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Site Name: Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital

Department: Psychology Service (116B)

Department : Psychology Service (116B)

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Member Site Information
APPIC Member Number: 9932
Program Type: Post Doctoral
Membership Type: Full Membership
Site: Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital
Department: Psychology Service (116B)
Address: 5000 South Fifth Avenue
Building 228, Room 3021
Hines, Illinois 60141
Country: United States
Metro Area: Not Applicable
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI MSA
Distance from Major City: 10 miles west of downtown Chicago
Phone: 708-288-6729
Fax:
Email: katherine.meyers@va.gov
Web Address: https://www.va.gov/hines-health-care/work-with-us/internships-and-fellowships/postdoctoral-fellowship-in-clinical-psychology/
Brochure Website's Address: https://www.va.gov/hines-health-care/work-with-us/internships-and-fellowships/postdoctoral-fellowship-in-clinical-psychology/
Primary Agency Type: Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Additional Agency Types:
  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Member of APPIC since: 2011
Accreditation
APA Accreditation Accredited
CPA Accreditation Not Accredited
Postdoctoral Staff/Faculty Information
Training Director: Katherine Meyers
Chief Psychologist: Kathleen O'Donnell Ph.D.
Number of Full-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty 60
Number of Part-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty 0
Number of Non-Psychologist Staff/Faculty who Supervise Post-docs 0
Position Information
Start Date: 08/26/2024
Funded
Number of Full Time Slots Expected Next Class: 5
Number of Part Time Slots Expected Next Class: 0
Stipend
Full Time Annual Stipend for Next Class: 57815
Part Time Annual Stipend for Next Class: 0
Fringe Benefits: Health Insurance, Licensing Exam Release Time, Life Insurance, Professional Development Time, Sick Leave, Vacation
Other Fringe Benefits (not indicated above):
Brief description of the typical work day for a postdoc at this training site Fellows typically work from 8:00am to 4:30pm. Their clinical activities and duties vary by rotation and clinic. Our Fellowship brochure provides detailed information about the clinical activities for each of our emphasis tracks. We do not expect any changes to the structure of our program for the 2024-2025 training year. An updated version of our brochure will be available online by mid-September 2023. Our brochure can be found online at: https://www.va.gov/hines-health-care/work-with-us/internships-and-fellowships/postdoctoral-fellowship-in-clinical-psychology/ We will be recruiting for 1 Fellow in each of the following areas: • Primary Care Mental Health Integration (PCMHI) – 1 Fellowship Position • Geropsychology & Integrated Care Psychology– 1 Fellowship Position • LGBTQ+ Health Care – 1 Fellowship Position • Inpatient Medical Psychology – 1 Fellowship Position • Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder – 1 Fellowship Position
Does this site have practicum psychology students on site? Yes
Doctoral Psychology Practicum StudentsYes
Masters Psychology Practicum StudentsNo
Do Psychology Interns/Postdocs Have the Opportunity to Supervise Practicum Students?Yes
Is this program fully affiliated with one or more doctoral programs? No
Is this program partially affiliated with one or more doctoral programs? No
Postdoctoral Application Process
Application Due Date: 12/11/2023 11:59 PM EST
How to obtain application info: Visit Website
Preferred method of contacting the program: Email the Program
We have matched with interns from these programs:
The program uses the APPA Centralized Application Service: Yes
Interviews at this site are: Not Offered
A Virtual Interview is: Required
Interview notification date: 01/05/2024
Tentative interview date: 01/10/2024-01/26/2024
Interview process description:

Interviews will be conducted from mid-January through late January. Candidates will be contacted by a staff member from the track(s) to which they have applied to schedule an interview.  Applicants will interview individually with 2 staff members per track.  Applicants will have the opportunity to meet (virtually) with the current Fellow in the track(s) to which they are applying and there will be an informational group meeting with training director (other applicants will participate in this meeting).  In the spirit of equity and reducing disparities, we are conducting all interviews and meetings via a videoconference platform.
Postdoctoral Applicant Requirements
US Citizenship Required: Yes
If NOT a U.S. Citizen, Authorization to Work in the US is Required No
Canadian Citizenship Required: No
If NOT a Canadian Citizen, Authorization to Work in Canada is Required: No
This institution, department, internship, or postdoctoral program requires trainees to sign a statement about personal behavior and/or religious beliefs as a condition of admission and/or retention in the program: No
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Program Description

