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Training Program - Neuropsychology Post-Doctoral
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2009-2011 Neuropsychology Fellowship brochure
For the 2009-2011 training period, the Division of Pediatric Neuropsychology at Children’s National Medical Center offers three, two-year postdoctoral training positions in pediatric neuropsychology. Following the scientist-practitioner model, the resident participates in clinical, didactic, and research activities in a large tertiary care children’s hospital. The training program is a member of the Association of Postdoctoral Programs in Clinical Neuropsychology (APPCN) and is designed to conform to guidelines set forth by the INS-APA Division 40 Task Force and the Houston Conference on Specialty Education and Training in Clinical Neuropsychology.
Children's National Medical Center has consistently been listed as one of the nation’s best pediatric hospitals, and is the only Washington, DC regional hospital dedicated exclusively to the care of infants, children, adolescents and young adults. What started as a small urban hospital more than 130 years ago has grown into a network providing outstanding pediatric care at the main hospital in the District of Columbia and at regional satellites throughout the DC area. The Division of Pediatric Neuropsychology serves children at both the main hospital and at a regional outpatient center in Rockville, Maryland.
The patient population at Children’s is racially and ethnically diverse, providing residents with the opportunity to work with families from a variety of backgrounds. Residents evaluate children with a wide range of complex developmental and acquired neurological disorders. Frequently served populations include, but are not limited to, autism spectrum disorders, ADHD, learning disabilities, epilepsy (including pre-surgical patients), traumatic brain injury (with a particular focus on mild injuries/ concussion), hematology/oncology (leukemia, brain tumor, sickle cell disease), neurofibromatosis, genetic conditions and structural anomalies, and history of neurological insult associated with prematurity, infectious disease, or stroke. Referral questions most often relate to the child’s profile of cognitive strengths and weaknesses, diagnostic concerns, and educational and therapeutic program planning.
Neuropsychology Program Faculty
Gerard Gioia, Ph.D., Chief, Division of Pediatric Neuropsychology, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and of Pediatrics, The George Washington University Medical Center
Lauren Kenworthy, Ph.D., Director, Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and of Pediatrics, The George Washington University Medical Center
Laura Kenealy, Ph.D., Associate Training Director, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Pediatrics, The George Washington University Medical Center
Jack Spector, Ph.D., ABPP, Consulting Training Director
Laura Anthony, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and of Pediatrics, Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders
Kathleen Atmore, Ph.D., Developmental Neuropsychologist, Research Instructor, Department of Pediatrics, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Madison Berl, Ph.D., Pediatric Neuropsychologist, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and of Pediatrics, The George Washington University Medical Center
Angela Bollich, Ph.D., Pediatric Neuropsychologist, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and of Pediatrics, The George Washington University Medical Center
Joette James, Ph.D., Pediatric Neuropsychologist, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and of Pediatrics, The George Washington University Medical Center; Additional appointment at the HSC Pediatric Center
Lauren Krivitzky, Ph.D., Pediatric Neuropsychologist, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and of Pediatrics, The George Washington University Medical Center; Additional appointment at the National Rehabilitation Hospital
Karin Walsh, Psy.D., Pediatric Neuropsychologist, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and of Pediatrics, The George Washington University Medical Center
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Qualifications of Applicants:
We will consider applicants who have completed APA/CPA-approved doctoral programs in Clinical, School, or Counseling Psychology and an APA/CPA-accredited predoctoral internship. Applicants should have prior training in neuropsychological assessment, and an established focus (in graduate coursework, training, and career goals) on working with children and adolescents. Our postdoctoral fellows are expected to be actively involved in research, and as such, preferred candidates will have completed an empirical dissertation and formal coursework in statistics and research methodology as part of their graduate program.
Application Procedure:
Deadline for receipt of materials is January 16, 2009. CNMC is a member of the Association of Postdoctoral Programs in Clinical Neuropsychology and participates in the matching program administered by the National Matching Service. All applicants must register with the National Matching Service. Information can be obtained from APPCN (www.appcn.org) or NMS (www.natmatch.com/appcnmat or 416-977-3431). This residency site agrees to abide by the APPCN policy that no person at this facility will solicit, accept or use any ranking-related information from any residency applicant.
Interviews will be conducted at the INS meeting in Atlanta in February 2009. Note that the traditional “Interview Day” for postdoctoral positions is the day before the conference formerly begins, which is Tuesday, February 10, 2009. We will conduct most of our interviews that day, but a small number of slots will be available later in the week. For applicants not attending the INS meeting, interviews can instead be arranged at Children’s. Candidates who have interviewed with us at INS and who then wish to visit our site may do so, but this is entirely optional and has no bearing on our selection process or rankings.
The following application materials are required: Cover letter indicating clinical and research interests and highlighting the applicant’s relevant experiences and qualifications, curriculum vitae, three letters of recommendation, graduate transcripts, and two de-identified assessment reports written by the applicant. The application packet should also include the Doctoral Training Verification Form available from the APPCN (http://www.appcn.org/training.html).
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Pediatric Neuropsychology
Children’s National Medical Center
Please direct applications and inquiries to:
Laura Kenealy, Ph.D.
c/o Randy Consla, Staff Assistant
Children’s National Medical Center
Division of Pediatric Neuropsychology
14801 Physician’s Lane, Suite 173
Rockville, MD 20850
Email: npsypdoc@cnmc.org
phone: 301-765-5430
fax: 301-765-5497
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$34,500 first year resident
$36,500 second year resident
Children’s National Medical Center offers an excellent benefits package. Postdoctoral residents accrue two weeks of annual leave (vacation). We also allow one week professional/ conference leave and a professional expense budget of $1000/ year. There are nine paid federal holidays and one “floating” holiday (employee can choose). The hospital provides health insurance, optional dental and vision coverage, flexible spending accounts, employee assistance program, back-up child care assistance, optional life and disability insurance.
