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Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

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2008-2009 Site Locations and Supervisors

ELLIS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE

Wright State University 

The Ellis Human Development Institute serves a variety of individuals and families drawn from a culturally diverse clientele who represent the citizenry of the Dayton metropolitan area. Additionally, the Clinic makes special effort to provide services to the local West Dayton neighborhood where the Institute is located.

The Postdoctoral Fellow is usually placed in the General Practice Clinic.  However, it is possible for the Fellow to train or participate in other programs that operate within the Institute.  These programs include Preventing Abuse in the Home (PATH), Male Responsibility Program (MRP), Center for Child and Adolescence Violence Prevention, the Mental Health and Deafness Program and the Assessment Clinic.  The Fellow is provided opportunities to participate in a broad range of clinical and professional training activities, including: the provision of individual, marital/couples, family, and group psychotherapy; conducting intake evaluations and psychological assessments; providing crisis intervention services (on-call duties); and the supervision of practicum trainees. The Postdoctoral Fellow may also serve as a mental health liaison to community groups and social service agencies; participate in, and present weekly in-service workshops, presentations, and seminars. Other opportunities exist to assist in program design, clinic needs assessment, and other administrative functions (e.g., coordination of some of the activities of the pre-doctoral interns and practicum trainees).

The Postdoctoral Fellow receives guidance, direction, and clinical supervision from the Director of the respective program to which he or she is assigned.   

Many of the faculty of the School of Professional Psychology are located at the Ellis Human Development Institute, providing opportunities for collegial relationships related to their scholarship and applied research projects.

• PREVENTING ABUSE IN THE HOME (PATH)

Celeste Waller, Psy.D., Director

PATH is an intervention program for people with a history of intimidation, abuse, and/or violence toward their partners. The purpose of PATH is to:

1. serve victims of domestic violence through providing treatment to batterers in order to stop their abusive behavior,
2. to provide in-depth training to future psychologists in working with clients impacted by domestic violence, and
3. to conduct research in the area of domestic violence in order to further existing knowledge.

The goals of PATH are to stop all forms of abuse in relationships. PATH ran its first batterers treatment group in 1989. PATH was developed and is operated by faculty and doctoral students of the Wright State University School of Professional Psychology, under the direction of Kathleen A. Malloy, Ph.D. Outpatient batterers' treatment services are provided at the Ellis Human Development Institute. A group for court-ordered women who are assessed to be primarily victims of domestic violence who have resorted to using violence against their partners is conducted in conjunction with Artemis Center, a county-wide victim services agency.

Psychoeducational groups for men and women are provided at the Montgomery County Jail. Approximately one-half of the postdoctoral fellow's time will be spent providing supervision of trainees and direct service, and in assisting in administration of the program. The remainder will be spent in working with the consortium to assist in writing grants, conducting research and scholarship.

• GENERAL PRACTICE CLINIC

Stephen Yerian, Psy.D., Director

The postdoctoral fellow position in the General Practice Clinic of the Ellis Institute is offered in tandem with services provided in the Assessment Clinic.   This position involves a general case load of assessment and therapy clients as well as umbrella supervision of at least two trainees, and providing assistance with he case management of the clinic.  Fellows should expect to spend 40% of the time performing administrative functions.  Fellows typically spend 50% of their time providing supervision and direct service to the clients at the Ellis Institute.  The final 10% will be spent in meetings with other postdoctoral fellows discussing various professional development issues.

The Clinic treats a broad variety of clinical problems.  Clients are culturally diverse who come the Dayton metropolitan area.  Because the Institute is located in West Dayton, the Clinic makes special effort to provide service to the local neighborhood.  Group, as well as individual, family, and couples therapy training is available.  The faculty of the School of Professional Psychology is located on site providing direct supervision on cases, as well as consultation in regard to research and professional development.

