The Department has a well-established postdoctoral fellowship program administered by full-time psychologists on the faculty under the direction of Stacey Peerson, Ph.D. Family systems, psychodynamic, interpersonal, and cognitive-behavioral approaches are well represented among the faculty. Postdoctoral fellows will have many opportunities to provide individual, family, and group psychotherapy, to provide consultation to psychiatrists, psychiatry residents, and clinicians, and to conduct comprehensive psychological assessments, which regularly include the use of projective tests such as the Rorschach.

The Department has over 60 faculty members, including 10 psychologists. In addition, we have a volunteer clinical faculty. These are psychologists in private practice and community sites who provide clinical supervision in the postdoctoral fellowship program and the psychiatry residency training programs, both adult and child.

The Department provides a wide range of educational opportunities. There is a bi-monthly grand rounds, which brings speakers from around the country to present information from their research or clinical experience. There are seminars in the residency training programs, taught both by psychologists and psychiatrists. There are clinical seminars that cover topics related to law and ethics, developmental processes, assessment case conferences, and professional development issues. In addition, fellows will have the opportunity to join a psychotherapy process group with their peers. Other educational opportunities include teaching medical students and giving professional presentations.