What are the responsibilities and job description for the Postdoctoral Fellow position at Academics West?
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Competitive salary
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Training & development
- Vision insurance
Academics West is now accepting applications for postdoctoral fellows and full-time psychology interns for the 2025-2026 school year. Please see below for more information.
Academics West is an accredited high support school designed for children and adolescents with social, emotional, and academics needs. Our high support college preparatory school provides individualized academic instruction as well as supports, including individual psychotherapy, group psychotherapy, art therapy, speech-language therapy, occupational therapy, and expressive arts. Academics West focuses on social emotional supports, viewing all students as heroes, and empowering them to make positive changes in their life. As well, Academics West trains staff on its own proprietary model, Clinical Informed Academics, which provides students with skills and tools to be a strategic learner.
The training program offers trainees an active role on a multidisciplinary treatment team. Trainees provide individual and group psychotherapy to students with a range of presentations, including anxiety, depression, learning differences, ADHD, OCD, defiant behaviors, and school refusal. Trainees will also have the opportunity to learn treatment interventions through CBT, DBT, PMT, and behavioral perspectives. Our goal is to introduce our trainees to the various treatment modalities within psychological treatment, to support their professional identity as they progress throughout their training career. Finally, trainees will receive formal didactic seminars from specialists in their respective fields in a small group format.
Trainees also participate in the milieu through our on-call system and consult with teachers and outside providers to provide comprehensive care. Trainees receive training in crisis intervention and provide crisis support to students as needed. There is an emphasis on CBT and other evidence-based interventions, and trainees participate in weekly individual supervision, group supervision, treatment team meetings, and didactic trainings. Given the nature of our school setting, trainees will learn explicit strategies to establish rapport, gain the trust, and consult with teachers. Examples include translating neuropsychological evaluations to teachers and helping teachers modify their classroom structure to best support the student in class. At Academics West, our goal is to nurture positive relationships with our students so they can blossom into productive individuals.
Postdoctoral fellows must have a Ph.D. or Psy.D. in psychology and be license-eligible by the start of fellowship. Interns must be enrolled in an APA-accredited program, working towards a Psy.D. or Ph.D. in psychology and must have completed all academic coursework.
Interested applicants should send a cover letter, CV, and 3 letters of recommendations to drthomas@academicswest.com.
Salary : $58,000