Psychology training programs | veterans affairs

Welcome to psychology training at VA Boston Healthcare System and our training partnerships with academic affiliates Boston University School of Medicine and Harvard Medical School. We are a

premier destination for general and specialized training in health service psychology across all levels, including practicum, internship and fellowship. The VA Boston Psychology Internship

Training Program and the VA Boston Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship Program -- both the Clinical Psychology and Clinical Neuropsychology programs -- are accredited by the American

Psychological Association.* PSYCHOLOGY INTERNSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM The VA Boston Healthcare System Psychology Internship Training Program is a yearlong training program located among the

campuses of the VA Boston Healthcare System. The internship is ACCREDITED by the Commission on Accreditation of the American Psychological Association.* The internship is a member of the

Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC) and is one of 12 internship members of the Academy of Psychological Clinical Science (APCS). The internship seeks

candidates from APA-accredited and Canadian Psychological Association (CPA)-accredited programs in Clinical, Counseling, or Combined psychology; or Psychological Clinical Science

Accreditation System (PCSAS)-accredited programs in Clinical Science. Our training program provides a wide variety of opportunities to work with Veterans on three different VA campuses.

PSYCHOLOGY POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP The Fellowship Program at the VA Boston Healthcare System is a multiple practice program including the substantive traditional practice of Clinical

Psychology and the specialty practice of Clinical Neuropsychology. Both programs are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of the American Psychological Association*. Our next Site

Visit will be in 2024.  The VA Boston Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship Program seeks candidates who have received a doctorate from an APA or CPA accredited graduate program in Clinical,

Counseling, or Combined Psychology, or PCSAS accredited Clinical Science program. Persons with a doctorate in another area of psychology who meet the APA or CPA criteria for respecialization

training in Clinical, Counseling, or Combined Psychology are also eligible. In addition, candidates must have completed an internship program accredited by APA or CPA or have completed a

VA-sponsored internship. Within the CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY TRAINING PROGRAM, we offer training in seven major areas of emphasis (“tracks”): * Addiction Recovery * Behavioral Medicine *

Interprofessional General Mental Health * Geropsychology * LGBTQ+ Health Care * Post-Deployment Readjustment and Trauma-Related Disorders * Posttraumatic Stress Disorders Within the CLINICAL

NEUROPSYCHOLOGY TRAINING PROGRAM, we offer specialized neuropsychology training. For the 2025 – 2027 training years (please note the two-year training program), we will be recruiting two

postdoctoral fellows. APPLICATION DUE DATES: * Clinical Neuropsychology Training Program: Monday, DECEMBER 2, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. EST * Clinical Psychology Training Program: Monday, DECEMBER

16, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. EST To learn more about each of the above positions and the full application process, please download the training brochure of interest below. All applications will be

submitted using the APPA CAS portal. Available materials to download: PSYCHOLOGY PRACTICUM TRAINING PROGRAM The Psychology Practicum Program provides focused clinical training to advanced

graduate students (typically third year students or higher) in psychology. Training emphasizes provision of clinical services to Veterans in a variety of specialty areas, as listed below.

Experiences are designed to be cumulative, with the student acquiring and developing appropriate levels of mastery in a variety of assessment and psychotherapeutic skills over the course of

practicum. Supervision is extensive, with students receiving orientation to both VA Boston Healthcare System and Mental Health Service policies. Regularly scheduled meetings with an assigned

supervisor are required. The VA Boston Psychology Practicum Program is committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming training culture, and practicum students will have opportunities to

work with Veterans with diverse identities.