We have just discovered that the email address previously posted is not working, so this post includes corrected contact information. Interested candidates who have already reached out, please contact Karen Rogers at krogers@chla.usc.edu. (The corrected email address is also listed below.)
We are currently recruiting for a new fellowship track at The National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement (NCSCB,) embedded within our existing APA-accredited Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) Clinical-Child Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship Program. This recruitment is for the coming training year, beginning in early September. I hope you will pass this information along to potential candidates and colleagues who work with recent and soon-to-be new graduates in the field.
About the NCSCB
The NCSCB provides onsite and virtual consultation and technical assistance to school administrators, school mental health professionals, and other educators during selected crisis events of national significance, local crisis events and experiences of loss as well as providing extensive training to a wide range of professional audiences on supporting grieving students. In the wake of the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles in January 2025, the NCSCB is actively engaged in providing support to local schools in affected areas and we anticipate this will be a component of fellowship training in the coming year.
Overview of the NCSCB Track
The aim of the NCSCB fellowship track is to prepare psychologists to be leaders in the field and to address the impact of crisis and loss in the lives of children at both the systems level and in clinical settings. This unique training opportunity enables fellows to develop expertise in addressing childhood bereavement and trauma as well as organizational systems-oriented crisis support, professional presentations, and curriculum development and delivery. Fellows’ clinical/experiential learning will include both NCSCB activities and the provision of mental health services focused on the impacts of grief and trauma.
Overview of the Clinical Child Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
The CHLA psychology fellowship provides exceptional clinical training within the context of a leading national academic children’s hospital affiliated with the USC Keck School of Medicine. CHLA is located in the heart of a high-density, low-income, urban neighborhood and reflects the communities it serves. The fellowship has been a consistent presence in Los Angeles, the state of California, and the nation for decades and provides fellows with advanced training in delivering high-quality care to a wide range of clinical patients with significant medical, developmental, and psychosocial complexity. The NCSCB fellow will be joining a cohort of 15 postdoctoral fellows in 6 tracks for fellowship-level training and activities. The training year is from September 1 – August 30, and the annual stipend is $70,034. A benefit package including health and dental insurance is also provided to fellows and their dependents/significant others. The stipend for licensed fellows is $75,712 plus benefits.
Application Process
Applications for the NCSCB fellowship track are currently being accepted, and completed applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. For additional information about the program or about the application process, please contact:
Karen Rogers, Ph.D.
Program Director for Postdoctoral Training, NCSCB
krogers@chla.usc.edu (NOTE CORRECTED EMAIL ADDRESS)