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Site Name: New Mexico VA Healthcare System (NMVA) Psychology Training Program
Department: Postdoctoral Training
Candidates will be invited to a virtual interview and/or open house during which they will receive information about the program and meet with supervisor(s) of the tracks to which they have applied. The virtual open house is an optional, but recommended two-hour virtual meeting during which time applicants will meet with the training directors to learn about and discuss the values, activities, and program requirements that cut across emphasis areas in the clinical and clinical health tracks. The interviews are a chance to meet with faculty and learn about the specific track and emphasis area(s) to which they have applied. Often, the virtual open house and interviews do not occur on the same day.
New Mexico VA Healthcare System (NMVAHCS) supports 8 Postdoctoral Psychology Residents in total. There are 2 positions in our APA-accredited Clinical Neuropsychology Fellowship, 2 positions in our one-year APA-accredited Clinical Health Psychology Fellowship, and 4-5 positions in our APA-accredited Clinical Psychology Fellowship with the following emphasis areas: 2 residents with a PTSD emphasis; 2 residents with a Serious Mental Illness emphasis; 1 resident with a Couples/Family emphasis. The residencies emphasize leadership skills, cultural awareness, program evaluation, evidence-based practice, and licensure during the residency. Residents can spend up to 20% of their time in program evaluation or research activities. NMVAHCS has an evidence-based focus for training, and is a scientist-practitioner program. We have national trainers or supervisors in Prolonged Exposure, Cognitive Processing Therapy, ACT, CBT for Insomnia, CBT for Depression, and Motivational Interviewing on faculty, and residents are able to take part in multi-day trainings and/or supervised experiences in these treatments. Residents are encouraged to expand their professional repertoire to include administration, consultation, supervision, and program evaluation activities in addition to assessment, intervention, and research. Visit our webiste at
https://www.va.gov/new-mexico-health-care/work-with-us/internships-and-fellowships/psychology-training/
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Additional information about training opportunities: Not all rotations or training experiences may be available as described in the APPIC Directory. Please consult the program's application materials or their website at: https://www.va.gov/new-mexico-health-care/work-with-us/internships-and-fellowships/ for a complete description of the training opportunities available at this training site. IF the site has not updated their information by August 1, feel free to contact the Training Director for additional information.
