Clinical Psychology Fellow

Istss; Sioux Falls (SD); Híbrido; USD 60 000 - 75 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Istss offers a fellowship in Integrated Primary Care Behavioral Health within a high-volume family medicine residency clinic to train psychologists in rural, population‑level behavioral health.

You will gain extensive experience across PCBH, SUD, MOUD, perinatal mental health, and collaborative care with physicians, nurses, and care teams to expand access to care in primary settings.

Qualificações

• Doctoral degree (PhD or PsyD) in Clinical or Counseling Psychology from an APA‑accredited program.
• Completion of an APA‑accredited internship prior to start date
• Eligibility for psychologist licensure in South Dakota
• Strong interest in integrated primary care and interdisciplinary practice
• Experience in primary care or health psychology settings
• Experience treating substance use disorders
• Training in Motivational Interviewing

Responsabilidades

• Provide brief behavioral health interventions in primary care
• Conduct warm handoffs and same‑day consultations
• Participate in interdisciplinary treatment planning
• Deliver evidence‑based treatment for depression, anxiety, trauma, chronic pain, insomnia, and substance use disorders
• Support patients receiving MOUD
• Consult with family medicine residents and faculty
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives
• Contribute to resident and medical student education

Conhecimentos

Interdisciplinary practice

Motivational Interviewing

Clinical collaboration

Population-based care

Formação académica

Doctoral degree (PhD or PsyD) in Clinical or Counseling Psychology from an APA‑accredited program

APA‑accredited internship completed prior to start date

Eligibility for psychologist licensure in South Dakota

Descrição da oferta de emprego

POSITION OVERVIEW:

This fellowship provides intensive training in the Integrated Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH) model within a high-volume family medicine residency clinic, serving patients across the lifespan.

The fellowship offers advanced clinical training in integrated behavioral health, rural healthcare delivery, substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, perinatal mental health, and collaborative care.

Fellows will work alongside family medicine physicians, residents, pharmacists, nurses, care coordinators, and community partners to provide accessible, population-based behavioral healthcare within the primary care setting.

A unique emphasis of this fellowship is preparing psychologists to address behavioral health needs in rural communities, including treatment of substance use disorder and integration of behavioral health services into primary care settings where specialty mental health resources are limited.

FELLOWSHIP TRAINING AREAS:

Integrated Primary Care Behavioral Health

Fellows will receive extensive training in:

• The Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH) model
• Brief functional assessments and interventions
• Same-day behavioral health consultations
• Population-based care
• Behavioral medicine interventions
• Health behavior change
• Chronic disease self-management
• Consultation and collaboration with medical providers
• Program development and quality improvement

Substance Use Disorder and Addiction Treatment

Fellows will gain specialized experience in:

• Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT)
• Diagnosis and treatment of substance use disorders
• Motivational Interviewing
• Contingency Management
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for SUD
• Relapse prevention planning
• Harm reduction approaches
• Integrated addiction treatment within primary care

Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD)

Training experiences include:

• Collaborative care for patients receiving buprenorphine treatment
• Behavioral interventions supporting MOUD adherence
• Recovery-oriented systems of care
• Management of co-occurring psychiatric conditions
• Interdisciplinary treatment planning
• Community resource coordination
• Rural opioid treatment models

Rural and Underserved Healthcare

Fellows will develop expertise in:

• Behavioral health integration in rural practice settings
• Telehealth services
• Workforce shortage solutions
• Social determinants of health
• Care of underserved and vulnerable populations
• Community-based healthcare delivery
• Preparing primary care teams to address behavioral health needs in resource‑limited settings

Clinical Responsibilities

The fellow will:

• Provide brief behavioral health interventions in primary care
• Conduct warm handoffs and same‑day consultations
• Participate in interdisciplinary treatment planning
• Deliver evidence‑based treatment for depression, anxiety, trauma, chronic pain, insomnia, and substance use disorders
• Support patients receiving MOUD
• Consult with family medicine residents and faculty
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives
• Contribute to resident and medical student education

Training Experiences

Supervision

• Individual licensed psychologist supervision
• Interdisciplinary case consultation
• Direct observation and feedback

Teaching Opportunities

• Family medicine resident didactics
• Behavioral health curriculum development
• Interprofessional education
• Case presentations and scholarly activities

Professional Development

• Program evaluation and outcomes measurement
• Integrated care leadership development
• Rural healthcare systems exposure
• Grant and program development opportunities
• Conference participation and scholarly dissemination

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required

• Doctoral degree (PhD or PsyD) in Clinical or Counseling Psychology from an APA‑accredited program
• Completion of an APA‑accredited internship prior to start date
• Eligibility for psychologist licensure in South Dakota
• Strong interest in integrated primary care and interdisciplinary practice

Preferred

• Experience in primary care or health psychology settings
• Experience treating substance use disorders
• Training in Motivational Interviewing
• Interest in rural healthcare
• Experience working with medically underserved populations
• Familiarity with evidence‑based brief interventions