Predoctoral Fellow - Parnes Clinic

Yeshiva University•New York City, NY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology of Yeshiva University invites applications for our full-time internship in Clinical Psychology with a focus on working with patients in a multi-disciplinary clinic in clinical, supervisory, and administrative capacities. Research opportunities are also offered. Specifically, the intern will have the opportunity to treat patients between the ages of 4 and 94 in modalities that include psychodynamic and cognitive behavioral psychotherapy; family couples and group therapy; and he/she/they will also have some managerial oversight of the Parnes Clinic to gain consultation and supervisory experience. To this end, the goals of our psychology internship program include the promotion of clinical, supervisory, and administrative competencies in a setting that values socially and culturally responsive practice in training and clinical care of diverse populations. We also offer training in the particular skills that are necessary to run community-based clinics and graduate training clinics. There will also be an opportunity to train and supervise Physician’s Assistant (PA) students in Yeshiva’s Katz School of the Helping Professions, and there is the possibility of a clinical rotation at nearby Jacobi Medical Center. The interns will be able to audit classes at the Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology as well as have a dedicated weekly meeting, which will include didactics, case conferences, professional development, and peer supervision. The start date will coincide with the opening of our clinic for the academic training year.

Requirements

Committed to learning, engaging with the local community, and collaborating with faculty and students to promote openness to developing and providing exceptional mental health services to diverse populations, considering intersectional identities in clinical conceptualization and treatment.
Highly motivated and comfortable with not knowing what to expect on any given day.
Access to advanced research tools such as SPSS and Qualtrics through their YU account.
Provided with a private office and a desktop computer.

Nice To Haves

Clinical, administrative, and teaching aspirations.

Responsibilities

Treat patients between the ages of 4 and 94 in modalities that include psychodynamic and cognitive behavioral psychotherapy; family couples and group therapy.
Have some managerial oversight of the Parnes Clinic to gain consultation and supervisory experience.
Train and supervise Physician’s Assistant (PA) students in Yeshiva’s Katz School of the Helping Professions.
Audit classes at the Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology.
Assist in the Parnes Clinic’s newest initiative: a program to help adolescent asylum seekers within their local high schools.
Assist with the ongoing development and execution of the multifaceted and specialized psychotherapy programs at the clinic (e.g., CBT, psychodynamic, family/couples).
Provide ad-hoc supervision of students in practicums.
Be solely responsible for all clinic operations on evenings and Fridays, acting as the first point of contact for all student issues and occasional crises, with remote backup from the clinic director as needed.
Gain increased professional independence and to influence and even to build new programs within the clinic and possibly the surrounding community.
Help with fundraising activities and community outreach.