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Positions 1 and 2 - Pediatric Neuropsychology (Match Number 8803) – (Two openings)
These positions provide training in pediatric neuropsychology service to children and adolescents. The resident receives exposure to a wide range of pediatric populations with developmental and acquired neurological disorders. Clinical experiences provide opportunities to develop facility with: battery selection and administration; focused history taking and behavioral observations; case formulation; provision of feedback; report writing; consultation with multidisciplinary teams; and consultation with schools. The opportunity is available to follow up on assessments with therapeutic interventions and/or parent consultation. Residents will also have opportunity to attend clinics and rounds within the hospital.
Clinical experiences: Approximately 80% of time is devoted to clinical work. Residents will complete both inpatient and outpatient evaluations. During the course of the two years, all residents will complete rotations through the SCORE Clinic, the Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, the Executive Function Clinic, the Hematology/ Oncology Program, and the Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders. Residents are expected to conduct approximately 2 comprehensive outpatient evaluations per week. The resident receives approximately two hours of individual supervision per week to support planning assessments, analyzing data and providing oral and written feedback.
Research: Approximately 20% of the resident’s time will be involved in clinical research. One postdoctoral fellow will participate in research related to mild TBI/ Sports Concussion, and the other will be matched to another area of research depending on funding availability and interest. Current research interests of faculty include sports concussion/ mild TBI, autism/ pervasive developmental disorders, executive function, ADHD, Neurofibromatosis Type 1, epilepsy, fMRI, and neuro-oncology.
Rotations: Safe Concussion Outcome, Recovery, and Education (SCORE) Program– This clinic focuses on completing brief, serial, neuropsychological evaluations with children who have sustained concussion.
The resident will also provide consultation to physicians, teachers, and trainers regarding school and return to play issues.
Comprehensive Pediatric Epilepsy Program – The resident participates in epilepsy team conference, providing consultation and evaluation for children and adolescents diagnosed with seizure disorders and cognitive dysfunction. He or she will also follow surgery candidates through baseline assessment, Wada evaluation of language and memory functions, and post-surgical evaluation. Executive Function Clinic – This rotation provides experience completing focused evaluations of children with suspected attentional and executive function problems.
Hematology/Oncology Program- The resident participates in clinics through the Hematology and Oncology departments to provide neuropsychological consultation to children and their families regarding cognitive effects of central nervous system treatments.
Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders – This rotation provides experience evaluating primarily highfunctioning children in multi-disciplinary team, which includes developmental psychology, psychiatry and speech and language pathology. Residents participate in weekly multidisciplinary team meetings, which include case presentation and didactic experiences. Residents have the opportunity to provide school and parent consultation. Group and individual supervision provided.
Inpatient Consultation- The resident provides consultation and evaluation during inpatient admissions to medical services including Neurosurgery, Neurology, Cardiology, and Emergency Trauma.
Sample two-year schedule:
Year 1
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Clinical activities
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supervision)
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Research
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Autism Outpatient
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Autism Team
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General Outpatient -
2x per month
EF Clinic -
2x per month
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Epilepsy Team -
1st 6 months
Brain Tumor Clinic -
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Position 3- Pediatric Neuropsychology- Autism (Match Number TBA)
This position will provide focused experience in the evaluation and treatment of children with highfunctioning autism through the Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders. Applicants for this position should have previous experience working with children with autism.
Clinical activities: The resident will have the opportunity to provide neuropsychological evaluations within the context of a multi-disciplinary team (psychiatry, speech/language therapy, developmental psychology). The resident will also have the opportunity to participate in providing both individual and group treatment to children with high-functioning autism and Asperger’s Disorder. Clinical activities will also include training in ADI/ADOS. In addition to autism-related training, the fellow will have broader training opportunities in general neuropsychological assessment and consultation through the Pediatric Neuropsychology Program outpatient clinics and rotations (described above). The resident is expected to complete approximately 1 autism-focused neuropsychological evaluation per week and 1-2 general neuropsychological evaluations per month, although the resident may choose to replace some of this assessment time with treatment-related activities (e.g., group therapy). The resident receives approximately two hours of individual supervision per week to support planning assessments, analyzing data and providing oral and written feedback.
Research: The fellow will participate in ongoing research projects through the Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders, including neuroimaging studies examining executive function and social cognition.
Year 1
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SCORE Clinic or
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Autism Clinic: Neuropsych case
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Report Writing |
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Report writing
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Brain Tumor Clinic or Epilepsy Team
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Autism:
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Information Relevant to All Positions
Didactic Experiences
The neuropsychology seminar series is designed to prepare fellows for board-certification in neuropsychology. It includes review of major topics in neuroanatomy and disorders, as well as legal and ethical issues and fact-finding case seminars. Fellows also attend monthly Neuropsychology Grand Rounds and monthly group supervision with the Consulting Training Director. Additional opportunities through the larger medical center may include hospital Grand Rounds, Behavioral Medicine Grand Rounds, Neuroradiology Rounds, Neuroscience Seminar, Inpatient Rounds on the neurology floor, shadowing a neurologist, etc.
Teaching/Supervision Opportunities
The resident will have the opportunity to develop teaching and supervisory skills to prepare him or her for independent practice as a pediatric neuropsychologist within clinical and academic settings. Residents will be given supervision and in developing their own supervision skills with psychology externs and psychometrists. Residents will also present topics in the neuropsychology seminar series, and may be asked to present in the Core Seminar Series for psychiatry trainees, and/or Psychology Intern Seminar. Additional presentation opportunities are available at NRH and in the community.
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