CentraCare – St. Cloud Hospital
Psychology Post-Doctoral Fellowship

The Psychology Post-Doctoral Fellowship at St. Cloud Hospital provides one year of training with opportunities in the following areas of specialty:

Child Clinical Psychology (therapy and assessment)
Adult Clinical Psychology (therapy and/or assessment)

These fellowships are designed to complement your background and to provide more focused and in-depth training in your chosen substantive specialty practice area.

St. Cloud Hospital provides family-centered care for patients of all ages. As the largest behavioral health service provider in the geographical area, our clinic receives a variety of referrals for patients of all ages with a wide range of presenting difficulties. As part of a larger health organization, behavioral health providers also have the opportunity to work closely with medical specialists including pediatricians, family practice providers, psychiatrists, and other health providers (e.g., pediatric occupational therapists, speech/language pathologists). The fellowship program is designed to provide clinical experiences necessary to support independent practice in clinical and/or health psychology.

Clinical Training Opportunities

We aim to tailor the training experience to meet the individual training needs and interests of the fellow. Flexible rotation selection offers opportunities for breadth of experiences, as well as specialization with populations of interests.

Adult Clinical Fellowship

Our adult clinical team has opportunities to specialize in outpatient therapy for diverse patient concerns, as well as specialization in the areas of eating disorders, and/or trauma interventions. In addition, there are opportunities to engage in psychological assessment in our outpatient clinic, partial hospitalization program, and in-patient mental health unit.

For example, specialization in eating disorders could include participation in a monthly interdisciplinary assessment clinic with a psychologist, a dietitian, and a medical provider. Specialization also could include a weekly consult group with psychology providers and dietitian as well as providing individual and family services for individuals with eating disorders.

Child Clinical Fellowship

Our child clinical team has opportunities to specialize in clinical training in therapy and assessment for diverse patient concerns, including eating disorders, autism spectrum disorders, anxiety, depression, ADHD, trauma-related diagnoses, and adjustment to chronic illness. There are opportunities to do comprehensive assessments in our outpatient clinic, partial hospitalization program and inpatient mental health unit, as well as be a part of our interdisciplinary assessment clinics (ASD and FASD).

For example, specialization in Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) could include participation in an interdisciplinary ASD assessment clinic (including providers in psychology, psychiatry, occupational and speech therapy), completing psychology only assessment for ASD, and providing individual, family, or group therapy services for individuals with ASD (broad range of ages and levels of functioning).

Additional Training Opportunities

Fellows will have the opportunity to work with several supervisors to obtain hours necessary for licensure and will participate in individual supervision, group consultation, including opportunities for specialty consultation groups such as: trauma-focused therapy, DBT, integrated behavioral health, eating disorders, and sexual and gender medicine.
Fellows will have the opportunity to participate in scheduled didactics and educational opportunities provided through the hospital/clinic and family medical residency. There is an expectation for preparation of one educational presentation to the health care community during the year.

Program Details

Duration of Fellowship: One year
Number of Program Openings Per Year: Two
Application Deadline: January prior to interview, until positions are filled

Timeline

Applications are due in January.
Interviews will take place in late January, early February.
Offers will be made on or after APPIC Uniform Notification Date in February.

St. Cloud Hospital Fellowship program abides by APPIC policies and guidelines regarding notification procedures including uniform notification date.

Requirements

Applicants from APA- or CPA-accredited programs in clinical, school or counseling psychology will be considered for the position. Completion of an APA-approved internship, and all requirements for graduation/conferment of doctoral degree prior to September start date is required.

Benefits

The position includes a competitive salary and benefits package. St. Cloud Hospital is dedicated to providing exceptional clinical care within a collegial work environment. St. Cloud is a desirable area that provides an excellent quality of life.

Application Process

Applicants will be reviewed until position is filled; Preference given to applications submitted prior to January. Applications are accepted on APPA-CAS. Alternatively, you can contact Ericka Brookshire, advanced practice recruiter, to submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae and three letters of recommendation.

Contact Information

Questions about the Psychology Post-Doctoral Fellowship at St. Cloud Hospital should be directed to:

Lori Listug-Lunde, Ph.D., LP
Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health
CentraCare – St. Cloud Hospital
1900 CentraCare Circle, Suite 1000
St. Cloud, MN 56303

Psychology Post-Doctoral Faculty

Training Director: Lori Listug-Lunde, Ph.D., LP
Director of Behavioral Health Clinic: Scott Palmer, Ph.D., LP

Supervision Faculty

Child and Adolescent Department

Adult Department

CentraCare – St. Cloud Hospital Psychology Post-Doctoral Fellowship