Thank you for your interest in postdoctoral training in Clinical Psychology at Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital.  Our Clinical Psychology Fellowship Program offers five emphasis areas within the umbrella of Clinical Psychology. These emphasis areas include:

  • Geropsychology& Integrated Care (1 position)
  • Integrated Care Psychology/Primary Care Mental Health Integration (1 position)
  • Impatient Medical Care (1 position)
  • LGBTQ+ Health Care (1 position)
  • Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (1 position)

All fellowship positions are for one year.  Our Postdoctoral Fellowship Program began in 2008. The Commission on Accreditation completed its first Site Visit for the purpose of initial accreditation by APA in October 2012 and awarded our Fellowship program 7 years of full APA Accreditation.  We had a site visit for re-accreditation in October 2019 and we were awarded 10 years full accreditation from APA.  Our next site visit will be in 2029.

Our Brochure provides extensive details about the structure our fellowship program and can be found at: https://www.va.gov/hines-health-care/work-with-us/internships-and-fellowships/postdoctoral-fellowship-in-clinical-psychology/. An updated version of the brochure will be available online in September 2023.   

Please see our website at https://www.va.gov/hines-health-care/work-with-us/internships-and-fellowships/postdoctoral-fellowship-in-clinical-psychology/ for information regarding eligibility and instructions on ow to apply. Our application deadline is Monday December 11, 2023.  

Postdoctoral Training Opportunities

Populations
Infants:
Toddlers:
Children:
Adolescents:
Adults: Yes
Family: Yes
Older Adults: Yes
Inpatients: Yes
Outpatients: Yes
Gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender: Yes
Ethnic minorities: Yes
Spanish-speaking:
French-speaking:
Deaf/Hearing-impaired:
Students: Yes
International Students:
Rural: Yes
Urban: Yes
Low income: Yes
Homelessness:
Other:

(training opportunities continued)

Treatment Modalities
Assessment: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Individual Therapy: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Couples Therapy: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Family Therapy: Experience (21% to 30%)
Group Therapy: Experience (21% to 30%)
Community Intervention:
Consultation/Liaison: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Crisis Intervention: Experience (21% to 30%)
Brief Psychotherapy: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Long-term Psychotherapy: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Cognitive Rehabilitation:
Primary Care: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Evidenced Based Practice: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Evidence Based Research: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Supervision of Practicum students : Exposure (1% to 20%)
Other:

(training opportunities continued)

Experience
Health Psychology: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Women's Health: Experience (21% to 30%)
HIV/AIDS: Experience (21% to 30%)
Eating Disorders: Experience (21% to 30%)
Sexual Disorders: Experience (21% to 30%)
Sports Psychology:
Rehabilitation Psychology: Experience (21% to 30%)
Physical Disabilities: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Learning Disabilities:
Developmental Disabilities:
Assessment: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Neuropsychology-Adult:
Neuropsychology-Child:
Serious Mental Illness: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Anxiety Disorders: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Trauma/PTSD: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Sexual Abuse: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Substance Use Disorders: Experience (21% to 30%)
Forensics/Corrections:
Sexual Offenders:
Geropsychology: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Pediatrics:
School:
Counseling:
Vocational/Career Development:
Multicultural Therapy: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Feminist Therapy:
Religion/Spirituality: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Empirically-Supported Treatments: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Public Policy/Advocacy:
Program Development/Evaluation: Experience (21% to 30%)
Supervision: Experience (21% to 30%)
Research: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Administration: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Integrated health care - primary: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Integrated health care - specialty: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Other:

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/hines-health-care/work-with-us/internships-and-fellowships/postdoctoral-fellowship-in-clinical-psychology/  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.

Summary of the Characteristics of the Specified Postdoctoral Class
2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024
Number of Completed Applications: 130 40 50 49 45 36 33
Where did Former Postdoctoral Fellows Go (1st Placement)?
2022-2023
Total Number of post-docs: 4
Still a Postdoctoral Fellow: 1
Academic teaching:
Community mental health center: 0
Consortium: 0
University Counseling Center: 0
Hospital/Medical Center: 0
Veterans Affairs Health Care System: 2
Psychiatric facility: 0
Correctional facility: 0
Health Maintenance Organization: 0
School district/system: 0
Independent practice setting: 1
Other (Academic Psychology Department): 0
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