Program Structure & Organization
The Post-Doctoral Residency Program consists of a systematic exposure to any of or a combination of the following practice domains:

1. Advanced specialization in service delivery, limited to a specifically defined theoretical and population domain. This will include advanced skills, advanced awareness of basic theoretical concepts and applications, as well as the development of innovative approaches for service delivery in the particular clinical domain. Areas for clinical specialty include (availability from year to year may vary).
   • Autism and Early Child Issues
   • Family Therapy/Parent-Child Issues
   • Outpatient Services – Advanced Generalist
   • Adults with Serious Mental Illness
2. Advanced training in research and program evaluation skills in a comprehensive applied settings is available.

Training goals will be established for each domain and progress toward those goals will be assessed at least quarterly.

The residency includes at least eight hours monthly of didactic training.

Activity Schedule
The average time schedule for the separate domains will be:



Supervision
The post-doctoral resident will receive two hours of supervision weekly. The supervision will be provided on site by a licensed psychologist who has expertise relevant to the practice emphasis of the resident. Supervisors will have professional responsibility for the psychological services provided by the resident. Supervision includes attention to the diversity of the populations served.

Licensure
Requirements for Missouri licensure will have been met upon completion of post-doctoral residency. In addition to these core curriculum required training experiences, the intern may choose electives or minor rotations from the following:

Evaluation Mechanisms
When interns arrive at Burrell, they spend a considerable amount of time in orientation activities designed to familiarize them with all of Burrell’s programs and many of its key staff. During this approximate 4-day orientation, interns begin to map out a plan for completing their required rotations, the core curriculum and minor rotations of interest. Plans are reviewed with primary supervisors for approval, however, plans may be modified as interns’ interests emerge and change during the internship year.

Residents will be systematically evaluated during the residency and at exit. The criteria for evaluations will be consistent with the criteria which has been developed by the American Board of Professional Psychology for the specialty group in which the resident has elected to train. Two formal written evaluations of the resident’s performance will be provided. The first will be early enough in the program so that the resident can have guidance for self-correction. The second evaluation will still provide time for continued development.

The final evaluation will be an exit evaluation. Each evaluation is written and discussed face-to-face with the resident and the appropriate faculty and staff of the program.

Evaluation of the program by the resident will be conducted simultaneously with the evaluation of the resident. These evaluations will be signed by the resident supervisor and the training director and copied to the Vice President – Operations.

The Burrell Behavioral Health Post-Doctoral program meets all requirements for licensure in the State of Missouri.

Intern didactics are weekly training seminars. Topics covered may include ethics, court testimony, ethnic and cultural issues, work with special populations and utilization of specific therapeutic modalities or intervention strategies. Interns are also expected to attend monthly staff development activities and specially arranged training activities. Finally, interns may attend some outside training events as part of the internship curriculum.

Hours & Salary
The post-doctoral residency program is a full-time position for at least one year. The salary is $35,000. Residents will receive a benefit package equivalent to that of a first year employee. Professional liability insurance is included.

Mission Statement
The mission of the Post-Doctoral Residency is to provide an organized training program designed to develop advanced competency and expertise in a variety of areas of community behavioral health. The program provides the opportunities for addressing innovative models of service delivery, program development, advanced clinical skills training, program evaluation, research, and other areas which would confront a doctoral level psychologist in a community behavioral health setting.

Entrance Requirements
The criteria for entrance to Post-Doctoral Residency are as follows:

1. Completion of all requirements for a doctoral degree in professional psychology from a program accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the Council on Post-Secondary Accreditation (in the United States the APA Committee on Accreditation or in Canada the CPA Accreditation Committee).
2. Completion of an internship in professional psychology meeting APPIC standards
3. Schedule to take the EPPP within the first 3 months of residency. Other licensure (PLPC, PLCSW, LCSW, LPC) preferred.

To Apply
Candidates may submit their resume to:


Resumes are accepted at any time.