Early Childhood Psychologist Post-Doctoral Fellowship - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR 2018-2019

The Early Childhood Psychologist post-doctoral fellowship will include both a clinical rotation in the Neonatal Follow-up Program at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and a research rotation in a project which might be focused on reducing expulsion and suspension in childcare centers or addressing the problem of providing mental health services to diverse pediatric populations.

The Neonatal Follow-up Program was established by CHOP and the University of Pennsylvania over 30 years ago to provide close follow up care for infants being discharged from the NICUs at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and CHOP. Care is provided by an interdisciplinary team of physicians, psychologists, physical therapists and a social worker. Children and their families are seen at 3, 6, 12, 18, 24 months adjusted age and 30 and 48-60 months chronologic age for both for medical and physical exam and psychological assessment. The program aims to be responsive to the family's needs and concerns. The role of the psychologist is to conduct full standardized psychological assessments including interpretation, diagnosis, and counseling and feedback with families. Consultation with the interdisciplinary team and with community service providers is also a part of the experience.

The research segment of this fellowship offers experiences in implementation of interventions with teachers, children and parents, opportunities for qualitative interviewing and participation in data entry, analysis, and interpretation. There will also be opportunities for academic publications, development of policy recommendations and presentations. The degree of participation in research development, implementation and publication is based on the fellow's career goals and level of experience.

Interested applicants will be considered based on:

•  Experience in psychological testing of children under the age of 5 years with a wide range of 
   behavioral presentations.
•  Experience in working with individuals with a range of developmental challenges including  
   autism is preferred.
•  Exposure to diagnostic procedures is preferred.
•  Knowledge of childcare is preferred.
•  Prior experience in community based research is preferred.

Depending on prior level of experience and interest, fellows may have the opportunity to supervise graduate student externs and other trainees.

Please submit a letter of interest and résumé or Curriculum Vitae to:

Marsha Gerdes, PhD
Senior Psychologist, PolicyLab
Associate Director, Neonatal Follow-Up Programs
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
[email protected]