| INTERPROFESSIONAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM IN PSYCHOSOCIAL REHABILITATION AND RECOVERY ORIENTED SERVICES The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announces openings for the 2020 – 2021 academic year of its Interprofessional Fellowship Program in Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery Oriented Services for Veterans with serious mental illness. The Fellowship Program is a state-of-the-art, advanced clinical training program that focuses on the theory and practice of psychosocial rehabilitation. Individualized, mentored clinical training is combined with a curriculum that emphasizes a comprehensive psychosocial rehabilitation approach to service delivery, education, and implementing change in a mental health care setting. Fellows will work with Veterans with serious mental illnesses, including schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, other psychoses, bipolar disorder, and major depression and receive training in delivering a range of evidence-based services. Veterans served, may also have co-occurring diagnoses, such as PTSD and substance use disorders. The purpose of the Interprofessional Fellowship Program is to develop future mental health leaders with vision, knowledge, and commitment to transforming mental health care systems in the 21st century by emphasizing functional capability, rehabilitation, and recovery. The Fellowship Program is offered at six VA sites (see below). The Fellowship Year runs from September 2020 – August 2021. It is a one-year, full-time onsite post graduate VA trainee position at the Veterans Affairs Medical Centers that are indicated with salary commensurate to VA trainee status. Fellows must be U.S. citizens and must be graduates of academic programs that are accredited by the nationally recognized accrediting bodies for the profession. Applications are invited from graduates of master’s or doctoral programs in occupational therapy, graduates of master's or doctoral programs in social work, doctoral programs in clinical or counseling psychology, psychiatry residency programs, master's or doctoral programs in mental health nursing, masters of divinity programs with 4 units of accredited clinical pastoral education, and master's programs in vocational rehabilitation. Stipends are competitive and are based on location and discipline. Full time fellows are eligible for health and life insurance benefits. All fellows earn annual and sick leave and are entitled to all Federal holidays. Applications will be accepted and reviewed at each site until all positions are filled. Final decisions about applications accepted across the disciplines and application requirements may differ across sites, so please contact the Fellowship Director at each site of interest. PLEASE NOTE: While some of the site websites posted are psychology training pages, this program, included on those pages, is indeed interdisciplinary, welcoming applications from the disciplines noted above. For general information and available applications and program descriptions about the fellowship sites see also: http://www.mirecc.va.gov/visn5/training/interprofessional_fellowship_program.asp Application deadlines vary by site and discipline, please contact each site to confirm deadlines. Bedford, MA Co-Directors: Brian J. Stevenson, Ph.D., Psychology Service Elizabeth Naughton, LICSW, Social Work Service 200 Springs Road Bedford, MA 01730 Brian.Stevenson4@va.gov or (781) 687-3319 Elizabeth.Naughton@va.gov or (781) 687-2149 http://www.psychologytraining.va.gov/bedford/ Durham, NC Co-Directors: J. Murray McNiel, Ph.D. Julie C. McCormick, LCSW, CPRP Hillandale II VA Clinic 1830 Hillandale Road Durham, NC 27705 Jesse.McNiel@va.gov or (919) 286-0411, Ext. 177777 Julie.McCormick@va.gov or (919) 286-0411, Ext. 175111 https://www.durham.va.gov/services/psychology-postdoc.asp Little Rock, AR Director of Post-Doctoral Training: Courtney Crutchfield, Ph.D. 2200 Fort Roots Drive (116/NLR) Bldg. 170, Office #2N-101 North Little Rock, AR 72114 Applications to: Courtney.Crutchfield@va.gov or (501) 257-3471 Inquiries to: Nathaniel Cooney, PhD Nathaniel.Cooney@va.gov , (501) 257-3455 http://www.littlerock.va.gov/careers/psychology/fellowship/Psychology_Fellowship_Prgram.asp https://www.littlerock.va.gov/careers/psychology/documents/CAVHSFellowshipBrochureWeb.pdf Palo Alto, CA Director: Stephen T. Black, Ph.D. Psychology Service VA Palo Alto Health Care System 3801 Miranda Ave (116B) Palo Alto, CA 94304 Stephen.Black2@va.gov or (650) 493-5000, Ext. 67556 https://www.paloalto.va.gov/services/mental/PsychologyTraining.asp San Diego, CA Director: Dimitri Perivoliotis, Ph.D. VA San Diego Healthcare System (116B) 3350 La Jolla Village Drive San Diego, CA 92161 dperivol@ucsd.edu (preferred) or (858)552-8585 x2412 http://www.sandiego.va.gov/careers/psychology_training.asp West Haven, CT Director, PSR Interprofessional Fellowship: Anne Klee, Ph.D., CPRP Errera Community Care Center 114 Boston Post Road, 2nd Floor West Haven, CT 06516 Anne.Klee@va.gov or (203) 479-8035 Director, Psychology Training: Joshua Bullock, Ph.D. Joshua.Bullock@va.gov or 203-516-8013 http://www.connecticut.va.gov/careers/psychologytraining.asp Psychiatry Fellowship: https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/education/clinfell/psychosocial.aspx Director of Social Work Training: Michele Roberts Michele.roberts2@va.gov 203-479-8004 Director of Occupational Therapy Training: Mary Sperrazza, OTR/L Mary.sperrazza@va.gov 203-479-8025 Director of Chaplaincy Training: James Cooke, S.S.T.,BCC James.cooke2@va.gov 203-932-5711x2422 https://www.connecticut.va.gov/PSR_Interprofessional_Fellowship.asp For general information, please contact: Ralf Schneider, MA, CPRP Coordinator of Psychosocial Rehabilitation Fellowship Hub Site* VA Maryland Health Care System 10 N. Greene St. Attn: MIRECC, Annex Bldg., 7th Floor Baltimore, MD 21201 Ralf.Schneider@va.gov or (410) 637-1874 https://www.va.gov/oaa/fellowships/psychosocial-rehab.asp http://www.mirecc.va.gov/visn5/training/interprofessional_fellowship_program.asp *Note: Hub Site does not host a training program. Each site coordinates its own admissions processes. | 
