Second Year Fellowships

Two second-year positions at Bellevue are available for interested interns, as follows:

Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Forensic and Clinical Psychology

The post-doctoral Fellowship in forensic and clinical psychology is a full time (40+ hours per week) one-year position created to provide additional specialized education for a recent doctoral graduate.

Program Description

The Fellowship’s main components consist of two simultaneous rotations, one primary (the Forensic Inpatient Psychiatry Service) and the other secondary (the Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program). Responsibilities include (but are not limited to) assisting in the coordination and co-supervision of adult inpatient and forensic psychological assessment referrals.

Bellevue Hospital Forensic Inpatient Service

Duties on the Forensic Inpatient Service include:

• conducting psychological assessments and assisting in the coordination of assessment requests;
• providing assessment supervision for forensic psychology externs;
• ongoing management of one primary therapy case and supervision of one primary therapy case;
• assignment to a multidisciplinary treatment team;
• co-leading/supervising one therapy group with psychology trainees; and
• providing individual psychotherapy or supervising non-case management psychotherapy for patients on the Inpatient Psychiatry Service and Forensic Medical Service.

In addition, the Fellow may participate with Psychiatry staff in conducting evaluations and psychiatric consultations, and will participate (in a limited capacity) in evaluations of competency to stand trial. The Fellow assists in coordinating a weekly forensic psychology seminar series that has been established to provide didactic training for the forensic psychology interns and externs. Past topics have included dissociative disorders, factitious and somatoform disorders, competency to stand trial, psychological/psychiatric legal defenses, the determination of malingering, risk and dangerousness assessment, inpatient psychopharmacology, pain management and the role of psychologists within the police department.

Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program (CPEP)

Duties in the CPEP include patient intake, triage and follow-up in the outpatient crisis clinic.

Assessment and Supervision on the Forensic Inpatient Service

Assessment coordination involves reviewing testing requests from the Forensic Inpatient Service and assigning cases to either an intern or extern. The Fellow will also be expected to complete a minimum of 12 psychological assessment batteries, and may select those assessment cases from the entire inpatient population, including (but not limited to) the Inpatient Forensic Psychiatry Service. The Fellow will supervise a substantial number of assessment cases (both forensic and civil), in addition to short-term psychotherapy and case-management supervision.

Didactics

In addition to individual supervision, the Fellow will attend the weekly forensic psychology seminar, and will have the opportunity to attend other presentations on and off the Forensic Service.
Research Fellowship in Forensic and Clinical Psychology The Research Fellow’s clinical responsibilities will include psychological assessment and individual psychotherapy during the course of the year. At least half the Fellow’s time will be devoted to working on existing research projects and/or proposing and conducting original research. Those applying for the research fellowship should submit the application materials described below. **

SalaryThe Fellow will be an employee of Bellevue Hospital (Health and Hospitals Corporation) at a salary of $33,000 for one year, plus full benefits. This includes 15 vacation days and all Bellevue Hospital Center holidays.

Requirements

By the start of the Fellowship year, the applicant must have completed all academic requirements for the doctoral degree in psychology (including dissertation defense, if required) and successfully completed an APA-approved pre-doctoral internship. A strong background in psychological assessment is required.

Application Process

To apply, please send a cover letter, curriculum vitae, three letters of reference, two writing samples (one testing report, one treatment summary) and graduate transcript to Andrew Shiva, Ph. D. , NYU-Bellevue Hospital Center, Forensic Inpatient Psychiatry Service (19W33), First Avenue at 27th Street, New York, NY 10016 or call (212) 562-4811. Additional questions should be addressed to Dr. Shiva by e-mail at: Andrew.Shiva@bellevue.nychhc.org.

** NOTE: In lieu of a treatment summary, applicants for the research-oriented fellowship should submit a proposal (6-10 pages) for a feasible research project to be conducted at NYU-Bellevue Hospital Center during the course of the fellowship year. Applicants for the research fellowship must have a strong background in statistics and data analysis, and a demonstrated history of scholarly activities.

Review of applications will begin in mid-January. Selected applicants will be invited for an interview during the months of February and March. Final notification will be made by April 1st.