The Department of Behavioral Psychology at the Kennedy Krieger Institute/Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine provides assessment and treatment services for a variety of pediatric populations and their families. Our postdoctoral fellowship program provides training in applied behavior analysis, developmental disabilities, behavioral pediatrics, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and family therapy. The philosophy of our post-doctoral program is to prepare fellows to function not only as psychologists in a variety of settings, but also as members of a multidisciplinary team providing health-related services to children and their families. Training occurs through supervised experiences in inpatient hospital units and/or outpatient clinics. Fellows completing our program receive 2,000 fellowship training hours towards licensure and are well qualified to enter clinical, medical, or academic settings. All Kennedy Krieger postdoctoral fellows receive their academic appointments through the Department of Pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. The start of the fellowship training year is September 1, 2021. Our training program recognizes the importance of cultural and individual differences and diversity in the training of psychologists. We welcome and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.
Clinics offering one-year fellowships include:
1. Behavior Management Clinic: Provides in depth training in caregiver behavior management, behavioral assessment, and evidence based treatment for a broad array of externalizing and internalizing difficulties occurring in early and middle childhood
2. Child and Family Therapy Clinic: Provides training in evidence-based treatment for children and families exhibiting a wide range of behavioral and emotional concerns
3. Neurobehavioral Inpatient Unit: Provides training related to working in an inpatient setting with individuals with intellectual/ developmental disabilities who display severe self-injury, aggression, property destruction, elopement, and other dangerous behaviors
4. Neurobehavioral Outpatient Clinic: Provides training related to working across a continuum of outpatient services with individuals with intellectual/ developmental disabilities who display severe self-injury, aggression, property destruction, elopement, and other dangerous behaviors
5. Pediatric Developmental Disorders Clinic: Provides training in behavioral assessment and intervention for toddlers, children, and adolescents with diagnosed or suspected neurodevelopmental disorders and challenging behaviors
6. Pediatric Feeding Disorders: Provides training in pediatric feeding disorders in an intensive outpatient or day treatment setting
7. Pediatric Psychology Clinic and Consultation Service: Provides training in pediatric psychology and rehabilitation psychology across inpatient, interdisciplinary clinic, and outpatient settings
8. Program Evaluation/ Clinical Outcomes: Provides training in working with departmental programs to assess, evaluate, and improve outcomes for clients, in addition to conducting program evaluation research
Applications are due January 8, 2021, although we encourage applicants to apply earlier as applications are reviewed as they are received. You are welcome to apply to more than one clinic, but please specify your preference in your cover letter. We will be following the APPIC Universal Notification Date of 2/22/21.
Applicants may apply through APPA CAS or through email. Additional information can be found at our Fellowship Training page:
https://www.kennedykrieger.org
(visit kennedykrieger.org, select ‘training,’ then ‘professional training programs,’ then ‘psychology,’ and then ‘behavioral psychology.”)
Please contact Dr. Valerie Paasch (Director of Postdoctoral Training) at psychology@kennedykrieger.org .