Psychiatry and Psychological Services: Postdoctoral Fellowship in Clinical Neuropsychology

Program Overview

Fellows obtaining neuropsychology concentration experience complete a 2-year fellowship that adheres to the Houston Conference guidelines for specialty training in clinical neuropsychology. The program is a member of the Association of Postdoctoral Programs in Clinical Neuropsychology (APPCN). The primary focus of this experience is on the evaluation of children and adolescents with medical conditions that impact the central nervous system. Fellows participate in multidisciplinary clinics, provide outpatient neuropsychological evaluation services and inpatient neurobehavioral consultation, and work with parents and other professionals to develop comprehensive treatment and intervention plans.

Application Deadlines

Applications for the 2013-2015 training year will be due by January 15, 2013. Applicants should send a cover letter, CV, 2 work samples, and three letters of recommendation to Dr. Sunita Stewart at sunita.stewart@utsouthwestern.edu.

Selection Process

Applicants for the Neuropsychology Postdoctoral Fellowship at Children's Medical Center must have a Ph.D. or Psy.D. from an APA-accredited graduate program in Clinical, Counseling, or School Psychology, as well as an APA-accredited internship. The doctoral degree must be conferred by August of the year the applicant would begin fellowship training. Applicants who are invited to interview will be asked to provide documentation of their anticipated graduation date by their graduate program training director. Work samples are requested for postdoctoral fellows applying to the neuropsychology fellowship program at Children's Medical Center.

In-person interviews are arranged at the annual conference of the International Neuropsychological Society.  Applicants for the 2013-2015 training cycle will be selected through the APPCN match in 2013.

Structure of Training Program

The two-year postdoctoral fellowship in pediatric neuropsychology is designed to provide broad neuropsychological training and experience with the goal of independent practice of neuropsychology. As such, the fellow will participate in the following on a regular basis throughout the two-year fellowship:

• Neuropsychological assessment and consultation with inpatient and outpatient populations
• Consultation with inpatient and outpatient medical staff
• Consultation with the Neuro-Oncology Clinic team and other specialty clinics
• Fellows will also have the opportunity to participate in other activities as they arise. Some of these opportunities may include:
• Psychotherapy, parenting training with medically-complex patients
• Administration of assessment protocols for multi-site research studies
• Supervision of interns and practicum students
• Provision of lectures and presentations to doctoral students, psychiatry residents, and community groups
• Additionally, fellows are encouraged to develop a line of research that is presented at a state or national conference and/or submitted for publication to a peer-reviewed journal. The primary clinical referral base includes children with TBI, epilepsy, sickle cell disease, NF, childhood brain tumors, and other childhood cancers. Numerous other patient populations are served which can also be the basis of clinical research projects for fellows.

Clinical Neuropsychology Program Faculty

• Christine L. Castillo, Ph.D.
• Paul Glasier, Ph.D.
• Lana Harder, Ph.D., ABPP
• Peter L. Stavinoha, Ph.D., ABPP
• Alison Wilkinson-Smith, Ph.D.

For more information about the neuropsychology fellowship, please contact:

Peter L. Stavinoha, Ph.D., ABPP
214-456-8985
peter.stavinoha@childrens.com