Post-Doctoral Fellowship Program

Casa Pacifica is a residential treatment center and a non-public school for emotionally disturbed adolescents within the community. We also offer temporary shelter for abused and neglected children and adolescents. Our two-year postdoctoral program offers advanced general training in child and adolescent clinical psychology with emphasis on community mental health. Our training program is an organized experience which, in contrast to on-job training, is designed to provide the Fellow with a planned, programmed sequence of supervised training experiences. We also provide advanced clinical training in cognitive-behavioral interventions, crisis management, brief and longterm psychotherapy, group therapy, and consultation. Our supervision satisfies California licensing requirements.

The Post-doctoral program requires a two-year commitment. To be eligible, applicants must have completed a doctoral program in clinical or counseling psychology and preference is given to applicants from programs with APA accreditation. Admission requirements include completion of all professional doctoral degree requirements from a regionally accredited institute of higher education or an APA/CPA-accredited program and completion of a Predoctoral internship that meets APPIC standards. Applicants must provide a letter from the director of the graduate program that stipulates the applicant has completed requirements for the doctorate and will graduate by the starting date of the Fellowship. WE REQUIRE COMPLETION OF A CASA PACIFICA POSTDOCTORAL APPLICATION.

Please read our program brochure for a detailed description of our program and directions for applying for one of our positions.

Contacts:        

Elizabeth Atkinson, Administrative Assistant (805) 484-7168

More Info

Post-Doctoral Fellowship Brochure (PDF file)

Post-Doctoral Fellowship Application (Word document)

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