Postdoctoral Fellowship in Psychosis Treatment and Recovery
We are no longer accepting applications for the 2023-24 Academic Year.
The SPIRIT Lab offers an annual postdoctoral fellowship in Psychosis Treatment and Recovery. The fellowship is intended to provide intensive and specialized training in the conduct of research, training, implementation, and direct clinical care of psychosis-specific interventions. The fellow will be exposed to and participate in implementation and mental health services research on evidence-based treatments and promising practices for psychotic spectrum disorders. In addition, fellows will gain clinical experience directly providing and training others in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for psychosis, Individual Resiliency Training, and/or family interventions for adults with both first episode and persistent psychosis. Fellows will also participate in a novel assessment service to help clinicians across the state to better identify, diagnose, and manage psychotic conditions. Postdoctoral fellows will receive supervised clinical training sufficient for licensure eligibility.
The primary setting for the psychosis treatment and recovery fellowship is Harborview Medical Center, based at the University of Washington in downtown Seattle. Fellows will have the opportunity to serve individuals with psychosis and their support systems on the psychiatric inpatient units, Harborview Mental Health and Addiction Services, and the First Episode Psychosis Coordinated Specialty Care team at Harborview.
How to Apply
Applicants who have earned a PhD or PsyD in clinical or counseling psychology, have a strong interest in a career in academic psychology specializing in psychosis treatment, and have had previous training in cognitive behavioral therapy and/or other evidence-based treatments for individuals with serious mental illness are encouraged to apply. Culturally diverse and bilingual candidates are especially encouraged to apply. Postdoctoral applicants must be graduates of APA-accredited doctoral programs in clinical or counseling psychology, have completed an APA-accredited internship, and be U.S. citizens. Please send a curriculum vita with a cover letter and two letters of recommendation via email to PTRfellowship@uw.edu
Past Fellows
Jessica Maura, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, AY 2019
Her research has focused primarily on the impact that culture and other psycho-social factors have on the diagnosis and treatment of Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders, as well as examining the efficacy of culturally adapted interventions for Schizophrenia.
Akansha Vaswani Bye, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, AY 2020
Her doctoral research focused on de-prescribing and the importance of identifying rational and evidence-based prescribing practices grounded in informed consent and patient-centered care.