Overview:
The Center for Neuropsychological and Psychological Assessment (CNaP) at Kennedy Krieger Institute offers postdoctoral training opportunities in child clinical psychology. The goal of the child clinical psychology postdoctoral fellowship is to train clinical psychologists in performing evidence-based assessments of youth with neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders. In accordance with the scientist-practitioner model of training and practice, postdoctoral fellows receive training in evidence-based assessment via didactic instruction, specific skill modeling, supervised and independent practice, and direct evaluation of research. Postdoctoral fellows are positioned to become leaders in the fields of pediatric neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders, having developed a broad array of relevant clinical, research and training skills. Fellows spend approximately 70% of their time delivering clinical services, and 30% on didactic learning and research experiences.
Our postdoctoral fellowship program offers clinical training experiences with a wide range of patient populations, from birth through young adulthood. Children and adolescents are served in diverse settings throughout the Institute, including in CNaP’s outpatient specialty clinics and other interdisciplinary settings, such as Kennedy Krieger School Programs and the Center for Autism Services, Science and Innovation (CASSITM).
Fellows complete four six-month rotations in CNaP’s outpatient specialty clinics. They also spend their first full year in the Targeted Assessment Clinic; their second full year in the Evaluations for Development, Growth, and Education Clinic (EDGE); and both years in the Follow-Up Clinic. Each clinic is described on the following pages.