The Department of Behavioral Psychology at the Kennedy Krieger Institute/Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland provides assessment and treatment services for a variety of pediatric populations and their families. Our postdoctoral fellowship provides training in empirical research, applied behavior analysis, developmental disabilities, behavioral pediatrics, individual therapy, and family therapy, depending on the training track. The philosophy of our post-doctoral fellowship program is to prepare fellows to function independently in a variety of settings, in addition to working as members of multidisciplinary teams 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, 2022. Our program recognizes the importance of cultural and individual differences and diversity in the training of psychologists, and we welcome and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.
Clinics offering one-year fellowships include:
- Behavior Management Clinic
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- 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
- Child and Family Therapy Clinic
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- Provides training in evidence-based treatment for children and families exhibiting a wide range of behavioral and emotional concerns
- Neurobehavioral Inpatient Unit
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- Provides training related to working and conducting research in an inpatient setting with individuals with intellectual/ developmental disabilities who display severe self-injury, aggression, property destruction, elopement, and other dangerous behaviors
- Neurobehavioral Outpatient Clinic
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- 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
- Pediatric Developmental Disorders Clinic
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- Provides training in behavioral assessment and intervention for toddlers, children, and adolescents with diagnosed or suspected neurodevelopmental disorders and challenging behaviors
- Pediatric Feeding Disorders
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- Provides training in pediatric feeding disorders in an intensive outpatient or day treatment setting
- Pediatric Psychology Clinic and Consultation Service
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- Provides training in pediatric psychology and rehabilitation psychology across inpatient, interdisciplinary clinic, and outpatient settings
- Program Evaluation/ Clinical Outcomes (Research Position)
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- 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 7, 2022, 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. Interested applicants may apply through APPA CAS (APPIC Psychology Postdoctoral Application). Once you log into APPA CAS, after you search “Kennedy Krieger Institute”, applicants should select “Behavioral Psychology Postdoctoral Training Program”. You will then be able to view and select from our (7) clinics offering postdoctoral fellowships. The following materials must be uploaded to APPA CAS in order for your application to be reviewed: Letter of interest, curriculum vitae, degree verification, three letters of recommendation (uploaded by letter writers) and official graduate transcript (transmitted directly from the University). Alternately, applicants can send materials directly via email. Please submit a cover letter, CV, degree verification form (see Behavioral Psychology website link for copy of letter template and additional information), 3 letters of reference, and original transcript to: psychology@kennedykrieger.org.
We will be following the APPIC Universal Notification Date of 2/22/22, and we follow APPIC policies regarding reciprocal offers.
Additional information on all positions can be found in the attachment and on our Postdoctoral Fellowship Training page:
(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 with questions.