Post-MSW Fellowships at Yale University

Hiring Company: Yale University Department of Psychiatry
Location: Hamden, CT

Job Description

The Department of Psychiatry is ofering two post-MSW fellowships from July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2010; one in adult outpatient psychiatry and one in adolescent school social work. Outstanding educational opportunities.

Please refer to the following web address http://www.med.yale.edu/psych/clinical_care/MSW%20Fellowship.htm 

Contact Information

Application deadline is February 27, 2009. All requested materials must be postmarked by that date. To request additional information, please contact Christie Hunnicutt, LCSW @ 203/376-8721 or via email @ christie.hunnicutt@yale.edu

Salary Information: Competitive salary and benefits.

Interprofessional Fellowship in Palliative Care

Hiring Company: Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
Location: Los Angeles, CA

Job Description

The VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System Interprofessional  Fellowship in Palliative Care is one of six in the VA system  nationwide that seeks professionals from across disciplines to develop  leaders with vision, knowledge, and commitment to the field of  palliative care. The VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System is  recruiting postgraduate social workers for this one-year fellowship  from July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010.

Program Description

The fellowship is an intensive training experience consisting of  clinical rotations exposing fellows to the multidimensional needs of  Veterans and families across the continuum of life-limiting illness.  Fellows are exposed to patient-centered, interdisciplinary team-based  care in a number of settings, including acute inpatient palliative  care consultation, inpatient hospice, home hospice, and outpatient  palliative care clinic.

Fellows participate in interdisciplinary rounds, didactic  presentations, journal club, and weekly palliative-care focused  lectures to enhance their learning. Fellows will have the opportunity  to choose and develop a clinical project as well as research and  present an in-depth, evidence-based lecture on a palliative care  related topic. Elective opportunities are available at other VA and  community facilities based on the fellow’s experience and areas of  professional interest. Supervision is provided by licensed social workers at the West Los Angeles VA.

Requirements/Qualifications

The applicant must have a Master of Social Work degree from an accredited school of social work. MSW students in their final year of school (who would like to start the fellowship after graduation) may  apply. Field work or professional experience in the areas of medical, oncology, and/or hospice social work encouraged. The applicant must demonstrate commitment to the field of palliative care both clinical work and scholarship.

Contact Information

Application materials must be received by February 15, 2009. A small  group of finalists will be asked to interview (preferably in-person)  for the fellowship. A final decision for awarding the fellowship will  be made in April, 2009.

More Information

For questions, further information, or to receive an application  packet, please contact Jaime Goldberg, MSW, former social work fellow  (06-07) and current VA Greater Los Angeles Inpatient Palliative Care  Social Worker, at 310-478-3711 x49896 or Jaime.Goldberg@va.gov.

Salary Information: This is a compensated fellowship (approximately $30,000) with benefits including health insurance (toward which the fellow must contribute), vacation and sick leave.

Post-Graduate Social Work Fellowship

Hiring Company: Children's Hospital Division of Adolescent Medicine
Location: Boston, MA

Job Description

This full-time fellowship offers advanced training in clinical practice, teaching and community outreach under a federal grant for Leadership Education in Adolescent Health (LEAH).  The Division of Adolescent Medicine is a primary care medical clinic that serves adolescents and young adults from the Boston area, as well as offering specialty services in eating disorders and HIV.  The fellow is responsible for mental health assessment, consultation, crisis intervention and treatment, and will also receive training and experience in the evaluation and treatment of eating disorders.

The fellow functions as part of a multi-disciplinary team and is responsible for consultation with medical providers and teaching of medical residents. There are two hours per week of individual supervision, training in multicultural competency and research, and seminars with the Dept of Psychiatry.  Stipend and benefits included. The fellowship begins 9/2/08. For additional information, please contact Liesl Frese at 617 355 8993 or Liesl.frese@childrens.harvard.edu.

Requirements/Qualifications

MSW is required.  Experience with serving adolescents in a clinical setting is preferred.

Contact Information

To apply, please send cover letter and resume by 4/5/08 to: Children's Hospital, Attn:  Liesl Frese
333 Longwood Avenue, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02115, Fax:  617 730 0184, Email: liesl.frese@childrens.harvard.edu

 

Salary Information: Stipend and benefits included.