• ASSESSMENT CLINIC

Leon VandeCreek, Ph.D., ABPP, Director

The Assessment Clinic is a training and service program for the School of Professional Psychology at Wright State University.  It is located at The Duke E. Ellis Human Development Institute near downtown Dayton, Ohio.  Cross training may be designed as part of the fellowship via Affiliation with other clinics within the Ellis Institute such as  the General Practice Clinic, the Memory Clinic, the PATH program (Preventing Aggression in The Home), and the Resilient Young Ladies and GentleMen (now called “RYLM” and formerly the Male Responsibility Program).

Services in these clinics are provided by practicum students, interns, postdoctoral fellows, and staff psychologists.  The major focus of this Clinic is psychological assessment, although fellows also provide psychotherapy, consultation with referral agencies, and supervision of practicum students and interns. 

The Assessment Clinic provides psychological and psychoeducational assessments for a variety of psychological concerns.  These include assessments for all ages, from early childhood through seniors.  Referral problems include questions about learning disabilities and ADHD and related conditions, mental health evaluations, parenting evaluations, drug and alcohol abuse evaluations, Social Security evaluations, developmental disabilities and autism spectrum problems, and school problems, among many. A majority of clients come from low income and underserved populations.

EASTWAY COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER

Miller Makey, Jr., Director of Forensics Services

Postdoctoral Psychology Fellowships are available in Adult and Forensic service areas which may include assessments and testimony regarding competency to stand trial, sanity, sex offender designation, numerous pre-sentence issues, treatment in lieu of conviction, involuntary hospitalization and Community Commitment. There is also nonforensic opportunities to work in residential treatment, outpatient treatment (brief, solution focused group, family and individual services for acute, sub-acute and chronic mental health disorders), case management for chronically mentally ill and dually diagnosed persons and vocational services.

There is also nonforensic opportunities to work in residential treatment, outpatient treatment (brief, solution focused group, family and individual services for acute, sub-acute and chronic mental health disorders), case management for chronically mentally ill and dually diagnosed persons and vocational services. Eastway is a comprehensive community mental health center providing services to Children, Families and Adults since 1947. Eastway ascribes to and adheres to the Recovery Model, where in persons are assisted, supported, coached and encouraged to assume control of their lives, overcome their mental health disorder, and succeed in achieving their life goals in spite of their illness. Services provided include psychiatry.

Services are provided at the Oregon Plaza facility in the near-downtown area of Dayton while residential services are scattered throughout Montgomery County. Forensic services are provided to the Criminal, Juvenile and Probate courts in 14 counties of Ohio.

For approximately one-half of their time, Postdoctoral Fellows will provide direct service to any or all of these populations with abundant opportunity to interact with the multi-disciplinary recovery teams composed of psychiatrists, nurses, psychologists, social workers, clinical counselors, vocational counselors and housing specialists.

The remainder will be spent participating in quality improvement activities, case consultation, teaching, evidence based treatment model efficacy testing and fidelity monitoring.

In addition to the above clinical and training activities, the fellowship experience includes teaching or co-teaching one doctoral course within an area of interest, expertise, and career goals and assisting with administrative work related to the clinic.  The fellow will be a cohort of three or four postdoctoral fellows.  All fellows participate in a bi-weekly seminar related to clinical and professional development issues.

Applicants must have completed a doctoral degree in psychology prior to September 1, 2008.  Preference is given to applicants who have significant supervised experience and interest in assessment and report writing.

A $25,000 stipend is provided or the first year; full health benefits and vacation package are included.  A second postdoctoral year can be applied for after the first six month of training with an increase in stipends up to $28,000 based on availability of funds.

Interested applicants should submit two copies of a curriculum vita and letter of intent which details their training interests and compatibility with the training described above to:

James E. Dobbins, Ph.D., ABPP                                       

Director of Postdoctoral Training                                       

Wright State University                                            

School of Professional Psychology                                     

Ellis Human Development Institute

9 N. Edwin C. Moses Blvd.

Dayton, OH   45402

THE FACULTY

The SOPP has a diverse faculty network. The school has continuous faculty appointments, full-time contract faculty, and adjunct teaching and supervising faculty. All teaching or supervising faculty are licensed psychologists. Many faculty hold advanced certifications and national professional service appointments.