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The St. Louis VA Health Care System Psychology Training Program offers Internships and Residency Positions POSTDOCTORAL RESIDENCY PROGRAM The Postdoctoral Residency Program at the VA St.

Louis Health Care System is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of the American Psychological Association. The next site visit will be during the academic year 2032.  The

Postdoctoral residency program offers four Clinical Residency positions with different areas of emphasis.  The Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) Psychotherapy and Assessment focus position

offers training in evidence-based assessment in an inpatient mental health setting and evidence-based psychotherapy services delivered through both individual and group formats, to a wide

range of diagnostic presentations in an outpatient mental health clinic. The Geropsychology focus position provides training in consultation, assessment, and evidence-based treatment to

older adults across a breadth of interdisciplinary treatment settings (inpatient, outpatient, and in-home).  The Health Psychology focus residency position offers training in the provision

of psychology services with interdisciplinary teams offering care across a breadth of inpatient, outpatient, and home-based medical settings.  The PTSD focus residency offers training in the

assessment and treatment of post-traumatic symptoms for all trauma types and all eras of service with an emphasis on evidence-based, recovery-oriented psychotherapy.  Finally, we also offer

a two-year neuropsychology training program (see below for more information). Applicants must have completed all degree requirements of an APA-accredited, CPA-accredited, or

PCSAS-accredited doctoral program in clinical or counseling psychology, including successfully completing an APA-accredited or CPA-accredited internship, prior to the start date of

postdoctoral training. CLINICAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY RESIDENCY PROGRAM The Clinical Neuropsychology Residency Program at the VA St. Louis Health Care System is accredited by the Commission on

Accreditation of the American Psychological Association as a specialty practice postdoctoral residency program in clinical neuropsychology.  The next site visit will be during the academic

year 2032. The residency is a two-year program. We have two positions, therefore, there is one training position open for each training year. APA ACCREDITATION Any questions regarding the

accreditation status of the St. Louis VA Health Care System psychology internship program or postdoctoral training program may be addressed to the APA Commission on Accreditation (CoA):

Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation Education Directorate Accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of the American Psychological Association 750 First Street NE Washington,

D.C. 20002-4242 Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.apa.org/ed/accreditation/ ** * External Link Disclaimer: Links marked with an asterisk ( * ) are external links. By clicking on

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INTERNSHIP APPLICATION DUE DATE: November 1, 2024 POSTDOCTORAL RESIDENCY APPLICATION DUE DATES: Clinical Neuropsychology December 3, 2024 Clinical Psychology with Evidence-Based Practice

Psychotherapy and Assessment  Emphasis December 16, 2024 Clinical Psychology with Geropsychology  Emphasis December 16, 2024 Clinical Psychology with Health Psychology Emphasis December 16,

2024 Clinical Psychology with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder  Emphasis December 16, 2024 CONTACT US LAUREN MENSIE, PH.D. Director of Psychology Training KATHERINE GOEDEKER, PH.D. Assistant

Director of Psychology Training #1 Jefferson Barracks Dr. St. Louis, MO 63125 ext. 66653