Interprofessional Fellowship Program In Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery Oriented Services

Hiring Company: Department of Veterans Affairs
Location: Bedford, MA, and other sites across USA

Job Description

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announces openings for the 2008 – 2009 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, clinical training program that focuses on the theory and practice of psychosocial rehabilitation and recovery. Individualized, mentored clinical and research 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 and receive training in delivering a range of evidence-based practices. The purpose of the Interprofessional Fellowship Program is to develop future mental health leaders with vision, knowledge, and commitment to transform mental health care systems in the 21st century by emphasizing functional capability, rehabilitation, and recovery. The Fellowship Program is offered at seven VA sites.

Applications are solicited across a range of disciplines (including social work, psychology, psychiatry, nursing, vocational rehabilitation, and occupational therapy). The fellowship is either full or half time for social work.   Full time fellows are eligible for health and life insurance benefits. All fellows earn leave and are entitled to Federal holidays.

Applications will be accepted and reviewed at each site until all positions are filled. Application requirements and specifications may differ across sites, so please contact the Fellowship Director at each site of interest.

Requirements/Qualifications

All social work fellows must be graduates of accredited masters or doctoral programs in social work. All fellows must be U.S. citizens.

Contact Information

Bedford, MA:
E. Alice Van Ormer Ph.D.
Psychology Service (116B)
200 Springs Road
Bedford, MA 01730
Alice.VanOrmer@va.gov or (781) 687-3015.

Durham, NC:
Daniel Bradford, M.D., M.P.H. or Loretta Braxton, Ph.D.
508 Fulton Street
Durham, NC 27705
Daniel.Bradford@va.gov or (919)-286-0411, Ext. 7151.
Loretta.braxton@va.gov or (919) 286-6935

Little Rock, AR:
Erin B. Williams, Ph.D. or Roger Williams, Ph.D.
4300 West 7th Street (116B/NLR)
Little Rock, AR 72205
Erin.williams3@va.gov or (501) 257-1679
roger.williams8@va.gov or (501).257.1669

Palo Alto, CA:
Joyce Bell, LCSW or Robert Whelan, LCSW
Social Work Service
3801 Miranda Ave
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Joyce.Bell@va.gov or (650) 493-5000, Ext. 27150.
Robert.Whelan1@va.gov or (650) 493-5000, Ext. 25161

San Diego, CA:
Eric Granholm, Ph.D.
VA San Diego Healthcare System
3350 La Jolla Village Drive (116B)
San Diego, CA 92161
egranholm@ucsd.edu or (858) 552-8585, Ext. 7768.

Waco, TX:
Wayne Gregory, Ph.D. or Bruce Allen, Ph.D.
4800 Memorial Drive
Waco, TX 76711
Wayne.gregory@va.gov or (254) 297-3541
Bruce.allen@va.gov or (254) 297-3323

West Haven, CT:
Anne Klee, Ph.D.
Errera Community Care Center
114 Orange Avenue
West Haven, CT 06516
Anne.Klee@va.gov or (203) 479-8035.

For other information, please contact:
Richard Goldberg, Ph.D.
Co-Director of Psychosocial Rehabilitation Fellowship Hub Site
VA Maryland Health Care System
10 N. Greene St.
Baltimore, MD 21201
Rgoldber@psych.umaryland.edu or 410-706-8473.

Salary Information: Stipends are competitive and are based on location and discipline.

Advanced Clinical Social Work Fellowship

Hiring Company: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Location: Los Angeles, CA

Job Description

The Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health is offering a post-Masters training fellowship in Clinical Social Work and Marriage/Family Therapy. This stipend position begins July 7, 2008.

Contact Information

Deadline for Applications is March 15, 2008. Address applications to: Andrea Rogers, LCSW, Supervisor, Adult Continuum of Care and Social Work/MFT Fellowship Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8730 Alden Drive, W 101, Los Angeles, CA 90048.

For further information visit our website: www.csmc.edu or email Andrea Rogers, LCSW at: rogersa@cshs.org

Clinical Social Work in Palliative Care

Hiring Company: University of Minnesota Medical Center
Location: Fairview, MN

Job Description

The University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview, Transitions and Life Choices (Palliative Care) Program announces a nine month, full time fellowship in Clinical Social Work in Palliative Care, to begin on
September 1, 2008.  For a program description and application please  visit www.fairview.org/tlc. The deadline for applications is May 1, 2008.

Contact Information

Dot Landis, ACSW, LICSW at 612-273-5893 or dlandis1@fairview.org