and may potentially work one evening per week to meet increasing demand for services during evening hours. Other specific interests of the Fellow can be discussed, and the program will try to accommodate them. 5) Rehabilitation Psychology (Specialty Accredited, 2-Year) Supervisors: Sarah Brindle, PhD; David Kerner, PhD; Jennifer Kamar, PhD; Morgan Macaluso, PhD; Kristina Moncrieffe, PsyD; Jeffrey Shulze, PhD; Judy Su, PhD; Ashley Vaillancourt, PhD; Lina Vartan, PsyD; Laruen Wakabayashi, PsyD This two-year fellowship offers a Major Area of Study in Rehabilitation Psychology, meeting national training guidelines and APA standards for disability assessment and intervention including the Baltimore Conference Rehabilitation Psychology training guidelines and the APA’s Guidelines
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